HIST 664: Indigenous North America

HIST 664-001: Indigenous North America
(Fall 2023)

04:30 PM to 07:10 PM R

Innovation Hall 316

Section Information for Fall 2023

Modern Native American and Indigenous history is far more than just the history of the land loss or the suppression of culture and language. Indeed, Native peoples in the United States share fascinating stories of cultural survival despite histories of violence and genocide. Theirs is a story of changing ideas about the world and our place it in. It is the story of work, politics, and migration. But it is also a story of turmoil. It is a story of lives cut short and lands lost, of children stolen, of oppression and discrimination. And ultimately, it is a story of survival. How have Indigenous peoples in the United States navigated the turbulent centuries of American settler colonialism since 1800? And how have they remade themselves into the vibrant and richly diverse peoples that they are in the present? This course explores recent historiographical debates in the field of Modern U.S. Indigenous history. It seeks to situate Indigenous peoples within the broader context of U.S. cultural, social, and political history. Delving deep into a vibrant, exciting, and robust conversation about Indigenous histories of culture, genocide and survival in the United States, this course introduces students to various historical methodologies for working with Indigenous peoples, including the use of ethnohistorical methodologies, Indigenous literatures, oral histories, and individual biographies. We will also discuss the politics of Indigenous history and the ethics of conducting research with Indigenous peoples.

 

HIST 664 DL1 is a distance education section that meets synchronously. Students should expect to meet on the day and time scheduled.

Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Examines recent historiographical debates in the field of US Indigenous history and situates Indigenous peoples within the broader context of US cultural, social, and political history. Introduces students to various historical methodologies for working with Indigenous peoples as well as the politics of Indigenous history. May not be repeated for credit.
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Seminar
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

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