"The Wish to be a Red Indian:" Indianthusiasm and Racial Ideology in Germany

LaFramboise, Kelly

"The Wish to be a Red Indian:" Indianthusiasm and Racial Ideology in Germany

dc.contributor.advisor	O'Neill, Sean
dc.contributor.author	LaFramboise, Kelly
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Klein, Misha
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Randall, Asa
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Minks, Amanda
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Lemon, Robert
dc.date.accessioned	2017-12-15T16:43:55Z
dc.date.available	2017-12-15T16:43:55Z
dc.date.issued	2017-12
dc.date.manuscript	2017-12
dc.description.abstract	This dissertation analyzes the role of Indianer – Germans (and other Europeans) who wish to be Native American so much that they embody and practice essentialized notions of Native American cultural traditions – in German racial discourses. Indianer reconstructions of indigenous identities are based on fictional, romanticized, and racist representations of nineteenth century Native Americans. Myths of race and memory, as well as consumption of medically-engineered zygotes, and participation in plastic tourism all contribute to the racial and nationalist discourses of “Indianthusiasm” in Germany. Using critical race theory, discourse analysis, and ethnohistorical frameworks, this research reveals nuanced resurgences of WWII era German racial ideologies, as well as a broader, global look at misrepresentations of indigeneity and environmental stewardship.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/11244/52931
dc.language	en_US	en_US
dc.subject	Racial Discourse	en_US
dc.subject	Racial Ideology	en_US
dc.subject	National Identity	en_US
dc.thesis.degree	Ph.D.	en_US
dc.title	"The Wish to be a Red Indian:" Indianthusiasm and Racial Ideology in Germany	en_US
ou.group	College of Arts and Sciences::Department of Anthropology	en_US
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