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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452619303321

Autore

Taylor Michael <1962->

Titolo

Contesting constructed Indianness [[electronic resource]] : the intersection of the frontier, masculinity, and whiteness in native American mascot representations / / Michael Taylor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, c2013

ISBN

1-4985-1519-3

0-7391-7865-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (155 p.)

Disciplina

306.483

Soggetti

Indians as mascots

Sports team mascots - Social aspects - United States

Indians in popular culture

Masculinity

Indians of North America - Social conditions

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contesting Constructed Indian-ness; 1 The Frontier as Place/Space; 2 Gender, Masculinity, and Male Identity; 3 White Identity, White Ideologies, and Conditions of Whiteness; 4 Constructing the Native Voice; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

This book seeks to highlight the investment of white American males with the history of their relationship with the ideas of the Indian. The books documents the investments of white men with that of the ideal Indian while disregarding the reality of Native Americans in this country.