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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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