Black and Indigenous Foundations of U.S. Society
AFAM 232
Spring 2020 not offered
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The United States of America rests upon the historic dispossession of indigenous lands and the enslavement of bodies. Our course will chart how these two forces created enduring logics--elimination and alienation--that continue to structure U.S. society. Discussion topics will include whiteness, indigenous slavery, structural racism, settler colonialism, strategies of resistance, and alternative models of belonging and kinship. |
Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS AFAM |
Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (HRAD-MN) |
Major Readings:
Jack D. Forbes, AFRICANS AND NATIVE AMERICANS: THE LANGUAGE OF RACE AND THE EVOLUTION OF RED-BLACK PEOPLES Jodi A. Byrd, THE TRANSIT OF EMPIRE: INDIGENOUS CRITIQUES OF COLONIALISM Tiya Miles, TIES THAT BIND: THE STORY OF AN AFRO-CHEROKEE FAMILY IN SLAVERY AND FREEDOM David Chang, THE COLOR OF THE LAND: RACE, NATION, AND THE POLITICS OF LANDOWNERSHIP IN OKLAHOMA, 1832-1929 Toni Morrison, A MERCY
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Examinations and Assignments: Weekly response papers, 3-4 page primary source analysis, in class presentation, and an 10-15 page final research paper. |
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