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Indians in unexpected places / Philip J. Deloria.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Deloria, Philip Joseph, author.
- Series:
- Culture America.
- CultureAmerica
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indians in popular culture--United States.
- Indians in popular culture.
- Indians of North America--Social conditions.
- Indians of North America.
- Indigenous people--Social conditions.
- Local Subjects:
- Indigenous people--Social conditions.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 300 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2004]
- Summary:
- "Despite the passage of time, our vision of Native Americans remains locked up within powerful stereotypes. That's why some images of Indians can be so unexpected and disorienting: What is Geronimo doing sitting in a Cadillac? Why is an Indian woman in beaded buckskin sitting under a salon hairdryer? Such images startle and challenge our outdated visions, even as the latter continue to dominate relations between Native and non-Native Americans." "Philip Deloria explores this cultural discordance to show how stereotypes and Indian experiences have competed for ascendancy in the wake of the military conquest of Native America and the nation's subsequent embrace of Native "authenticity." Rewriting the story of the national encounter with modernity, Deloria provides revealing accounts of Indians doing unexpected things - singing opera, driving cars, acting in Hollywood - in ways that suggest new directions for American Indian history."--Jacket.
- Contents:
- Introduction : expectation and anomaly
- Violence : the killings at Lightning Creek
- Representation : Indian wars, the movie
- Athletics : "I am of the body" : my grandfather, culture, and sports
- Technology : "I want to ride in Geronimo's Cadillac"
- Music : the hills are alive, with the sound of Indian
- Conclusion : the secret history of Indian modernity.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780700633715
- 0700633715
- OCLC:
- 1374245299
- Publisher Number:
- 2027/heb34596 hdl
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