Black-Native Autobiographical Acts - Navigating the Minefields of Authenticity

Informationen zum Autor By Sarita Cannon Klappentext By analyzing the scrapbooks of Sylvester Long Lance, oral histories from Black Americans enslaved by American Indians, music of Jimi Hendrix, photos of contemporary Black Indians, and performances of former Miss Navajo Radmilla Cody, Cannon shows how Afro-Native people unsettle biological, political, and cultural metrics of racial authenticity. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures Acknowledgments Introduction: Authenticating Narratives Chapter 1: Rogue Self-Inscription: The Scrapbooks of Long Lance Chapter 2: Navigating and Reshaping Authenticity: WPA Black Indian Slave Narratives Chapter 3: Red, Black, and Blue: Jimi Hendrix's Musical Self-Expression Chapter 4: Shooting Lives: Black Indians as Photographers and Subjects Chapter 5: Performing Race, Nation, and Self: The Life and Work of Radmilla Cody Coda: "Too Many Masters to Serve" Bibliography Index About the Author

Product details

• Authors: Sarita Cannon
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.2023
• EAN: 9781793630599
• ISBN: 978-1-79363-059-9
• No. of pages: 198
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; Ethnic Studies, Biography: general, Social & cultural history, Indigenous Peoples, Social and cultural history, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Relating to Native American people, Black & Asian Studies, Relating to African American / Black American people, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / African American & Black, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Native American Studies, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Indigenous