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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... looked it . They got in the circle , one behind the other , and the dance was a sort of hop with their bodies all bent over and their piercing eyes looking in every direction , like they were looking for the enemy , holding up their ...
... looked at in terms of their function , one might argue that some of the first , unrecognized , real American detectives were the famous Indian scouts ( or Indian - trained scouts ) of the The Native American in the Detective/Crime Genre ...
... looked quickly up , was it a movement he saw or only his imagination ? The terms we use for what is considered supernatural are woefully in- adequate . Beyond such terms as ghost , specter , poltergeist , angel , devil , or spirit ...
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Native Americans of the Imagination | 1 |
Accessing a Different | 21 |
The Enduring Creation Story | 45 |
Copyright | |
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