Pocahontas
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Recent papers in Pocahontas
Rev. of Pocahontas: The Evolution of an American Narrative, by Robert S. Tilton
In 1995, Disney released its first animated movie based on a historical figure. Despite some criticism, the movie was fairly successful at the box-office, and was followed by a sequel two years later. More recently, in 2005, Terrence... more
As fairy tales in disguise - or even propaganda disguised as fairy tales - stories such as Pocahontas and The Little House presented us with a sickly unfair world. I lived in this world, not only passively, but also actively, by passing... more
The significance of the stories (real and imagined) of Pocahontas, and the role of the Pocahontas version of the 'noble savage' motif, along with the 'noble outlaw', in the film Avatar.
The Disney Studio has reaffirmed its reign with the financial and popular success of its latest animated feature, Frozen (2013). With its media machinery, economic empire and canon of films that continue to be popular with audiences,... more
John Smith’s Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles (1624) canonized a settler colonial narrative activity that I call kinshipwrecking—a conventional mode of storytelling that destroys and moves to supplant... more
Disney’s classical animated movies are known to and loved by many people all over the world, but preferably by the Western socialized population. Because of its incredible impact on children and adults, Disney can be seen as a... more
Here's an old research paper I did for class. Describes the true story of Pocahontas as told by her mother's tribe; the Mattaponi.
José de Alencar: Iracema. Representação e construção da imagem da mulher indígena. Comparação com as figuras históricas de Paraguaçu, Pocahontas e Malinche.
This address reflects upon the ethical responsibility of ethnohistorians to consider the ongoing impact of historical depictions of indigenous peoples, in text and image, and our handling of those depictions. The essay draws in particular... more
Der Text argumentiert, dass Disneys Film "Pocahontas" weniger die Titelfigur ins Zentrum stellt, sondern dem Publikum geschichtsverzerrend einen versöhnlichen Gründungsmythos der USA präsentiert.
This paper compares and contrasts two Indigenous figures in Mexican history and American history. La Malinche aided conquistador Hernan Cortés during his conquest of Tenochtitlan in the sixteenth century in a way similar to Pocahontas... more
Este artigo trata de uma parte da minha pesquisa de doutorado que está em fase inicial e vem apresentar um esboço de análise que terá como foco um dos objetos de estudo da pesquisa: o filme Pocahontas produzido pela Disney, em 19951.... more
Il nome Matoaka forse dirà molto poco, ma se diciamo Pocahontas la storia si fa più chiara: questa è la vera storia delle "principessa" indiana e del Capitano John Smith, decisamente lontana da quella così romantica raccontata dal cartone... more
This article examines promotional material linked to Pocahontas, Child of the Forest (Edwin S. Porter, 1907) and Pocahontas (director unknown, 1910), placing them in the wider debates about colonialism, film exhibition, authenticity, and... more
The eastward crossing of the Atlantic by Native Americans during the early modern period remains an understudied topic in the history of European imperialism. This overlooked phenomenon is all the more surprising since “these Americans... more
O filme Pocahontas (1995) é uma importante chave interpretativa para compreender a sociedade estadunidense da década de 1990, bem como, a maneira pela qual os Estúdios Disney a representavam. Ele traz em sua trama questões pertinentes a... more
The Red Power movement of the 1960s and 1970s was not universally endorsed and accepted by all Native communities, particularly in areas where other forms of indigenous accommodation and resistance to settler colonialism had already... more
An exploration of the concept of "historical accuracy" as it relates to dramatic films about historical events, using Walt Disney Studios' animated "Pocahontas" and Terence Malick's "The New World" as examples.
O presente artigo tem por objetivo refletir a respeito do sucesso de recepção dos chamados filmes "hollywoodianos", a partir da análise detalhada do filme "Pocahontas",lançado pelos estúdios Disney em 1995, e sua possível releitura... more
Popular Culture plays a “significant role in shaping our perceptions of others.” This brings forth the idea of audience consumption because the way the media influences the perception of races could be interpreted by the audience as true... more
For nearly two decades, the North American society has been romanticized by Disney with Pocahontas and her love story with John Smith the colonist. But Disney’s portrayal of Pocahontas’ story has the Powhatan People angry at its... more
An Essay exploring the history, backgrounds, and imagery of an early map of Virginia in the collection of the Institut für Personengeschichte.
Resumen Los mitos desarrollados a lo largo de varios siglos a partir de los personajes históricos de la Malinche y Pocahontas han tenido en ciertos aspectos un desarrollo dispar, que es un reflejo de las políticas coloniales de los... more
As Jamestown celebrates its 400th anniversary, the dramatic rescue of John Smith turns out to have been part of an elaborate piece of statecraft, misunderstood by the English colonists. View online:... more
ABSTRACT The Red Power movement of the 1960s and 1970s was not universally endorsed and accepted by all Native communities, particularly in areas where other forms of indigenous accommodation and resistance to settler colonialism had... more
Es una publicación del blog Incidentes Musicales dedicada al ballet de Elliot Carter
https://www.rproduccionesculturales.com/single-post/2016/11/05/POCAHONTAS
https://www.rproduccionesculturales.com/single-post/2016/11/05/POCAHONTAS