AMST 245
Introduction to Native American and Indigenous Studies Fall 2017
Division II Exploring Diversity Initiative
Cross-listed HIST 255 / ANTH 245 / WGSS 247
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What does it mean to acknowledge the literal land we stand upon–in Williamstown and beyond–as the occupied territory of indigenous peoples? This course strives to answer that question by offering an introduction to the histories, politics, knowledges, and arts of indigenous peoples across the Americas and Native Pacific. Foregrounding the ways in which indigenous peoples have resisted, refused, and reimagined ongoing histories of settler colonialism, we will survey scholarship in the interdisciplinary field of Native American and Indigenous Studies. By analyzing such scholarship alongside a range of primary sources–including historical documents, literature, film, visual art, music, and social media–we will examine the complex interweavings of indigeneity, race, gender, and sexuality. Throughout the course, we will discuss topics of both past and present importance, such as environmental justice, cultural representation, and self-determination. Providing critical perspectives on power dynamics within contexts of settler colonialism, this course satisfies the Exploring Diversity Initiative (EDI) requirement.
The Class: Format: seminar
Limit: 19
Expected: 19
Class#: 1026
Grading: no pass/fail option, no fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: one 2- to 3-page response paper, one 5- to 6-page analytical essay, one 8- to 10- page research paper, weekly Glow posts, and regular class participation
Extra Info: may not be taken on a pass/fail basis; not available for the fifth course option
Prerequisites: none
Enrollment Preferences: AMST majors
Distributions: Division II Exploring Diversity Initiative
Notes: This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
AMST 245 Division II HIST 255 Division II ANTH 245 Division II WGSS 247 Division II
Attributes: AMST Comp Studies in Race, Ethnicity, Diaspora
LATS Comparative Race + Ethnic Studies Electives

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