Screening culture : constructing image and identity / edited by Heather Norris Nicholson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nicholson, Heather Norris, 1957-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indigenous peoples in motion pictures.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 297 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, [2003]

Contents:

Part one. Framed by outsiders: North America's indigenous peoples in film and television. 1. Histories of convenience: images of Aboriginal Peoples in film, policy, and research / Ted Palys ; 2. "Dancing with wolves": how to repeat old tricks and look new at the same time / Márgara Averbach ; 3. Reclaiming Indian identity: independent films as Hollywood alternatives / Carole Gerster ; 4. The CBC and its presentation of the native peoples of Canada in television drama / Mary Jane Miller ; 5. Moving through shadows and light: sharing thoughts and stories / Jackie Bissley and Heather Norris Nicholson

Part two. Cultural representation and archival film footage introduction ; 6. Into the glorious dawn: from arctic home movie to missionary cinema / Peter Geller ; 7. Remembering our namesakes / Deanna Kingston

Part three. Aboriginal filmmaking: perspectives and practice ; 8. Listen with the ear to your heart: a conversation about story, voice, and bearing witness / Christine Welsh and Sylvie Olsen ; 9. Making things happen through parody and visual irony: reflecting on the work of Shelley Niro / Heather Norris Nicholson ; 10. Tshishe Mishtikuashist, Le petit grand européan, feasting on memories: reflections on the work of Josephine Bacon / Heather Norris Nicholson

Part four. A continuing role for non-aboriginal filmmakers? ; 11. From documentary to social sciences: how the issue of representing the other emerges / Thibault Martin ; 12. "In whose honor?": reflections on a conversation with Charlene Teters and Jay Rosenstein / Heather Norris Nicholson ; 13. "Living within and between various worlds and identities": a conversation with Jorge Manzano / Heather Norris Nicholson.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-260) and index.

ISBN:

0739105213

OCLC:

50643703