AIS 265
Intro to American Indian Lit

Credit: 3 hours.

Introduces students to the study of American Indian literature by focusing on texts by contemporary American Indian novelists, poets, and playwrights. Over the course of the semester, students will consider how indigenous aesthetics shape narrative in addition to examining how American Indian authors engage the legacies of colonization and the histories of their tribal communities through their stories. Same as ENGL 265.

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CRN	Type	Section	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
50142	lecture- discussion	E	12:30 PM - 01:50 PM	TR	room 300 Lincoln Hall	Byrd, J
3 hours This course introduces students to study of American Indian literature by focusing on texts by contemporary American Indian novelists, poets, and playwrights. Over the course of the semester, students will consider how indigenous aesthetics shape narrative in addition to examining how American Indian authors engage the legacies of colonization and the histories of their tribal communities through their stories. By reading American Indian literatures as creative works that offer insights into decolonial imaginations, students will consider what role literature plays in indigenous resurgence and survivance as well as engage broader questions about the importance of national literatures and intellectual sovereignty for American Indian nations. Same as ENGL 265

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AIS 265Intro to American Indian Lit

AIS 265
Intro to American Indian Lit