Do przejrzenia - nowa praca z USA o stereotypach dotyczących Indian, o ich starych i nowych źródłach, poważnych konsekwencjach i o tym, że to nie tylko "problem Indian", ale nas wszystkich. "CONCLUSIONS: Native stereotypes are not static. Some are distinctly current, like the new emphasis on shapeshifting and skinwalking; some may be recycled or gritty reboots; but they emerge and shift in response to attitudes about Native people. They take into account “common sense” historical knowledge and in particular, what Native people are up to and if that appears to pose a threat to many members of the non-Native population. Perceptions of threat help many non-Natives choose between the popular savage and noble savage stereotypes. In view of this theory, the regionally distinct stereotypes of eastern and western Natives are not surprising. They rely on previous stereotypes and histories to form stereotypes about contemporary Native people that serve to discredit eastern Natives, in order to take away what are perceived as unfair ethnic benefits, and to exoticize western Natives and justify their lack of economic opportunities. These stereotypes, historically informed by previous stereotypes and selected or altered to best serve the majority of non-Native populations, skew public opinion against Native sovereignty; they therefore form part of the basis for mistreatment of individual Native people and wide scale denial of Native rights in the United States." "Stereotypes of Contemporary Native American Indian Characters in Recent Popular Media" - A Thesis Presented by Virginia A. McLaurin Submitted to the Graduate School of the University of Massachusetts Amherst in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF ARTS, May 2012, Department of Anthropology.
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