AMST 325
Capitalism in Indian Country Spring 2014
Division II
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Indigenous people are often imagined as somehow outside of capitalism, whether consigned to a distant past, or imagined as living anachronisms in relation to contemporary capitalism. In this course, we will work against these assumptions, examining the historical development of capitalism in North America in relation to indigenous places and communities. Through our focus on capitalism in Indian country, we will examine the roots of American property law, wage labor, and large-scale production on Native lands, and Native peoples who were capitalists in their own right. We will examine the histories of political and economic dependency, and ask questions about how “development” has been defined and practiced over Native communities. We will also look closely at the long history of Native land struggles, and links between capital accumulation and ecological destruction. Our economic focus will help us approach the ways the Native peoples have survived colonialism.
The Class: Format: seminar
Limit: 20
Expected: 15
Class#: 3865
Grading: OPG
Requirements/Evaluation: evaluation will be based on class participation, group work, and a semester-long research paper (10-15 pages)
Extra Info: may not be taken on a pass/fail basis
Prerequisites: prior courses in American Studies or permission of instructor; not open to first year students
Enrollment Preferences: American Studies majors
Distributions: Division II
Attributes: AMST Comp Studies in Race, Ethnicity, Diaspora
AMST Space and Place Electives

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