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ENGL 0320

Indigenous/SettlerColonial Lit

Indigenous and Settler Colonial Fictions
The term “settler colonialism” has gained currency recently as a way of describing the unjust displacement of indigenous peoples, the theft of their lands and resources, and the negation of native epistemologies, cultures, and histories. This course foregrounds indigenous literary voices that challenge and present alternatives to settler colonial narratives. Students will adopt a comparative approach that identifies continuities and disparities between Native American/First Nations, Mexican, Pacific Islander, South African, Palestinian, Maori, and Hawaiian depictions of indigeneity. Authors will include Haunani-Kay Trask, Leslie Marmon Silko, Oscar Zeta Acosta, Craig Santos Perez, Joy Harjo, Maxine Hong Kingston, Rigoberta Menchu, Keri Hulme, Joe Sacco, and J.M Coetzee. (Race, Empire, and Colonialism)
Subject:
English
Department:
English
Division:
Literature
Requirements Fulfilled:
CMP HIS LIT
Equivalent Courses:
ENAM 0320
LITP 0320

Sections in Spring 2004

Spring 2004

ENGL0320A-S04 Lecture (Brayton)