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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777760303321

Autore

Schiwy Freya

Titolo

Indianizing Film [[electronic resource] ] : Decolonization, the Andes, and the Question of Technology

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Brunswick, NJ, : Rutgers University Press, 2009

ISBN

1-282-09423-8

9786612094231

0-8135-4713-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (296 p.)

Collana

New directions in international studies Indianizing film

Altri autori (Persone)

PetroPatrice <1957->

Disciplina

302.23/4308998084

302.234308998084

Soggetti

Indians of South America

Indian activists - Bolivia

Indians in mass media

Indians of South America - Bolivia - Government relations

Mass media - Political aspects - Bolivia

Video recording in ethnology - Bolivia

Indians of South America - Government relations - Bolivia

Video recording in ethnology - Political aspects - Bolivia

Mass media - Bolivia

Indians in mass media - Bolivia

Indian activists

Latin America

Regions & Countries - Americas

History & Archaeology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Question of Technology; 1: Indigenous Media and the Politics of Knowledge; 2: Casting New Protagonists; 3: Cinematic Time and Visual Economy; 4: Gender, Complementarity, and the Anticolonial Gaze; 5: Nature, Indians, and Epistemic Privilege; 6: Specters and Braided Stories; 7:



Indigenous Media and the Market; Afterword; Notes; Bibliography; Filmography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Focusing on films from Bolivia, Ecuador and Columbia, Indianizing Film  encourages readers to consider how indigenous media contributes to a  wider understanding of decolonization and anticolonial study against the  universal backdrop of the twenty-first century. Through questions of  gender, power, and representation Schiwy argues that, instead of solely  creating entertainment, through their work indigenous media activists  are building communication networks that encourage interaction between  diverse cultures. As a result, mainstream images are retooled,  permitting communities to str