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Settler aesthetics : visualizing the spectacle of originary moments in The new world /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Goeman, Mishuana (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2023]
Series:Indigenous films.
Subjects:
Pocahontas, > -1617 > In motion pictures.
Malick, Terrence, > 1943- > Criticism and interpretation.
New world (Motion picture)
Historical films > History and criticism.
Settler colonialism.
Indians of North America > First contact with other peoples.
Indians in motion pictures.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The Spectacle of Originary Moments
  • 1. The Consumption of Mythic Romance and Innocence
  • 2. Settler Aesthetics and the Making of Cinematic Geographies
  • 3. Filmic Apologies and Indigenous Labor
  • 4. The "New World" of Race, U.S. Law, and the Politics of Recognition
  • Conclusion: Undoing the Spectacle.