{"product_id":"sovereign-screens-9780803296961","title":"Sovereign Screens","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first ethnography of the vibrant Aboriginal media community in Vancouver, \u003cem\u003eSovereign Screens\u003c\/em\u003e uncovers the social forces shaping that community, including community media organisations and avant-garde art centres, as well as the national spaces of cultural policy and media institutions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An accessible, thoughtful exploration of the important contributions Aboriginal media arts offer to Indigenous media studies, experimental and avant-garde media arts, and Indigenous sovereignty.”—Bernard C. Perley, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Ethnologist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Establishes a persuasive narrative of the development of an influential aspect of Aboriginal culture.”—Roy Todd, \u003ci\u003eBritish Journal of Canadian Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eSovereign Screens\u003c\/i\u003e validates film as a powerful engine that drives self-determination through visual sovereignty, a returning to ourselves that can unite Aboriginal and all peoples through the shared experience of cinema.”—Grace L. Dillon, \u003ci\u003ePacific Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e“[A] beautifully detailed ethnography of Vancouver’s growing Aboriginal media hub. . . . Dowell convincingly argues that Aboriginal media is an act of visual sovereignty.”—Jennifer Kramer, author of \u003ci\u003eSwitchbacks: Art, Ownership, and Nuxalk National Identity\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Nowhere is Aboriginal media more active, more vibrant, and more significant than in Canada. . . . The efforts of small, underfunded, ambitious, and creative groups of filmmakers in Vancouver make for an engaging story. . . . This is a clear, useful, and well-researched book.”—Michael Evans, author of \u003ci\u003eFast Runner: Filming the Legend of Atanarjuat \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of IllustrationsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsIntroduction: Vancouver's Aboriginal Media World1. The Indigenous Media Arts Group2. Canadian Cultural Policy and Aboriginal Media3. Aboriginal Diversity On-Screen4. Building Community Off-Screen5. Cultural Protocol in Aboriginal Media6. Visual Sovereignty in Aboriginal Experimental MediaEpilogueAppendix: Filmmakers and FilmsNotesReferencesIndex","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405302571351,"sku":"9780803296961","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780803296961.jpg?v=1730489636","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/sovereign-screens-9780803296961","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}