RT Article
T1 Hybridity as a Strategy For Self-Determination in Contemporary American Indian Art
JF Social justice
VO 34
IS 1
SP 63
OP 79
A1 Fowler, Cynthia 1970-
LA English
YR 2007
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1747157368
AB Part of a special issue on the relationship between art, identity, and social justice. Self-determination remains an important concern for many Native Americans and is reflected in contemporary Native American art. Indeed, Native American artists working from the 1990s to the present have consistently used a variety of strategies to create politically charged art intended to define their culture on its own terms. From celebrations of indigenous cultures and values to exploring the meaning of sovereignty for native peoples within the U.S., these artists seek to redefine their identities, traditions, values, and cultural identities while also exposing institutional oppression that denies indigenous peoples the ultimate objective of self-determination. A particular strategy that emerged in this regard in the 1990s is that of engaging the postcolonial idea of hybridity, a strategy that a key group of contemporary Native American artists continues to use.
K1 HeavyShield, Faye
K1 Deo, Steven
K1 Tremblay, Gail, 1945-
K1 Tsinhnahjinnie, Hulleah J
K1 McMaster, Gerald, 1953-
K1 Native Americans
K1 Arts
K1 Arts & society
K1 Indigenous American art
K1 National self-determination
K1 Nationalism & art
K1 Contemporary, The, in art
K1 Cultural fusion & the arts
K1 Social problems in art
K1 Native American artists
K1 Indigenous peoples of the Americas in art
K1 Native Americans -- Political activity