Alison Fields
Biographic Data
| ID | 250871 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alison Fields |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alison |
| FAMILY NAME | Fields |
| SIGNATURE | FIELDS A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oklahoma |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0419-5568 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Maritime Encounters in the American Midwest
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, public displays of both humans and animals helped to reinforce a sense of natural order and progress in the rapidly developing United States. By placing the perceived primitive and natural world on display, a contrast could be made to the quickly modernizing nation. This article addresses two public exhibitions of whales held in the American Midwest – the 1880 Pioneer Inland Whaling Associat…
Mining the language of the “rush” for gold in the 19th century
This research seeks to identify newspapers’ contribution to the construction of the language describing the era now popularly termed the “gold rush.” We examine the early narratives of the first golden finds, tracing how these ignited a conflagration which would impact the whole world and examining the unique contribution made by the Hawai’ian Polynesian newspaper to spread the news to Australasia, the American East Coast, and even Great Britain.…
Visualizing Juan de Oñate’s Colonial Legacies in New Mexico
In 2005, the Cuarto Centenario memorial in Albuquerque, New Mexico was installed, comprised of La Jornada, a sculptural grouping honouring Spanish conquistador Juan de Oñate’s 1598 settlement in New Mexico, and Numbe Whageh, an earthwork reflecting a Native response to Oñate’s colonial legacies. This essay considers the June 2020 removal of Oñate from the memorial’s sculptural grouping, after a protestor was shot in a standoff with a New Mexico c…
Visualizing Faith and Futility in the Nuclear Apocalypse
This paper explores the intersection of personal responsibility, futility, and faith in visual representations of nuclear apocalypse. In two films produced during the late Cold War, Testament (1983) and When the Wind Blows (1986), the protagonists attempt to follow public guidance, maintain daily routines as their health and communities break down, and make muddled connections to religious faith. In Testament, a mother is left to care for her chi…
Becoming Mary Sully
In Becoming Mary Sully: Toward an American Indian Abstract, historian Philip J. Deloria likens his approach to the peeling of an onion, conducting a “systematic excavation of intertwined worlds of meaning and context” in the work of his great-aunt, Dakota artist Mary Sully (born Susan Deloria,1896–1963) (p. 5). Stored away for decades by family members after the artist’s death, the body of work uncovered in 2006 by Deloria and his mother included…
Physical activity, sleep, and C-reactive protein as markers of positive health in resilient older men
This study explored whether physical activity and sleep, combined with the biomarker C-reactive protein, indexed positive health in older men. Many were former prisoners of war, with most remaining psychologically resilient and free of any psychiatric diagnoses. Activity and sleep were recorded through actigraphy in 120 veterans (86 resilient and 34 nonresilient) for 7 days. Resilient men had higher physical activity, significantly lower C-reacti…
Guest Editor's Introduction
Guest Editor’s Introduction Alison Fields (bio) This special issue of American Indian Quarterly examines indigenous cultural tourism in both theoretical and practical contexts. The articles critically address the practices of spectatorship and participation at work in world’s fairs, Wild West shows, photography, cinema, museums, cultural performances, commemorative events, and public sculpture. By addressing this diverse subject matter from a ran…
Circuits of Spectacle
Circuits of SpectacleThe Miller Brothers’ 101 Ranch Real Wild West Alison Fields (bio) The Miller Brothers’ 101 Ranch Real Wild West show ran from 1906 to 1931, outlasting the famous Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show by more than a decade. From its beginnings in Oklahoma Territory, the Real Wild West show traveled national and international circuits and built a broad roster of performers, including more than 150 American Indians. During the show’s ru…
New Mexico's Cuarto Centenario
Out of the aftermath of the New Mexico Cuarto Centenario (the four hundredth anniversary of the Spanish explorer Don Juan de Oñate's 1598 settlement in present-day New Mexico) came a pledge to create a memorial for the conquistador. The memorial was envisioned as a tri-cultural endeavor, with Reynaldo “Sonny” Rivera, Betty Sabo, and Nora Naranjo-Morse collaborating. Because of his complex legacy, the three artists could not agree on how to repres…
Native Hubs
Book Review| January 01 2009 Native Hubs: Culture, Community, and Belonging in Silicon Valley and Beyond; Going Indian By Renya K. Ramirez. (Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2007. $22.95 paper.) By James Hamill. (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2006. xiii + 216 pp., preface, appendix, bibliography, index. $40.00 cloth, $20.00 paper.) Alison Fields Alison Fields Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Ethnohistory (2009)…
"The Utes Must Go!" American Expansion and the Removal of a People
Book Review| July 01 2008 “The Utes Must Go!” American Expansion and the Removal of a People By Peter R. Decker. (Golden, CO: Fulcrum Publishing, 2004. $19.95 paper.) Alison Fields Alison Fields Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Ethnohistory (2008) 55 (3): 499–500. https://doi.org/10.1215/00141801-2008-008 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation Alison Fields; “The Utes Must Go!” American …
Circuits of Spectacle
Circuits of SpectacleThe Miller Brothers’ 101 Ranch Real Wild West Alison Fields (bio) The Miller Brothers’ 101 Ranch Real Wild West show ran from 1906 to 1931, outlasting the famous Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show by more than a decade. From its beginnings in Oklahoma Territory, the Real Wild West show traveled national and international circuits and built a broad roster of performers, including more than 150 American Indians. During the show’s ru…
"The Utes Must Go!" American Expansion and the Removal of a People
Book Review| July 01 2008 “The Utes Must Go!” American Expansion and the Removal of a People By Peter R. Decker. (Golden, CO: Fulcrum Publishing, 2004. $19.95 paper.) Alison Fields Alison Fields Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Ethnohistory (2008) 55 (3): 499–500. https://doi.org/10.1215/00141801-2008-008 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation Alison Fields; “The Utes Must Go!” American …
Native Hubs
Book Review| January 01 2009 Native Hubs: Culture, Community, and Belonging in Silicon Valley and Beyond; Going Indian By Renya K. Ramirez. (Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2007. $22.95 paper.) By James Hamill. (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2006. xiii + 216 pp., preface, appendix, bibliography, index. $40.00 cloth, $20.00 paper.) Alison Fields Alison Fields Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Ethnohistory (2009)…
New Mexico's Cuarto Centenario
Out of the aftermath of the New Mexico Cuarto Centenario (the four hundredth anniversary of the Spanish explorer Don Juan de Oñate's 1598 settlement in present-day New Mexico) came a pledge to create a memorial for the conquistador. The memorial was envisioned as a tri-cultural endeavor, with Reynaldo “Sonny” Rivera, Betty Sabo, and Nora Naranjo-Morse collaborating. Because of his complex legacy, the three artists could not agree on how to repres…
Guest Editor's Introduction
Guest Editor’s Introduction Alison Fields (bio) This special issue of American Indian Quarterly examines indigenous cultural tourism in both theoretical and practical contexts. The articles critically address the practices of spectatorship and participation at work in world’s fairs, Wild West shows, photography, cinema, museums, cultural performances, commemorative events, and public sculpture. By addressing this diverse subject matter from a ran…
Circuits of Spectacle
Circuits of SpectacleThe Miller Brothers’ 101 Ranch Real Wild West Alison Fields (bio) The Miller Brothers’ 101 Ranch Real Wild West show ran from 1906 to 1931, outlasting the famous Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show by more than a decade. From its beginnings in Oklahoma Territory, the Real Wild West show traveled national and international circuits and built a broad roster of performers, including more than 150 American Indians. During the show’s ru…
Physical activity, sleep, and C-reactive protein as markers of positive health in resilient older men
This study explored whether physical activity and sleep, combined with the biomarker C-reactive protein, indexed positive health in older men. Many were former prisoners of war, with most remaining psychologically resilient and free of any psychiatric diagnoses. Activity and sleep were recorded through actigraphy in 120 veterans (86 resilient and 34 nonresilient) for 7 days. Resilient men had higher physical activity, significantly lower C-reacti…
Becoming Mary Sully
In Becoming Mary Sully: Toward an American Indian Abstract, historian Philip J. Deloria likens his approach to the peeling of an onion, conducting a “systematic excavation of intertwined worlds of meaning and context” in the work of his great-aunt, Dakota artist Mary Sully (born Susan Deloria,1896–1963) (p. 5). Stored away for decades by family members after the artist’s death, the body of work uncovered in 2006 by Deloria and his mother included…
Mining the language of the “rush” for gold in the 19th century
This research seeks to identify newspapers’ contribution to the construction of the language describing the era now popularly termed the “gold rush.” We examine the early narratives of the first golden finds, tracing how these ignited a conflagration which would impact the whole world and examining the unique contribution made by the Hawai’ian Polynesian newspaper to spread the news to Australasia, the American East Coast, and even Great Britain.…
Visualizing Juan de Oñate’s Colonial Legacies in New Mexico
In 2005, the Cuarto Centenario memorial in Albuquerque, New Mexico was installed, comprised of La Jornada, a sculptural grouping honouring Spanish conquistador Juan de Oñate’s 1598 settlement in New Mexico, and Numbe Whageh, an earthwork reflecting a Native response to Oñate’s colonial legacies. This essay considers the June 2020 removal of Oñate from the memorial’s sculptural grouping, after a protestor was shot in a standoff with a New Mexico c…
Visualizing Faith and Futility in the Nuclear Apocalypse
This paper explores the intersection of personal responsibility, futility, and faith in visual representations of nuclear apocalypse. In two films produced during the late Cold War, Testament (1983) and When the Wind Blows (1986), the protagonists attempt to follow public guidance, maintain daily routines as their health and communities break down, and make muddled connections to religious faith. In Testament, a mother is left to care for her chi…
Maritime Encounters in the American Midwest
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, public displays of both humans and animals helped to reinforce a sense of natural order and progress in the rapidly developing United States. By placing the perceived primitive and natural world on display, a contrast could be made to the quickly modernizing nation. This article addresses two public exhibitions of whales held in the American Midwest – the 1880 Pioneer Inland Whaling Associat…
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