FYSM 148 - Celluloid Smoke Signals:Native Films and Native Film Movements

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Trinity College

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Most of us are familiar with the images of Native peoples we find in Hollywood films, on television, and in advertising. What fewer of us see are the responses by native peoples themselves. Yet, since the mid-20th century native peoples throughout the Americas have been producing their own cinematographic explorations of their lives and cultures, which provide powerful responses to dominant stereotypes. After a brief look at some of the more popular films that establish these stereotypes (from Westerns to Disney's Pocahontas, to Dances with Wolves), this course will explore films by native peoples, or with heavy native input, from Canada to Tierra del Fuego in order to explore broader questions of race, ethnicity, tribal identity, citizenship, and cultural rights. We will focus on films that directly challenge dominant visions of native culture, such as Dead Man and Courage of the People, and films explore contemporary native life, such Fast Runner, Smoke Signals, and Pow Wow Highway. We will accompany our exploration of contemporary native film movements with literary, historical, ethnographic, and theoretical readings. 1.00 units, Seminar

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1.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.Trincoll.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 297-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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