Examination of the legal and cultural construction of what it means to be Indigenous in historical and contemporary cross-cultural contexts. Taking as a starting point that indigeneity is simultaneously constructed globally and locally, the course will examine diverse themes, including the politics of Indigenous recognition; Indigenous cosmopolitics; indigenous social movements; and questions of performing indigeneity, "authenticity" and predicaments of Indigenous political, social, and economic empowerment.
Examination of the legal and cultural construction of what it means to be Indigenous in historical and contemporary cross-cultural contexts. Taking as a starting point that indigeneity is simultaneously constructed globally and locally, the course will examine diverse themes, including the politics of Indigenous recognition; Indigenous cosmopolitics; indigenous social movements; and questions of performing indigeneity, "authenticity" and predicaments of Indigenous political, social, and economic empowerment.
