Semester:
Fall
Offered:
2023
Professor: Daniel Justice
M, W - 10:30am to 11:45am
Indigenous literatures are not simply subsets of settler national literatures—they have deep roots in their respective homelands, through which storytellers, scholars, artists, activists, and visionaries have explored and articulated their own imaginative, political, and relational concerns and commitments. From codices and winter counts to wampum belts, totem poles, medical formulae books, songs, treaties, letters, autobiographies, histories, poems, stories, novels, podcasts, comic books, plays, and many other expressive forms, Indigenous literatures across the world are as varied in aesthetic concern and literary technique as in political, cultural, and historical context. And while necessarily grappling with the violence of colonialism, Indigenous literatures extend far beyond the limitations of the settler imaginary. This introductory course will connect students with a range of key Indigenous texts and issues as well as critical work about the field from English, Indigenous Studies, and related disciplines, framed through four key themes: sovereignty, land, kinship, and futurity.
M, W - 10:30am to 11:45am
Indigenous literatures are not simply subsets of settler national literatures—they have deep roots in their respective homelands, through which storytellers, scholars, artists, activists, and visionaries have explored and articulated their own imaginative, political, and relational concerns and commitments. From codices and winter counts to wampum belts, totem poles, medical formulae books, songs, treaties, letters, autobiographies, histories, poems, stories, novels, podcasts, comic books, plays, and many other expressive forms, Indigenous literatures across the world are as varied in aesthetic concern and literary technique as in political, cultural, and historical context. And while necessarily grappling with the violence of colonialism, Indigenous literatures extend far beyond the limitations of the settler imaginary. This introductory course will connect students with a range of key Indigenous texts and issues as well as critical work about the field from English, Indigenous Studies, and related disciplines, framed through four key themes: sovereignty, land, kinship, and futurity.