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Custer on canvas : representing Indians, memory, and violence in the new West / / Norman K. Denzin



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Autore: Denzin Norman K. Visualizza persona
Titolo: Custer on canvas : representing Indians, memory, and violence in the new West / / Norman K. Denzin Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (297 p.)
Disciplina: 973.8/2092
Soggetto topico: Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876
Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876, in art
Indians in art
Indians in popular culture - Montana - Little Bighorn Battlefield
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: First published 2011 by Left Coast Press, Inc.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Dramatis Personae; Chapter One - A Good Day to Die: The Battle of Many Names; Chapter Two - Whose Last Stand? The Early Paintings; Chapter Three - Whose Custer?; Chapter Four - Killing Custer; Chapter Five - Here Fell Custer: An Autoethnography of a Painting; Chapter Six - Custer's Last Rally; Chapter Seven - The Last Stand; Appendix A - Timeline: The Plains Indian Wars (1860-1890) and the Battle of Many Names (1876); Appendix B - Timeline: Paintings of the Battle of Many Names; Appendix C - Timeline: William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody; Notes
List of Plates and CreditsReferences; Index; About the Author; Section of color plates
Sommario/riassunto: The 1876 events known as Custer's Last Stand, Battle of Little Big Horn, or Battle of Greasy Grass have been represented over 1000 times in various artistic media, from paintings to sculpture to fast food giveaways. Norman Denzin shows how these representations demonstrate the changing perceptions-often racist-of Native America by the majority culture, juxtaposed against very different readings shown in works composed by Native American artists. Consisting of autobiographical reminiscences, historical description, artistic representations, staged readings, and snippets of documents, this
Titolo autorizzato: Custer on canvas  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-315-43076-2
1-315-43077-0
1-61132-798-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910456837803321
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