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Explains the origins and evolution of American Indian Studies as a program, placing it within the historical, political, social and cultural context in which it developed. Students will learn why a multi-disciplinary approach can be beneficial to the understanding of American Indian experiences in North America. This course explores the different sets of knowledge produced by and about American Indians and the complicated relationship between American Indians and the United States government. By interrogating representations of American Indian identity, this course will engage students in discussions about the complexity of race, self-representation, and cultural politics

Study of the intellectual and social origins of the discipline known as African American Studies. Key concepts, themes, and theories of the discipline will be discussed in the class.

An interdisciplinary approach to historicizing the Latino experience in U.S. history. The course examines the political and cultural dynamics of Puerto Ricans, Mexicans, Cubans, and Dominicans within an historical context sensitive to changes and continuities in American history.

Study of a variety of works, including traditional tales and lyrics, tale cycles, novels, poems, and memoirs, produced by Native Americans from historical beginnings to the present. Cross-listed with ENGL 242