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A Hard Kick between His Blue Blue Eyes: The Decolonizing Potential of Indigenous Rage in Sherman Alexie’s “The Business of Fancydancing” and “Indian Killer”

Weatherford, Jessica A.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1250789641

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2009, Master of Arts (MA), Ohio University, English (Arts and Sciences).
Although strategically disregarded, the U.S. was founded through the extermination and removal of the indigenous people of the land mass now referred to as The United States of America. In this project, I examine aspects of federal Indian law to present an understanding of the U.S./Indian relationship as one of persistent and domestic colonialism. Using the work of scholars in American Indian Studies, postcolonial theory, and transnational studies, I investigate how the work of Sherman Alexie (Spokane/Coeur d’Alene) portrays the consequences of colonialism and neocolonialism. The two primary texts that I use are Alexie's novel “Indian Killer” and his film “The Business of Fancydancing.” One of the major themes throughout this project is American Indian rage, and I explore the strategies and potentials for this rage in Alexie’s texts.
George E. Hartley (Committee Co-Chair)
Katarzyna J. Marciniak (Committee Co-Chair)
Janis Butler Holm (Committee Member)
99 p.
American History; American Literature; American Studies; Native Americans; Native Studies; Womens Studies
federal Indian law; rage; Sherman Alexie; American Indian rage; U.S. colonialism; The Business of Fancydancing; Indian Killer

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  • Weatherford, J. A. (2009). A Hard Kick between His Blue Blue Eyes: The Decolonizing Potential of Indigenous Rage in Sherman Alexie’s “The Business of Fancydancing” and “Indian Killer” [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1250789641

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Weatherford, Jessica. A Hard Kick between His Blue Blue Eyes: The Decolonizing Potential of Indigenous Rage in Sherman Alexie’s “The Business of Fancydancing” and “Indian Killer”. 2009. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1250789641.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Weatherford, Jessica. "A Hard Kick between His Blue Blue Eyes: The Decolonizing Potential of Indigenous Rage in Sherman Alexie’s “The Business of Fancydancing” and “Indian Killer”." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1250789641

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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