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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... popularity among the general public . Curiosity about Native Amer- icans and studies programs themselves have swung in and out of favor , but the Indian figure as American icon and totem remains a growth industry . Recent American popular ...
... popular fiction who have tried , sometimes at a risk to their popularity and sales , to set records straight , to start in motion new understandings and ways of shap- ing identity , to show how to encounter the Other in peace and ...
... popular Henry Fielding could mock it in Shamela ( 1741 ) ; Richardson's Clarissa ( 1747-1748 ) was one of the most popular and influential books of the time . In the next century , the literary pro- ductions of Jane Austen and Charlotte ...
Contents
Native Americans of the Imagination | 1 |
Accessing a Different | 21 |
The Enduring Creation Story | 45 |
Copyright | |
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