Cross/Cultures - Readings in the Post/Colonial Literatures in English, 100
Contents
Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The Foucauldian Lens of Power Decolonized; 2 A Postcolonial Approach to Indigenous Filmmaking in North America; 3 Oral Tradition as Reflected in Film; 4 Short Films; Figures; 5 Dramatic Films; Conclusion; Works Cited; Appendix; Index
Summary
This is the first book that comprehensively examines Indigenous filmmaking in North America, as it analyzes in detail a variety of representative films by Canadian and US-American Indigenous filmmakers: two films that contextualize the oral tradition, three short films, and four dramatic films. The book explores how members of colonized groups use the medium of film as a means for cultural and political expression and thus enter the dominant colonial film discourse and create an answering discourse. The theoretical framework is developed as an interdisciplinary approach, combining postcolonial
