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Book SynopsisIn this deeply engaging account Michelle H. Raheja offers the first book-length study of the Indigenous actors, directors, and spectators who helped shape Hollywood's representation of Indigenous peoples. Raheja reveals their contributions, and attempts to create positive representations in film that reflect the complex and vibrant experiences of Native peoples and communities.
Trade Review"A fascinating resource for those interested in the history of Native Americans in film, the contradictions of racial visual representations, and the emergence of a Native filmmaking aesthetic."-J. Ruppert, Choice -- J. Ruppert Choice "Deeply researched and beautifully conceptualized and written, this volume will be of great interest to scholars of history, film, and indigenous cultural production."-Beth H. Piatote, Western Historical Quarterly -- Beth H. Piatote Western Historical Quarterly "Raheja's archival research and extensive references to relatively unknown films will prove useful to scholars of indigenous media and representational practices, as will the exposition of visual sovereignty, the work's strongest contribution that will be discussed and utilized for years to come." -Leighton C. Peterson, Journal of the American Ethnological Society -- Leighton C. Peterson Journal of the American Ethnological Society "Reservation Reelism is a very important read for anyone interested in Film Studies, Native American Studies, Cultural Studies, and Gender Studies."-Jenell Navarro, Taylor and Francis Online -- Jenell Navarro Taylor and Francis Online "Reservation Reelism is a focused and innovative study and will be crucial reading for anyone working in Indigenous film and media studies."-Joanna Hearne, Studies in American Indian Literature -- Joanna Hearne Studies in American Indian Literature "This thoroughly researched book is a significant contribution to film studies... Raheja's theoretical inventions recommend Reservation Reelism not only to scholars of Native American history and film but also to all critics interested in portrayals of race in American popular culture."-Scott D. Emmert, Western American Literature -- Scott D. Emmert Western American Literature
Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction/Chapter 1. Towards a Genealogy of Indigenous Film Theory: Reading Hollywood IndiansChapter 2. Ideologies of (In)visibility: Redfacing, Gender, and Moving ImagesChapter 3. Tears and Trash: Economies of Redfacing and the Ghostly IndianChapter 4. Prophesizing on the Virtual Reservation:
Imprint and
It Starts with a WhisperChapter 5. Visual Sovereignty, Indigenous Revisions of Ethnography and
Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner)Epilogue. Redfacing Redux
