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Behind Indian Teeth' : the use of humour in contemporary Native American film
Bibliography: leaves 78-83.
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/7968 Behind Indian Teeth' : the use of humour in contemporary Native American film Eliot, Geraldine Maynard Marx, Lesley American Studies Bibliography: leaves 78-83. This thesis primarily addresses the use of humour and the comic in four films about contemporary Native Americans, largely by Native Americans (Smoke Signals, Powwow Highway, Medicine River and Dead Man). Emphasis falls on the importance of these types of positive self-representations in counteracting the legacy of stereotyping and appropriation surrounding the image of the Native American, particularly the concept of the stoic, humourless, 'vanished American.' The nature of comedy as a genre rooted in survival and endurance is discussed, and its usefulness in depicting the situation of modem Native Americans is explored - highlighting the presence of comedy in traditional Native American culture that has influenced contemporary experience. 2014-10-02T13:16:07Z 2014-10-02T13:16:07Z 2004 Master Thesis Masters MA http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7968 eng application/pdf Department of English Language and Literature Faculty of Humanities University of Cape Town |
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| title | Behind Indian Teeth' : the use of humour in contemporary Native American film |
| title_full | Behind Indian Teeth' : the use of humour in contemporary Native American film |
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