Michael Taylor

Contesting Constructed Indian-ness

The Intersection of the Frontier, Masculinity, and Whiteness in Native American Mascot Representations

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Produktbeschreibung

Contesting Constructed Indian-ness seeks to highlight the investment of white American males with the history of their relationship with the ideas of the Indian. This book documents the investments of white men with that of the ideal Indian, while disregarding the reality of Native Americans in this country.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 154
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Mai 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 384g
• ISBN-13: 9780739178645
• ISBN-10: 0739178644
• Artikelnr.: 37662899

Autorenporträt

Michael Taylor, PhD, has been researching racialized mascots and the ways in which the creators of these representations seek a connection to a desirable, idealized Indianness. Taylor's work on mascot imagery consists of case studies of educational institutions that are invested in such iconography. He currently holds a joint-appointment in anthropology and Native American studies at Colgate University and is a member of the Seneca Nation of Indians (SNI), a tribal community located in southwestern New York State.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Chapter 1: The Frontier as Place/Space Chapter 2: Gender
Masculinity
and Male Identity Chapter 3: White Identity
White Ideologies
and Conditions of Whiteness Chapter 4: Constructing the Native Voice Conclusions Bibliography