Native Americans on network TV : stereotypes, myths, and the "good Indian" / Michael Ray Fitzgerald.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

FitzGerald, Michael Ray, 1953-

Series:

Film and History

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians on television.

Stereotypes (Social psychology) on television.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (279 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland ; Plymouth, England : Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book argues that the US is a great colonial power and that this is clearly evident in network television's treatment of minorities and colonized peoples. This book argues that televised representations of Native Americans fit neatly into what would be called 'colonial discourse.'

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Overview; 2 Cold War Avengers; 3 Hollywood-ized History; 4 Son of Tonto; 5 Mingo; 6 Regulator on the Urban Frontier; 7 Billy Jack Returns-as a Cop; 8 The Indianized White Hero; 9 Televisual Quasi-history; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4422-2962-4

OCLC:

867819167