American Indians and the mass media

Carstarphen, Meta G., 1954- (Added Author). Sanchez, John P., 1953- (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9780806142340 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 0806142340 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Physical Description: print
xvi, 270 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, c2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-248) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

pt. I HISTORICAL ANALYSES -- 1. American Indian News Frames in America's First Newspaper, Publick Occurrences Foreign and Domestick / John P. Sanchez -- 2. "Stories of Great Indians" by Elmo Scott Watson: Syndication, Standardization, and the Noble Savage in Feature Writing / Miranda J. Brady -- 3. "Indians on Our Warpath": World War II Images of Native Americans in Life Magazine, 1937--1949 / Selene G. Phillips -- 4. To Sway Public Opinion: Early Persuasive Appeals in the Cherokee Phoenix and Cherokee Advocate / Meta G. Carstarphen -- pt. II CONTEMPORARY VIEWPOINTS -- 5. Names, Not Nations: Patterned References to Indigenous Americans in the New York Times and Los Angeles Times, 1999-2000 / Ruth Seymour -- 6. Smoke Signals as Equipment for Living / Jennifer Meness -- 7. "Fighting Whites" Phenomenon: An Interpretive Analysis of Media Coverage of an American Indian Mascot Issue / Lynn Klyde-Silverstein -- 8. "S"-Word: Activist Texts and Media Coverage Related to the Movement to Eradicate "Squaw" / Debra Merskin --