Representations of Indigeneity
This guide explores the rhetorical representations of Indigenous peoples, focusing on their portrayal in media and popular culture.
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Overview
This library research guide explores the rhetorical representations of Indigenous peoples, focusing on their portrayal in media and popular culture. It includes links to academic sources, providing access to scholarly articles, books, and other resources that analyze the impact of these representations on public perception and Indigenous communities. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me using the links in my profile on the left.
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Critical Dictionary of Film and Television Theory by Call Number: REF PN 1993.45 C75 2001ISBN: 9780415162180Publication Date: 2000-12-19This volume clearly and accessibly explains the major theoretical approaches now deployed in the study of the moving image as well as defining key theoretical terms.
American Indian Contributions to the World by Call Number: REF E 54.5 K46 2003ISBN: 9780816053674Publication Date: 2003-07-01From Booklist: "More than 450 inventions and innovations that can be traced to indigenous peoples of North, Middle, and South America are described in this wonderful encyclopedia. Criteria for selection are that the item or concept must have originated in the Americas, it must have been used by the indigenous people, and it must have been adopted in some way by other cultures."
Encyclopedia of Native American Artists by Call Number: REF N 6538 A4E94 2008ISBN: 9780313337628Publication Date: 2008-09-30Indigenous North Americans have continuously made important contributions to the field of art in the U.S. and Canada, yet have been severely under-recognized and under-represented. Native artists work in diverse media, some of which are considered art (sculpture, painting, photography), while others have been considered craft (works on cloth, basketry, ceramics).Some artists feel strongly about working from a position as a Native artist, while others prefer to produce art not connected to a particular cultural tradition.- Native Peoples of the World byCall Number: REF GN 380 N383 2013ISBN: 0765682222Publication Date: 2013This work examines the world's indigenous peoples, their cultures, the countries in which they reside, and the issues that impact these groups.
- Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescents, and the Media Online byISBN: 1452265518Publication Date: 2006-12-14From Internet censorship to sex and violence on television and in video games to debates over rock lyrics, the media and their affect on children and adolescents is one of the most widely debated issues in our society. The Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescents, and the Media presents state-of-the-art research and ready-to-use facts on the media's interaction with children and adolescents.
