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Unsettling America
C. Richard King
其他書名
The Uses of Indianness in the 21st Century
出版Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2013-04-11
主題Social Science / Ethnic Studies / American / Native American StudiesSocial Science / DiscriminationSocial Science / Ethnic Studies / GeneralSocial Science / Minority Studies
ISBN14422166979781442216693
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=vD7uLToPT4gC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Unsettling America explores the cultural politics of Indianness in the 21st century. It concerns itself with representations of Native Americans in popular culture, the news media, and political debate and the ways in which American Indians have interpreted, challenged, and reworked key ideas about them. It examines the means and meanings of competing uses and understandings of Indianness, unraveling their significance for broader understandings of race and racism, sovereignty and self-determination, and the possibilities of decolonization. To this end, it takes up four themes:
  • false claims about or on Indianness, that is, distortions, or ongoing stereotyping;
  • claiming Indianness to advance the culture wars, or how indigenous peoples have figured in post-9/11 political debates;
  • making claims through metaphors and juxtaposition, or the use of analogy to advance political movements or enhance social visibility; and
  • reclamations, or exertion of cultural sovereignty.