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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Randolph LewisPublisher: University of Nebraska Press Imprint: Bison Books Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.340kg ISBN: 9780803280458ISBN 10: 0803280459 Pages: 262 Publication Date: 01 May 2006 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsLewis's writing is at all times clear, efficient, and accessible, and his nuanced understanding of Obomsawin's work is evident throughout. In addition to a masterful and informative narrative, Lewis provides useful filmographies of Obomsawin's work and of other noteworthy Native American documentaries. --T./i>--T. Maxwell-Long Choice (06/06/2006) Lewis's writing is at all times clear, efficient, and accessible, and his nuanced understanding of Obomsawin's work is evident throughout. In addition to a masterful and informative narrative, Lewis provides useful filmographies of Obomsawin's work and of other noteworthy Native American documentaries. -T. Maxwell-Long, Choice -- T. Maxwell-Long * Choice * Most Americans probably do not know that Canada has an oft-distinguished film industry. . . . Here Lewis goes some way toward redressing this oversight by discussing the career of a documentary filmmaker who is a double rarity: a member of a First Nations tribe (one of the Canadian indigenous peoples) and a woman. . . . Lewis relates the story of this remarkable woman in conventional chronological order, with ample biographical data and a detailed analysis of her oeuvre and its impact on Canadian society. . . . [T]his is a welcome addition to a long-neglected part of cinema literature. -Library Journal -- Roy Liebman * Library Journal * Most Americans probably do not know that Canada has an oft-distinguished film industry. . . . Here Lewis goes some way toward redressing this oversight by discussing the career of a documentary filmmaker who is a double rarity: a member of a First Nations tribe (one of the Canadian indigenous peoples) and a woman. . . . Lewis relates the story of this remarkable woman in conventional chronological order, with amplebiographical data and a detailed analysis of her oeuvre and its impact on Canadian society. . . . [T]his is a welcome addition to a long-neglected part of cinema literature. -- Roy Liebman Library Journal (04/15/2006) Author InformationRandolph Lewis is an associate professor of American Studies in the Honors College of the University of Oklahoma. He is the author of Emile de Antonio: Radical Filmmaker in Cold War America and the co-editor of Reflections on James Joyce: The Paris Journals of Stuart Gilbert. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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