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Smoke signals [electronic resource] : native cinema rising / Joanna Hearne.
Author
Hearne, Joanna
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2012.
Description
1 online resource (xxxiv, 242 pages) : illustrations
Availability
Available Online
Ebook Central Perpetual, DDA and Subscription Titles
JSTOR DDA
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Subject(s)
Indians in motion pictures
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Indigenous films
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United States
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Smoke signals (Motion picture)
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Indigenous Studies
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Series
Indigenous films
Summary note
"Smoke Signals is a historical milestone in Native American filmmaking. Released in 1998 and based on a short-story collection by Sherman Alexie, it was the first wide-release feature film written, directed, coproduced, and acted by Native Americans. The most popular Native American film of all time, Smoke Signals is also an innovative work of cinematic storytelling that demands sustained critical attention in its own right. Embedded in Smoke Signals's universal story of familial loss and renewal are uniquely Indigenous perspectives about political sovereignty, Hollywood's long history of misrepresentation, and the rise of Indigenous cinema across the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Joanna Hearne's work foregrounds the voices of the filmmakers and performers--in interviews with Alexie and director Chris Eyre, among others--to explore the film's audiovisual and narrative strategies for speaking to multiple audiences. In particular, Hearne examines the filmmakers' appropriation of mainstream American popular culture forms to tell a Native story. Focusing in turn on the production and reception of the film and issues of performance, authenticity, social justice, and environmental history within the film's text and context, this in-depth introduction and analysis expands our understanding and deepens our enjoyment of a Native cinema landmark. "-- Provided by publisher.
Notes
Description based upon print version of record.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Language note
English
Contents
"Indians Watching Indians"
"The Storyteller Is Part of the Story"
"Dances with Salmon"
"Take Your Dad's Pickup"
Conclusion
Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
YouTube Videography
Index.
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ISBN
1-283-63110-5
9786613943552
0-8032-4462-2
OCLC
818815257
814065960
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