Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

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HIST 0391

Native American / Imagination

Native Americans in the American Imagination
In this interdisciplinary seminar, we will examine the changing image of Native Americans in American popular culture from 1800-2000. Through novels, plays, films, photography, advertisements, amusements, sport-team mascots, and museum displays, we will trace and analyze how the American Indian has been defined, appropriated, and represented popularly to Americans from the early republic to the turn of the twenty-first century. We will consider how American popular culture has used over time the image of the American Indian to symbolize national concerns and to forge a national American identity. 3 hrs. sem.
Subject:
History
Department:
History
Division:
Humanities
Requirements Fulfilled:
AMR HIS NOR

Sections

Spring 2020

HIST0391A-S20 Seminar (Hart)

Spring 2018

HIST0391A-S18 Seminar (Hart)

Spring 2016

HIST0391A-S16 Seminar (Hart)

Spring 2014

HIST0391A-S14 Seminar (Hart)

Spring 2012

HIST0391A-S12 Seminar (Hart)

Spring 2009

HIST0391A-S09 Seminar (Hart)