Portraits of ''The Whiteman'' - Linguistic Play and Cultural Symbols Among the Western Apache

Klappentext This study draws on current theory in symbolic anthropology, sociolinguistics, and the dramaturgical model of human communication developed by Erving Goffman. Although the assumptions and premises that shape these areas of inquiry are held by some to be quite disparate, this analysis shows them to be fully compatible and mutually complementary. Zusammenfassung 'The Whiteman' is one of the most powerful and pervasive symbols in contemporary American Indian cultures. This book investigates a complex form of joking in which Apaches stage carefully crafted imitations of Anglo-Americans and! by means of these characterizations! give substance to their conceptions of this most pressing of social 'problems'. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword Dell Hymes; Preface; 1. Indian models of 'the Whiteman'; 2. Cibecue and whitemen; 3. Joking imitations of Anglo-Americans: interpretive functions; 4. Joking imitations of Anglo-Americans: social functions; 5. Changing portraits of 'the Whiteman'; Appendix; Notes; References.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Keith H Basso, Keith H. Basso, Basso Keith H.
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.08.1979
• EAN: 9780521295932
• ISBN: 978-0-521-29593-2
• Pagine: 144
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social and cultural anthropology