American Indians and the Urban Experience (Contemporary Native American Communities)
Publisher: AltaMira Press
Published: February 28, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780742502758
Subjects: American studies; Cultural studies; Literary studies: general; Photography & Photographs; United States - General; Sociology; Rural-urban migration; Social Science; Ethnic Issues; English; USA; Sociology - Urban; Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies; History / Native American; Indians of North America; Social conditions; United States; Urban residence
Description: "Modern American Indian life is urban, rural, and everything in-between. Lobo and Peters have compiled an unprecedented collection of innovative scholarship, stunning art, poetry, and prose that documents American Indian experiences of urban life. A pervasive rural/urban dichotomy still shapes the popular and scholarly perceptions of Native Americans, but this is a false expression of a complex and constantly changing reality. When viewed from Native perspectives, concepts of urbanity and approaches to American Indian studies are necessarily transformed. Courses in Native American studies, ethnic studies, anthropology, and urban studies must be in step with contemporary Indian realities, and American Indians and the Urban Experience will be an absolutely essential text for instructors. This accessible combination of path-breaking scholarship and visual and literary arts -- from poetry and photography to rap and graffiti -- will be enjoyed by students, scholars, and a general audience. Book jacket."--Jacket.