Fall 2008

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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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CRNTypeSectionTimeDays Location  Instructor
50142  lecture- discussion  11:00 AM - 12:15 PM TR  room 327
Gregory Hall 
Wilson, L 
3 hours
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