โ Scribed by Michael Ray FitzGerald
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
The American Indian has figured prominently in many films and television shows, portrayed variously as a villain, subservient friend, or a hapless victim of progress. Many Indian stereotypes that were derived from European colonial discourseโsome hundreds of years oldโstill exist in the media today. Even when set in the contemporary era, novels, films, and programs tend to purvey rehashed tropes such as Pocahontas or man Friday. In Native Americans on Network TV: Stereotypes, Myths, and the โGood Indian,โ Michael Ray FitzGerald argues that the colonial power of the U.S. is clearly evident in network televisionโs portrayals of Native Americans. FitzGerald contends that these representations fit neatly into existing conceptions of colonial discourse and that their messages about the โGood Indianโ have become part of viewersโ understandings of Native Americans. In this study, FitzGerald offers close examinations of such series as The Lone Ranger, Daniel Boone, Broken Arrow, Hawk, Nakia, and Walker, Texas Ranger. By examining the traditional role of stereotypes and their functions in the rhetoric of colonialism, the volume ultimately offers a critical analysis of images of the โGood Indianโโminority figures that enforce the dominant groupโs norms. A long overdue discussion of this issue, Native Americans on Network TV will be of interest to scholars of television and media studies, but also those of Native American studies, subaltern studies, and media history.
Stereotypes (Social psychology) on television; HIS028000; PER010030; SOC021000
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