Behind Indian Teeth' : the use of humour in contemporary Native American film

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dc.contributor.advisorMarx, Lesleyen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorEliot, Geraldine Maynarden_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-02T13:16:07Z
dc.date.available2014-10-02T13:16:07Z
dc.date.issued2004en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaves 78-83.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis thesis primarily addresses the use of humour and the comic in four films about contemporary Native Americans, largely by Native Americans (Smoke Signals, Powwow Highway, Medicine River and Dead Man). Emphasis falls on the importance of these types of positive self-representations in counteracting the legacy of stereotyping and appropriation surrounding the image of the Native American, particularly the concept of the stoic, humourless, 'vanished American.' The nature of comedy as a genre rooted in survival and endurance is discussed, and its usefulness in depicting the situation of modem Native Americans is explored - highlighting the presence of comedy in traditional Native American culture that has influenced contemporary experience.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationEliot, G. M. (2004). <i>Behind Indian Teeth' : the use of humour in contemporary Native American film</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of English Language and Literature. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7968en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationEliot, Geraldine Maynard. <i>"Behind Indian Teeth' : the use of humour in contemporary Native American film."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of English Language and Literature, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7968en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationEliot, G. 2004. Behind Indian Teeth' : the use of humour in contemporary Native American film. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Eliot, Geraldine Maynard AB - This thesis primarily addresses the use of humour and the comic in four films about contemporary Native Americans, largely by Native Americans (Smoke Signals, Powwow Highway, Medicine River and Dead Man). Emphasis falls on the importance of these types of positive self-representations in counteracting the legacy of stereotyping and appropriation surrounding the image of the Native American, particularly the concept of the stoic, humourless, 'vanished American.' The nature of comedy as a genre rooted in survival and endurance is discussed, and its usefulness in depicting the situation of modem Native Americans is explored - highlighting the presence of comedy in traditional Native American culture that has influenced contemporary experience. DA - 2004 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2004 T1 - Behind Indian Teeth' : the use of humour in contemporary Native American film TI - Behind Indian Teeth' : the use of humour in contemporary Native American film UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7968 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/7968
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationEliot GM. Behind Indian Teeth' : the use of humour in contemporary Native American film. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of English Language and Literature, 2004 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7968en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of English Language and Literatureen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherAmerican Studiesen_ZA
dc.titleBehind Indian Teeth' : the use of humour in contemporary Native American filmen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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