Representing the Massacre of American Indians at Wounded Knee, 1890-2000

by Susan Forsyth

Forsyth (literature, U. of Essex) examines accounts of the massacre by both Indian and white sources. They include Oscar Howe's late-1950s painting Wounded Knee Massacre , immediate responses by friends and neighbors, memory and representation by survivors and collectors, the circular official record by officers and gentlemen, autobiographies and amanuenses, fictional narratives by novelists and moviemakers, and museums and monuments by American Indian activists. She highlights the motivation and context of each representation. The volume is high quality. The text is double spaced. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

258 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 2003