{"product_id":"tribal-television-dustin-tahmahkera-9781469618685","title":"Tribal Television: Viewing Native People in Sitcoms","description":"Native Americans have been a constant fixture on television, from the dawn of broadcasting, when the iconic Indian head test pattern was frequently used during station sign-ons and sign-offs, to the present. In this first comprehensive history of indigenous people in television sitcoms, Dustin Tahmahkera examines the way Native people have been represented in the genre. Analyzing dozens of television comedies from the United States and Canada, Tahmahkera questions assumptions that Native representations on TV are inherently stereotypical and escapist. From \u003ci\u003eThe Andy Griffith Show\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eF-Troop\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe Brady Bunch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKing of the Hill\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Native-produced sitcom, \u003ci\u003eMixed Blessings\u003c\/i\u003e, Tahmahkera argues that sitcoms not only represent Native people as objects of humor but also provide a forum for social and political commentary on indigenous-settler relations and competing visions of America. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConsidering indigenous people as actors, producers, and viewers of sitcoms as well as subjects of comedic portrayals, \u003ci\u003eTribal Television\u003c\/i\u003e underscores the complexity of Indian representations, showing that sitcoms are critical contributors to the formation of contemporary indigenous identities and relationships between Native and non-Native people. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dustin Tahmahkera\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1469618680\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781469618685\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/30\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2015 pg. 1648","brand":"Dustin Tahmahkera","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44058879000831,"sku":"9781469618685","price":32.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7f388b58-0871-4856-86c5-411b377f4591.jpg?v=1685055011","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tribal-television-dustin-tahmahkera-9781469618685","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}