Native American Hegemonic Struggle and Problematizations: Exploring the Connections between Tribal Socioeconomic Disparities and Differences in Power and Place within Capitalist Society

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dc.contributor.advisorBurns, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorCallen, Kyle
dc.contributor.committeeMemberPerry, Samuel
dc.contributor.committeeMemberMetcalf, Warren
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-11T18:27:16Z
dc.date.available2020-05-11T18:27:16Z
dc.date.issued2020-05-08
dc.date.manuscript2020
dc.description.abstractWhile Native Americans collectively fall among the most socioeconomically marginalized groups in American society, disparities in resources and wealth among different tribes are more substantial than often assumed, and a complex array of structural and cultural factors go into accounting for these. In order to get a sense of Native American discourses and consider them in light of their historical contexts in navigating issues of self-determination in a broader capitalist society, I conduct a qualitative analysis of an array of tribal newspapers. To a large degree, these discourses show how tribes differ in their connections to the broader capitalist economy and society. I use three major theoretical ideas to sensitize and inform the analysis: Burns and LeMoyne’s concept of “prioritizing summary symbols,” Gramsci’s theory of “hegemony,” and Foucault’s notion of “problematization.” I find evidence that differences in discursive approaches to Native American problematizations and summary symbols such as “traditional” indigenous culture versus “western” capitalism, self-determination, sovereignty, and tribal economic development, reflect differences in power and privilege among tribes. Seen in a comparative and historical context, my work can help to inform how language and culture are situated in broader hegemonic struggles.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11244/324385
dc.languageen_USen_US
dc.subjectNative Americanen_US
dc.subjectself-determinationen_US
dc.subjecttribal economic developmenten_US
dc.subjectprioritizing summary symbolsen_US
dc.subjectcultural hegemonyen_US
dc.subjectproblematizationsen_US
dc.subjectpower and privilegeen_US
dc.thesis.degreeMaster of Artsen_US
dc.titleNative American Hegemonic Struggle and Problematizations: Exploring the Connections between Tribal Socioeconomic Disparities and Differences in Power and Place within Capitalist Societyen_US
ou.groupCollege of Arts and Sciences::Department of Sociologyen_US
shareok.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7134-2348en_US

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