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Peter C. Rollins & John E. O’Connor
Hollywood’s Indian [EPUB ebook]
The Portrayal of the Native American in Film

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Offering both in-depth analyses of specific films and overviews of the industry’s output, Hollywood’s Indian provides insightful characterizations of the depiction of the Native Americans in film. This updated edition includes a new chapter on Smoke Signals, the groundbreaking independent film written by Sherman Alexie and directed by Chris Eyre. Taken as a whole the essays explore the many ways in which these portrayals have made an impact on our collective cultural life.

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John E. O’Connor is professor emeritus of the Federated Department of History at New Jersey Institute of Technology and Rutgers University. He is also a founding editor of Film & History and the coeditor of several books.

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 264 ● ISBN 9780813137957 ● File size 1.8 MB ● Editor Peter C. Rollins & John E. O’Connor ● Publisher The University Press of Kentucky ● City Lexington ● Country US ● Published 2011 ● Edition 2 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 2479745 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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