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Class number:
2987
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Title: Contemp Native American Lit |
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Department: English |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Lecture |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: No |
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Grading Basis: Regular |
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Units: 1.00 |
| Enrollment limited to 25 |
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Current enrollment: 9 |
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Available seats: 16 |
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Start date: Tuesday, January 20, 2026 |
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End date: Friday, May 8, 2026 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: MW: 1:30PM-2:45PM, 115V - 106 |
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Instructor(s): Pokross, Benjamin |
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Prerequisite(s): None |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets Humanities Requirement |
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Note: For English Majors, this fulfils the post 1800 requirement/elective/additional literature and film course. It also fulfils the UVSJ requirement. |
Course Description:
Indigenous writers have used fiction, autobiography, and poetry to explore what it means to be a Native person today, whether that is in an urban context or on a reservation. From poetry to historical fiction to dystopian futurist science fiction, Native writers celebrate the resistance and survival that has shaped their lives and communities despite a history of colonization. In this course we will examine a selection of works by Native American writers from across the United States and Canada, using these works to gain insight into the ongoing cultural experience of Native people. |