Monday, December 13, 2010

Review: "Indian" Stereotypes in TV Science Fiction: First Nations' Voices Speak Out


"Indian" Stereotypes in TV Science Fiction: First Nations' Voices Speak Out"Indian" Stereotypes in TV Science Fiction: First Nations' Voices Speak Out by Sierra S. Adare

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


A very intriguing study for any who are interested in the depictions of native peoples in science fiction television. This is not a highly "theoretical" book, but a study of every day First Nations people's responses to depictions supposedly of themselves in 7 specific episodes of science fiction television (including one original Star Trek episode, one Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, two Star Trek: Voyager episodes, one episode of My Favorite Martian, one of Quantum Leap and one of The Adventures of Superman). The only thing that would have made this book better in my view is if they had included one or two of the X-Files episodes that revolved around native characters/themes etc.



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