Reverse Shots: Indigenous Film and Media in an International Context (Film and Media Studies, 17)

From the dawn of cinema, images of Indigenous peoples have been dominated by Hollywood stereotypes and often negative depictions from elsewhere around the world. With the advent of digital technologies, however, many Indigenous peoples are working to redress the imbalance in numbers and counter the negativity. The contributors to Reverse Shots offer a unique scholarly perspective on current work in the world of Indigenous film and media. Chapters focus primarily on Canada, Australia, and New Zealand and cover areas as diverse as the use of digital technology in the creation of Aboriginal art, the healing effects of Native humour in First Nations documentaries, and the representation of the pre-colonial in films from Australia, Canada, and Norway. Offers A Unique Scholarly Perspective On Current Work In The World Of Indigenous Film And Media. Chapters Focus Primarily On Canada, Australia, And New Zealand And Cover Areas As Diverse As The Use Of Digital Technology In The Creation Of Aboriginal Art, The Healing Effects Of Native Humour In First Nations Documentaries, And The Representation Of The Pre-colonial In Films From Australia, Canada, And Norway. Part 1. Dream Makers -- Globalizing Indigenous Film And Media -- He Who Dreams: Reflections On An Indigenous Life In Film --part 2. Decolonizing Histories -- Speakin' Out Blak: New And Emergent Aboriginal Filmmakers Finding Their Voices -- Taking Pictures (b)lack: The Work Of Tracey Moffatt -- The Journals Of Knud Rasmussen: Arctic History As Post/colonial Cinema -- Australian Indigenous Short Film As A Pedagogical Device: Introducing Wayne Blair's The Djarn Djarns And Black Talk Once Upon A Time In A Land Far, Far Away: Representations Of The Pre-colonial Worlk In Atanarjuat, Ofelas, And 10 Canoes -- Part 3. Mediating Practices -- Ke Whawhai Tonu Mātou: Indigenous Television In Aotearoa/new Zealand -- Superhighway Across The Sky ... Aboriginal New Media Arts In Australia: A Remix And Email Conversation Between Adam Szymanski And Jenny Fraser -- On Collectivity And The Limits Of Collaboration: Caching Igloolik Video In The South -- Part 4. Documentary Approaches -- The Prince George Métis Elders Documentary Project: Matching Product With Process In New Forms Of Documentary -- Whacking The Indigenous Funny Bone: Native Humour And Its Healing Powers In Drew Hayden Taylor's Redskins, Tricksters, And Puppy Stew -- Situating Indigenous Knowledges: The Talking Back Of Alanis Obomsawin And Shelley Niro -- I Wanted To Say How Beautiful We Are: Cultural Politics In Loretta Todd's Hands Of History -- Part 5. Other Perspectives -- Filming Indigeneity As Flânerie: Dialectic And Subtext In Terrance Odette's Heater -- Playing With Land Issues: Subversive Hybridity In The Price Of Milk. Wendy Gay Pearson And Susan Knabe, Editors. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "The contributors to Reverse Shots offer a unique scholarly perspective on current work in the world of Indigenous film and media. Chapters focus primarily on Canada, Australia, and New Zealand and cover areas as diverse as the use of digital technology in the creation of Aboriginal art, the healing effects of Native humour in First Nations documentaries, and the representation of the pre-colonial in films from Australia, Canada, and Norway."-- Quatrième de couverture "The contributors to Reverse Shots offer a unique scholarly perspective on current work in the world of Indigenous film and media. Chapters focus primarily on Canada, Australia, and New Zealand and cover areas as diverse as the use of digital technology in the creation of Aboriginal art, the healing effects of Native humour in First Nations documentaries, and the representation of the pre-colonial in films from Australia, Canada, and Norway."--Page 4 of cover From the dawn of cinema, images of Indigenous peoples have been dominated by Hollywood's stereotypical "cowboys and Indians" and often negative depictions of other Indigenous peoples around the globe. Today, however, many Indigenous peoples are working to redress the imbalance in numbers and counter the negativity. With the adve Provides an overview of the state of Indigenous film and media and of academic work in this new, but rapidly growing, area of study. This title summarises the history of the field.