This course is designed to present an in-depth examination of key moments in the history of Indigenous-settler relations and their depictions in news media, online discourses, academic texts, documentary films, fine arts, and popular culture. Students will also examine Indigenous creators’ critical responses to, and uses of, these forms of media, both in theoretical writing and creative practice. The course will provide students with an in-depth understanding of persistent colonial narratives, the means to recognize these narratives, and the analytical skills to interrogate them. Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hoursPrerequisite(s): INDG 275.3 or 12 credit units INDG courses. Note: Students with credit for INDG 370.6 cannot take INDG 375 for credit. This course is intended to build upon the critical viewing skills learned in INDG 275.3: Indigenous Peoples and Popular Imagination. Themes from this course have been included in INDG 370.6: Images of Indigenous North America in past years.
This course is designed to present an in-depth examination of key moments in the history of Indigenous-settler relations and their depictions in news media, online discourses, academic texts, documentary films, fine arts, and popular culture. Students will also examine Indigenous creators’ critical responses to, and uses of, these forms of media, both in theoretical writing and creative practice. The course will provide students with an in-depth understanding of persistent colonial narratives, the means to recognize these narratives, and the analytical skills to interrogate them. Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hoursPrerequisite(s): INDG 275.3 or 12 credit units INDG courses. Note: Students with credit for INDG 370.6 cannot take INDG 375 for credit. This course is intended to build upon the critical viewing skills learned in INDG 275.3: Indigenous Peoples and Popular Imagination. Themes from this course have been included in INDG 370.6: Images of Indigenous North America in past years.
