The Archaeology of Race and Racialization in Historic America Charles E. Orser Jr (original) (raw)

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comment on and to reconstruct relationships imposed by colonizing powers and agents who invade and attempt to control Navajo people. But Left-Handed is far from passive in these encounters. Indeed, Brill de Ramirez interprets his narratives as forms of resistance, played out with tricksterlike finesse. Brill de Ramirez concludes her work with a discussion of ethnographies of Navajo life that she says are "more reliable and meaningful records of indigenous knowledge" because they are developed out of "enduring interpersonal relationships between Navajos storytellers and their anthropologists" (p. 170). She also urges researchers to respect indigenous conversive storytelling practices and conventions in their retellings of these encounters. Native American Life-History Narratives helps readers revisit a familiar classic in the field and encourages researchers to understand and participate in the conversive strategies of the people with whom they work to uncover the people's knowledge and meanings.

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  1. The text examines the historical and contemporary representations of race and racialization in America.
  2. Orser emphasizes the importance of material culture in understanding racial hierarchies and identities.
  3. Two case studies focus on the Irish in New York and the Chinese in California, illustrating racialization processes.
  4. The book critiques previous scholarship's focus on African Americans, advocating for a broader understanding of racialization.
  5. Orser's interdisciplinary approach incorporates insights from sociology, anthropology, and critical race theory.

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