Shape-Shifting: Images of Native Americans in Recent Popular Fiction

by Andrew Macdonald, Gina Macdonald, MaryAnn Sheridan

This 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,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 031330842X
• ISBN13: 9780313308420
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.6"