The Best of Both Worlds
Otherness, Appropriation, and Identity in Thunderheart
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9284147 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sam Pack (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 97-114 |
| Publication date | 2001-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Wicazo Sa Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0749-6427 • E-ISSN: 1533-7901 |
| Publisher | University of Minnesota Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/wic.2001.0028 |
| OpenAlex | W2034291041 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 6 |
In many respects, Thunderheart 1 (1992) is a refreshing departure from its predecessors in the Native American film genre. While seemingly enlightened, I will argue that the film still relies upon too many Hollywood crutches in depicting Native Americans, which is particularly evident in its utilization of three tropes: the construction of the "other," the appropriation of native spirituality, and the formation of identity. I will also analyze several film reviews to demonstrate how the critical reception of Thunderheart reflects mainstream America's ambivalence toward Native Americans
Aesthetics · Ambivalence · Appropriation · Art · Art history · Cultural appropriation · Epistemology · Hollywood · Identity (music · Mainstream · Media studies · Native american · Political science · Psychoanalysis · Sociology · Spirituality · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Anthropology · Gender Studies · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2021 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |