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SOAN0221A-S12

Indigenous Peoples of Americas

Indigenous Peoples of the Americas
This course introduces students to the indigenous peoples of North and South America, from before European conquest to the present. Following a brief look at the mound-builders of North America, we will explore the connection between social stratification, religious ideology, and imperial expansion in the political economy of the Aztecs and the Incas. Ethnographies of Quechua peasants in the Peruvian Andes, Yanomami Indians in the Amazon, and Oglala Sioux in the Dakotas will show how contemporary Native Americans are dealing with the never-ending process of colonialism. How Europeans have imagined indigenous peoples has had a profound impact on how the latter defend themselves. The resulting images of authenticity and resistance have always been double-edged. The course will conclude with the debate over the reservation paradigm in the U.S. Limited places available for students to satisfy the College writing requirement. (Formerly SOAN 0321) 3 hrs. lect./disc.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
22094
Subject Code:
SOAN
Course Number:
0221
Section Identifier:
A

Course

SOAN 0221

All Sections in Spring 2012

Spring 2012

SOAN0221A-S12 Lecture (Stoll)
SOAN0221B-S12 Lecture (Stoll)