Native Americans on Network TV - Stereotypes, Myths, and the 'Good Indian'

This book argues that the US is a great colonial power and that this is clearly evident in network television’s treatment of minorities and colonized peoples. This book argues that televised representations of Native Americans fit neatly into what would be called ‘colonial discourse.’

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Michael Ray FitzGerald is a communications scholar and freelance journalist, who teaches at Jacksonville University and College of Coastal Georgia in Kingsland. Published in a wide range of journals across the disciplines, FitzGerald is also the author of the essay collection Mixed Metaphors (2013).

Zusammenfassung

This book argues that the US is a great colonial power and that this is clearly evident in network television's treatment of minorities and colonized peoples. This book argues that televised representations of Native Americans fit neatly into what would be called 'colonial discourse.'

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Michael Ray Fitzgerald
• Verlag: Rowman and Littlefield
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 24.12.2013
• EAN: 9781442229617
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-2961-7
• Seiten: 278
• Serien: Film and History; Film and History
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Kunst > Fotografie, Film, Video, TV; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; USA, Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, Television, PERFORMING ARTS / Television / General, Indigenous Peoples, United States of America, USA, Relating to Native American people, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Native American Studies