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"Winner of the 2006 Peter C. Rollins Annual Book Award." --
""An abundantly detailed and sophisticated study of the depiction of Native American women in film by a scholar who has mastered the latest currents of critical race theory and post-colonial theory. Erudite, yet accessible, the book offers a fresh and provocative angle on the Western, the genre that dominated American cinema across much of the twentieth century."--Steven Mintz, author of Huck's Raft: A History of American Childhood Fills a ga" --
""Named one of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles in its January 2008 issue."--Choice" --
""Other film scholars have studied the portrayal of Native Americans in film. Unlike other works, Marubbio's work is tightly focused on the depiction of female characters. In addition to film studies, this work makes a valuable contribution to women's studies."--American Indian Quarterly" --
""A refreshing rereading of a familiar subject... demonstrates theoretical sophistication and scholarly poise in highly readable prose.... This is a valuable text. It should find a place not only in research libraries and undergraduate classrooms, but also as the cornerstone to subsequent studies of Native Americans and film."--Journal of the West" --
Killing the Indian Maiden examines the fascinating and often disturbing portrayal of Native American women in film. Through discussion of thirty-four Hollywood films M. Elise Marubbio examines the sacrificial role of what she terms the "Celluloid Maiden" -- a young Native woman who allies herself with a white male hero and dies as a result. Marubbio intertwines theories of colonization, gender, race, and film studies to ground her study in sociohistorical context to define what it means to be an American. While films show the Celluloid Maiden suffering at the hands of Manifest Destiny and American expansionism, Marubbio argues that the Native American woman also represents a threat to the idea of a white America. The complexity and longevity of the Celluloid Maiden icon -- persisting into the twenty-first century -- symbolizes an identity crisis about the composition of the American national body. Ultimately, Marubbio establishes that the ongoing representation of the Celluloid Maiden signals the continuing development and justification of American colonialism.M. Elise Marubbio is an assistant professor of American Indian studies, English, film, and women's studies at Augsburg College
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