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100 1 a| Bryan, Janie,e| author.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

245 10 a| Antiseptic humor :b| using comedy to confront realities and refute stereotypes in the works of Sherman Alexie /c| by Janie Lynn Bryan.;

264 1 a| [Greenville, N.C.] :b| [East Carolina University],c| 2015.;

300 a| 72 pages;

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502 b| M.A.c| East Carolina Universityd| 2015.;

500 a| Presented to the faculty of the Department of English.;

500 a| Advisor: Su-ching Huang.;

500 a| Title from PDF t.p. (viewed September 29, 2015).;

520 3 a| Sherman Alexie, a Native American author of poems, novels, plays, and film uses humor to expose and to explore lingering cultural stereotypes affecting people of Native American ancestry. These stereotypes often conflict with their actual identity and mainstream society's ambiguous expectations of them in modern life. Analyzing various genres from his works, I propose that Alexie's works include both positive and negative stereotypes not only to teach but also to delight. With observation and wit, Alexie refutes prevailing cross-tribal stereotypes of alcoholism, spirituality, and residence of Indian reservations, and he confronts the deeper, serious social problems that are bypassed by such stereotyping. Like a doctor designing a treatment plan for a chronic care patient, Alexie approaches the stereotypical views of Native Americans by identifying symptoms and providing antiseptic humor to help heal the pain caused by prejudices suffered by Native Americans on and off the reservations.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references.;

600 10 a| Alexie, Sherman,d| 1966-x| Criticism and interpretation.=| ^A360044;

650 0 a| Stereotypes (Social psychology) in literature.=| ^A143814;

650 0 a| Indians of North Americav| Humor.=| ^A680371;

650 0 a| Indians in literature.=| ^A51408;

650 0 a| Humor in literature.=| ^A404127;

653 a| Literature;

653 a| Native American studies;

653 a| Multicultural literature;

653 a| Native American literature;

653 a| Native Americans;

653 a| Reservations;

700 1 a| Huang, Su-ching,e| degree supervisor.=| ^A627117;

710 2 a| East Carolina University.b| Department of English.=| ^A641948;

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Antiseptic humor : using comedy to confront realities and refute stereotypes in the works of Sherman Alexie / by Janie Lynn Bryan.

Author/creator	Bryan, Janie author.
Other author	Huang, Su-ching, degree supervisor.
Other author	East Carolina University. Department of English.
Format	Theses and dissertations
Publication	[Greenville, N.C.] : [East Carolina University], 2015.
Description	72 pages
Supplemental Content	Access via ScholarShip
Subjects	Alexie, Sherman, 1966---Criticism and interpretation. Stereotypes (Social psychology) in literature. Indians of North America--Humor. Indians in literature. Humor in literature.

Summary	Sherman Alexie, a Native American author of poems, novels, plays, and film uses humor to expose and to explore lingering cultural stereotypes affecting people of Native American ancestry. These stereotypes often conflict with their actual identity and mainstream society's ambiguous expectations of them in modern life. Analyzing various genres from his works, I propose that Alexie's works include both positive and negative stereotypes not only to teach but also to delight. With observation and wit, Alexie refutes prevailing cross-tribal stereotypes of alcoholism, spirituality, and residence of Indian reservations, and he confronts the deeper, serious social problems that are bypassed by such stereotyping. Like a doctor designing a treatment plan for a chronic care patient, Alexie approaches the stereotypical views of Native Americans by identifying symptoms and providing antiseptic humor to help heal the pain caused by prejudices suffered by Native Americans on and off the reservations.
General note	Presented to the faculty of the Department of English.
General note	Advisor: Su-ching Huang.
General note	Title from PDF t.p. (viewed September 29, 2015).
Dissertation note	M.A. East Carolina University 2015.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references.
Technical details	System requirements: Adobe Reader.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Antiseptic humor : using comedy to confront realities and refute stereotypes in the works of Sherman Alexie / by Janie Lynn Bryan.

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