LIT 262 - Native American Literature and Culture

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Bentley University

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As the recent successes of Dances with Wolves and Pocahontas suggest, Americans are still fascinated with American Indian culture and history. Beginning with an examination of such media images of Indians, concentrates on introducing students to the variety of literary genres ¡ª novels, stories, poems, biographies, and treaty speeches ¡ª through which Native American Indians have chosen to represent their cultures and their experiences. In reading texts such a s Love Medicin e an d Reservation Blue s and authors including Sherman Alexie, Joy Harjo, and Zitkala-Sa, we will explore how characters deal with their complicated cultural inheritance. To understand the motivations of different characters and narrators, cultural issues such as Indian spirituality, gaming practices, Ghost Dancing, captivity, adoption, and ritualistic war practices will also be addressed.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bentley.edu

Phone Number:

(800) 523-2354

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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