{"product_id":"navajo-talking-picture-cinema-on-native-ground-paperback-softback-9780803238411","title":"Navajo Talking Picture; Cinema on Native Ground (Paperback \/ softback) 9780803238411","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eNavajo Talking Picture\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCinema on Native Ground\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRandolph Lewis (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780803238411\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 July 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e248 pages, 14 illustrations, index\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.9 cm, 0.33 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eNavajo Talking Picture\u003c\/i\u003e, released in 1985, is one of the earliest and most controversial works of Native cinema. It is a documentary by Los Angeles filmmaker Arlene Bowman, who travels to the Navajo reservation to record the traditional ways of her grandmother in order to understand her own cultural heritage. For reasons that have often confused viewers, the filmmaker persists despite her traditional grandmother's forceful objections to the apparent invasion of her privacy. What emerges is a strange and thought-provoking work that abruptly calls into question the issue of insider versus outsider and other assumptions that have obscured the complexities of Native art.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eRandolph Lewis offers an insightful introduction and analysis of \u003ci\u003eNavajo Talking Picture\u003c\/i\u003e, in which he shows that it is not simply the \u003ci\u003efirst \u003c\/i\u003eNavajo-produced film but also a path-breaking work in the history of indigenous media in the United States. Placing the film in a number of revealing contexts, including the long history of Navajo people working in Hollywood, the ethics of documentary filmmaking, and the often problematic reception of Native art, Lewis explores the tensions and mysteries hidden in this unsettling but fascinating film. \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeries Editor's Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. A Brief History of Celluloid Navajos\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2. Navajo Filmmaker\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3. Reaction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4. Intent\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5. Ethics\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6. Native Ground\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7. Final Thoughts\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eNavajo Talking Picture\u003c\/u\u003e Production and Distribution Information\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFurther Reading \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52545953726744,"sku":"9780803238411","price":21.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/navajo-talking-picture-cinema-on-native-ground-paperback-softback-9780803238411","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}