Category Archives: film

Imagining the Construct

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

Bloodletting as Metaphor As a sophomore in college I was introduced to George Herbert Mead and felt inspired by the notion that we create a social self that we present to the social world, and that the social self is … Continue reading →

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Thinking about Media

Posted on October 3, 2010 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

The Social Community Today’s blog is a departure from science and an extension of my discussions about film.

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The Liminal Space Continued

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

The Liminal Space Continued As Rachel and I deconstructed the film Reel Injun and liminal space I thought about the films that avoid the tropes of old, as noted in yesterday’s blog post.

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Filming with Broad Strokes

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

The Liminal Space My daughter Rachel and I went to see the new documentary Reel Injun last evening, a film about Indians in cinema. It’s an ideal entree for an introduction for anyone unfamiliar with the boatload of books on … Continue reading →

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The identity dialectic

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

How is identity formed? In the past few months I’ve been consumed with writing about identity. Often it seems the more I read the less I know, but I carry on despite my deficits.

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Filmmaking

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

Native Americans, cinema and framing Great news feed forwards articles about native issues worldwide and I scour the site for notices about science. But today I want to focus on cinema because I read on the feed, Indigenous Peoples Issues … Continue reading →

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