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Traces positive representations in film that reflect the complex and vibrant experiences of Native peoples and communities

Table of Contents

PrefaceIntroduction/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

About the Author

Michelle H. Raheja is an assistant professor of English at the University of California, Riverside. Her articles have appeared in American Indian Culture and Research Journal, American Quarterly, and edited volumes.

Reviews

"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 "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 "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 "An exceptional addition to the growing scholarship on American Indian representation in film, this book complicates the dichotomy of powerful Hollywood and Native victims." Michael W. Simpson, Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education "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