Killing the Indian maiden : images of Native American women in film /
Killing the Indian Maiden examines the fascinating and often disturbing portrayal of Native American women in film. M. Elise Marubbio examines the sacrificial role in which a young Native woman allies herself with a white male hero and dies as a result of that choice. In studying thirty-four Hollywo...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Lexington, Ky. :
University Press of Kentucky,
©2006.
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| Series: | UPSO - University Press of Kentucky E-Books.
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| Summary: | Killing the Indian Maiden examines the fascinating and often disturbing portrayal of Native American women in film. M. Elise Marubbio examines the sacrificial role in which a young Native woman allies herself with a white male hero and dies as a result of that choice. In studying thirty-four Hollywood films from the silent period to the present, she draws upon theories of colonization, gender, race, and film studies to ground her analysis in broader historical and sociopolitical context and to help answer the question, "What does it mean to be an American?" The book reveals a cultural iconogra. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 298 pages) : illustrations |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Filmography: pages 233-239. Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-283) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0813171547 9780813171548 9780813136943 0813136946 9780813134710 0813134714 1283232723 9781283232722 9786613232724 6613232726 |