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3.00 Credits
Not offered in the period from 08F through 10S One of the key goals of Native American Studies is to re-center the representation of Indians from the perspective of Native American peoples and communities. This course will examine the structural and disciplinary constraints that prevent this goal from being realized, as well as the potential intellectual downfalls of this goal. In particular, the course will explore the critiques of academic representation and research practices offered by contemporary Native American scholars and place them in dialogue with scholars from the 'dominant' disciplines that study Indians-anthropology, history, and literatureOpen to all classes. Dist: SOC; WCult: CI. Ranco.
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Not offered in the period from 08F through 10S This class will explore how communities of color have responded to the incidence, causes, and effects of environmental racism. Special attention will be given to how the critiques offered by these communities challenge the knowledge and procedural forms of justice embedded in environmental policy in the United States. Case studies will be drawn from readings on African-Americans, European-Americans, Chicano and Latino Americans, and Native Americans. Open to all classes. Dist: SOC; WCult: CI. Ranco.
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First-Year Seminars in Native American Studies
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3.00 Credits
08F, 09F: 10 The growing field of Native American Studies is concerned with topics and discourse found in a range of academic disciplines. However, the field itself is not defined by or limited to one discrete area of study. This course provides an overview of the diverse ways that Native American Studies engages the relevant intellectual and cultural questions of tribal expression, identity, traditional thought, continuity, and sovereignty. We will explore readings in the areas of: literature and literary theory, philosophy, visual arts, anthropology, philosophy of history, cultural production and criticism, and political discourse. The unifying purpose of the course is to gain familiarity with the languages of several disciplines, and to examine how their discourses are used to promote or inhibit the ongoing project of colonialism. Open to all classes. Dist: SOC; WCult: CI. Palmer.
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3.00 Credits
09S, 10S: 2 In 09S, Bear Clan Texts. In Athabascan homelands, in Iroquoia, or in Siberia-wherever Ursidae (order: Carnivora) finds a natural habitat, the indigenous peoples of these geographical regions honor and acknowledge the Bear's powers of healing, strength, and protection. This course engages various textual forms that feature Bear imagery in traditional stories, songs, ritual representations, and in various textual vehicles that transmit sacred and practical knowledge. The texts we will consider appear in genres of ethnopoetics, performative narratives, nature writing, some early ethnographic accounts and recordings, recent environmental literature, and in the contemporary poetry and prose of several Native American authors.Open to Juniors and Seniors with written permission of the instructor. Dist: LIT; WCult: NW. Palmer.
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3.00 Credits
09W: 2A 09S, 10S: 10A In 09W, American Odysseys: Lewis and Clark, Native Americans and the New Nation ( Identical to History 96, Section 1). From 2004-2006, the United States commemorated the Lewis and Clark Expedition, in which the "Corps of Discovery" led by Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark completed a remarkable odyssey, journeying from St. Louis across the "new" American West, to the Pacific Ocean, and back. Like the Columbian Quincentennial of 1992, this anniversary needs to be considered from a variety of perspectives, to try and understand the different experiences and meanings of the event for the various people involved. The expedition ushered in a new world for both the young United States and the Indian peoples of the American West. This seminar will examine the context, experiences, and repercussions of the expedition. We will focus on the journals Lewis and Clark recordeOpen to Juniors and Seniors with written permission of the instructor. Dist: SOC; WCult: W. Calloway. In 09S and 10S, Contemporary Aboriginal Politics in Canada ( Identical to Government 86, Section 16, pending faculty approval). Since 1982, the rights of the Aboriginal peoples in Canada have been entrenched in the second part of the Canadian Constitution. Section 35(1) reads: "The existing Aboriginal and treaty rights of the Aboriginal peoples of Canada are hereby recognized and affirmed." Unfortunately for Aboriginal peoples, section 35 rights have largely been determined by the Supreme Court of Canada and not through a dialogical political process. The purpose of this seminar is to explore contemporary Aboriginal politics in Canada and gain a greater understanding of the complex nature of the Aboriginal-Canadian state legal and political relationship.Open to Juniors and Seniors with written permission of the instructor. Dist: SOC; WCult: CI. Turner.
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3.00 Credits
All Terms: Arrange This course is designed for students who wish to pursue in depth some subject in Native American Studies not currently offered at the College. Students may not register for independent study until they have discussed their topic with the instructor, and have a course permission card signed by the Chair. Please consult the rules and regulations for NAS 85 in the Program office. Prerequisite: at least two Native American Studies courses. The Chair.
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3.00 Credits
All Terms: Arrange This course is designed for a student who wishes to research a particular problem in greater depth than is possible in an Independent Study course (NAS 85). The Chair must give approval, and a faculty advisor will be assigned to each student to supervise the work through regular class meetings. Usually a formal paper embodying the results of the research is required. A student wishing to enroll in this course must first discuss the topic with a faculty member, who will serve as research advisor, and then submit a formal research proposal to the Program. Prerequisite: at least three Native American Studies courses. The Chair.
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3.00 Credits
All Terms: Arrange This course is open only to majors and double majors by arrangement with the Chair. The course requires the completion of a formal thesis. Please consult the rules for this course in the Native American Studies Program office. Prerequisite: Native American Studies 85, 86, and permission of the Chair of the program and the faculty member who will be advising the student. The Chair.
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3.00 Credits
08F: 12 (subject to change) In 08F, What is Theory Since the beginnings of the 20th Century, critical theory has slowly transformed the study of literature. This course examines some of the major texts in the field, including the roots of contemporary critical practices in philosophy, linguis-tics, and semiotics, as well as some of the latest, "cutting edge" applications of theory to all kinds of cultural "objects": texts, films, clothes, bodies, genders, identities, buildings, cities, nations, etc. Works by Saussure, Jakobson, Foucault, Lacan, Benjamin, Derrida, Hegel, Butler, and others. Open to MA candidates only. Warre
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