Colonial Mediascapes

Sensory Worlds of the Early Americas

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Native American, Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Native American Studies, History, Americas, United States, Colonial Period (1600-1775)
Cover of the book Colonial Mediascapes by , UNP - Nebraska Paperback
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9780803254411
Publisher: UNP - Nebraska Paperback Publication: April 1, 2014
Imprint: University of Nebraska Press Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9780803254411
Publisher: UNP - Nebraska Paperback
Publication: April 1, 2014
Imprint: University of Nebraska Press
Language: English

In colonial North and South America, print was only one way of communicating. Information in various forms flowed across the boundaries between indigenous groups and early imperial settlements. Natives and newcomers made speeches, exchanged gifts, invented gestures, and inscribed their intentions on paper, bark, skins, and many other kinds of surfaces. No one method of conveying meaning was privileged, and written texts often relied on nonwritten modes of communication.

 

Colonial Mediascapes examines how textual and nontextual literatures interacted in colonial North and South America. Extending the textual foundations of early American literary history, the editors bring a wide range of media to the attention of scholars and show how struggles over modes of communication intersected with conflicts over religion, politics, race, and gender. This collection of essays by major historians, anthropologists, and literary scholars demonstrates that the European settlement of the Americas and European interaction with Native peoples were shaped just as much by communication challenges as by traditional concerns such as religion, economics, and resources.

 

 

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

In colonial North and South America, print was only one way of communicating. Information in various forms flowed across the boundaries between indigenous groups and early imperial settlements. Natives and newcomers made speeches, exchanged gifts, invented gestures, and inscribed their intentions on paper, bark, skins, and many other kinds of surfaces. No one method of conveying meaning was privileged, and written texts often relied on nonwritten modes of communication.

 

Colonial Mediascapes examines how textual and nontextual literatures interacted in colonial North and South America. Extending the textual foundations of early American literary history, the editors bring a wide range of media to the attention of scholars and show how struggles over modes of communication intersected with conflicts over religion, politics, race, and gender. This collection of essays by major historians, anthropologists, and literary scholars demonstrates that the European settlement of the Americas and European interaction with Native peoples were shaped just as much by communication challenges as by traditional concerns such as religion, economics, and resources.

 

 

More books from Colonial Period (1600-1775)

Cover of the book The Crossroads of American History and Literature by
Cover of the book Dr. Andrew Turnbull and The New Smyrna Colony of Florida by
Cover of the book Red, White, and Black Make Blue by
Cover of the book A Kids Guide to American History - Volume 2: Trail of Tears to the California Gold Rush by
Cover of the book Community without Consent by
Cover of the book Clothing through American History: The British Colonial Era by
Cover of the book Cardigan by
Cover of the book The Development of British Light Infantry by
Cover of the book Burgoyne's Invasion of 1777 by
Cover of the book The Lost Rocks: The Dare Stones and the Unsolved Mystery of Sir Walter Raleigh's Lost Colony by
Cover of the book Scouting with Daniel Boone by
Cover of the book The City-State of Boston by
Cover of the book Colonial America: An Encyclopedia of Social, Political, Cultural, and Economic History by
Cover of the book The Birth of the Republic, 1763-89, Fourth Edition by
Cover of the book John Forbes: Scotland, Flanders and the Seven Years' War, 1707-1759 by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy