Shape-Shifting: Images of Native Americans in Recent Popular FictionThis study of the Native American in the western, romance, detective, horror, and science fiction genres examines how even historically accurate representations distort and bias the Native American figure to fit European-based traditions and modern agendas. The authors provide critical approaches for evaluating the literature. They argue that while popular fiction conventions determine and limit authentic portraits of Native American cultures, successful popular fiction writers approach literary quality by fusing authentic Native American culture with the standard genre conventions. Approximately 200 books are discussed and evaluated, and true Native American stories and writings are contrasted with mainstream versions of Indian culture. |
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... describes the nature of human beings , whose real par- ents are identified as the Corn Mother and Mother Earth on the female side and Father Sun and the Creator , Taiowa , on the male side . Human parents are but instruments through ...
... describes the nature of human beings, whose real parents are identified as the Corn Mother and Mother Earth on the female side and Father Sun and the Creator, Taiowa, on the male side. Human parents are but instruments through which ...
... describes the summer removal and Glancy's gives a vivid picture of the much longer winter passage . Both authors use a changing male - female relationship as the central character development in their story lines . Conley describes two ...
Contents
Native Americans of the Imagination | 1 |
Accessing a Different | 21 |
The Enduring Creation Story | 45 |
Copyright | |
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