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Native American Identities: From Stereotype to Archetype in Art and Literature
Contributor(s): Vickers, Scott B. (Author)
ISBN: 082631886X     ISBN-13: 9780826318862
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
OUR PRICE:   $24.75  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: May 1998
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BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Native American
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies
Dewey: 305.897
LCCN: 98-9993
Lexile Measure: 1730
Series: Linguistics, and Culture
Physical Information: 0.59" H x 6.1" W x 9.01" (0.77 lbs) 210 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - Native American
 
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Issues of identity and authenticity present perennial challenges to both Native Americans and critics of their art. Vickers examines the long history of dehumanizing depictions of Native Americans while discussing such purveyors of stereotypes as the Puritans, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Hollywood. These stereotypes abetted a national policy robbing Indians of their cultural identity. As a contrast to these, he examines the work of white authors and artists such as Helen Hunt Jackson, Oliver La Farge, the Taos Society of Artists, and Frank Waters, who created more archetypal fictional Indian characters.

In the second half of the book, Vickers explores the work of Indian artists and writers, such as Edgar Heap of Birds, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Linda Hogan, and Sherman Alexie who craft humanizing new images of authenticity and legitimacy, bridging the gap between stereotype and archetype. This is an essential book for all readers with an interest in the tragic history of Indian-white conflict.


Vickers is one of the few to consider artists and writers in relation to each other. He offers a refreshingly commonsensical approach.-Herta Wong, University of California, Berkley