Our Indian Princess: Subverting the Stereotype (Global Indigenous Politics Series) Review
In this pathbreaking study, anthropologist Nancy Mithlo examines the power of stereotypes, the utility of pan-Indianism, the significance of realist ideologies and the the employment of alterity in Native American arts. Addressing the question of how visual referents communicate across cultural divides, she aims to deconstruct the common understanding of stereotypes and suggest that they may play a role in conveying otherness. By using concepts such as strategic essentialism and conventional representations, she analyzes the ways in which disparate groups tend to employ damaged knowledges in trying to communicate their own values and those of contrasting groups, especially when other conceptual tools are unavailable. Read more...
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