Course Info: CSI-0232

CourseCSI-0232 Indigenous Peoples and Places
Long TitleIndigenous Peoples and Places: How Lines Are Drawn
Term2021S
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Meeting Info on T,TH from 6:00-7:20
FacultyRobert Caldwell
Capacity23
Available16
Waitlist0
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Additional InfoThis course is fully remote. Students in this course can expect to spend 6 to 8 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time.
Description

What is indigenous space? What is a traditional cultural place? What constitutes "Indian Country" today? What is the relationship between land base and sovereignty? How has space been contested? How have Natives and settler-colonists conceived land and territory over time? This course is designed to introduce students to geographies of Native America including, culture areas, the mapping of languages and polities, the history of cartography and will encourage students to think critically about colonization/decolonization.