Reservation Reelism: Redfacing, Visual Sovereignty, and Representations of Native Americans in Film

by Michelle H. Raheja

Book Overview

In this deeply engaging account Michelle H. Raheja offers the first book-length study of the Indigenous actors, directors, and spectators who helped shape Hollywood's representation of Indigenous peoples. Since the era of silent films, Hollywood movies and visual culture generally have provided the primary representational field on which Indigenous images have been displayed to non-Native audiences. These films have been highly influential in shaping...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803245971
• ISBN13: 9780803245976
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.4" x 8.4"