ENGL 24104 - Comparative Indigenous Literature

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

English

Description:

This unit pays particular attention to works by Aboriginal Australian, New Zealand Maori and Native North American peoples. Students examine cultural, spiritual and socio-political issues arising from the creation and production of Indigenous literatures, as well as our own mainstream socially and historically conditioned readings of them. The unit focuses on the dynamic use of language in Indigenous oral and written literatures and the development of forms of language better suited to their purposes than those traditionally promulgated by mainstream Western society. Texts include Keri Hulme's The Bone People, Roberta Syke's Snake Cradle and Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nd.edu

Phone Number:

(574) 631-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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