[DCRM-L] Help with problem subject heading

[Matthew C. Haugen]

I see LCSH also has "Noble savage in literature" as a separate heading. So
if a work is about that literary trope/stock character, perhaps:

Indigenous peoples in literature [or art, motion pictures, opera, popular
culture]

Or if it's about the use of such stock characters by a specific author,
e.g.

Burroughs, Edgar Rice, $d 1875-1950 $x Characters $x Indigenous peoples.

A lot of similar named stock character types or stereotypes don't seem to
be established in LCSH, but insofar as there is any remaining literary
warrant for the current terminology as a named stereotype with works about
it, maybe the existing LCSHs could be revised to call it what it is more
specifically, perhaps along the lines of a few others I see in LCSH (Model
minority stereotype, Strong black woman stereotype), e.g.:

Replace 150: $a Noble savage stereotype
Add 550: ǂw g ǂa Stereotypes (Social psychology)

Replace 150: $a Noble savage stereotype in literature
Add 550: $a Indigenous peoples in literature

Matthew


On Fri, Aug 7, 2020 at 3:15 PM Schneider, Nina <nschneider at humnet.ucla.edu>
wrote:

> Dear Jane,
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> Thank you! Ironically, all of the titles that had Noble Savage in the
> subject headings in our catalog were by Rousseau!
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> I will discuss this option with my colleagues.
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> Nina
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> *From:* DCRM-L [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] *On Behalf Of *Jane
> Wickenden
> *Sent:* Friday, August 07, 2020 11:49 AM
> *To:* DCRM Users' Group
> *Subject:* Re: [DCRM-L] Help with problem subject heading
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> Hi Bob and Nina,
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> I wonder if, in order to make the term more universal (especially given
> that the concept seems to have originated in Europe - although Rousseau
> never used the phrase, not even in French), "Indigenous peoples -
> Stereotypes (Social psychology)" would be better?
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> Geographical and / or historical sub-fields could be added as wished.
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> Best wishes,
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> Jane
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> (basking in [stereo]typical grey British summer)
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> On Fri, 7 Aug 2020 at 19:13, Bob Kosovsky <bobkosovsky at nypl.org> wrote:
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> Hi Nina,
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> What about: "Indians of North America" combined with "Stereotypes (Social
> psychology) $v United States" ?
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> All the best,
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> Bob
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> Bob Kosovsky, Ph.D. -- Librarian, Rare Books and Manuscripts,
> Music & Recorded Sound Division
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> The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts - Dorothy and Lewis
> B. Cullman Center
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> 40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023
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> On Fri, Aug 7, 2020 at 1:59 PM Schneider, Nina <nschneider at humnet.ucla.edu>
> wrote:
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> Hi all,
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> I know some of you are belong to the Facebook group to which I posted this
> question last night. I thought I should ask this group since, although not
> necessarily a rare books question, probably comes up more frequently in
> special collections.
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> Has anyone found a workaround for the LCSH term “Noble savage” that
> retains the concept/idea of the term without actually using it?
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> Strangely, there’s been faculty pushback about eliminating the subject
> heading from our records altogether, which is my preferred option.
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> Any thoughts or suggestions are welcome.
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> Nina
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> Nina M. Schneider
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Matthew C. Haugen
Rare Book Cataloger | Columbia University Libraries
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