Custer on Canvas: Representing Indians, Memory, and Violence in the New West

by Norman K. Denzin

Book Overview

The 1876 events known as Custer's Last Stand, Battle of Little Big Horn, or Battle of Greasy Grass have been represented over 1000 times in various artistic media, from paintings to sculpture to fast food giveaways. Norman Denzin shows how these representations demonstrate the changing perceptions-often racist-of Native America by the majority culture, juxtaposed against very different readings shown in works composed by Native American artists. Consisting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1598745999
• ISBN13: 9781598745993
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"