Course Catalog Information (24-25)
NAIS 15
Native American Literature
Course Description
This course is a study of historical and contemporary literature written by Native Americans. Students will analyze fiction and non-fiction through oral traditions, stories, poetry, plays, and memoirs. The course will also examine the historical, social, and political contexts of Native American literature, with a focus on issues of Native identity, culture, and worldview.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate their abilities to analyze Native American traditional and contemporary forms of literature within social, historical, and tribal cultural contexts.
- Compare and contrast the literature of Native American cultural traditions, including American Indian adaptation and accommodation to Euro-centric literature forms.
- Think critically about the effects of race/ethnicity, racialization, ethnocentrism, and colonialism on Native American lived experiences, struggles for religious freedom, and resistance and accommodation as they pertain to the impact on historic and current concepts of identity and sovereignty expressed in Native American literature.
- Research local organizations that support the goals of Native American communities, and engage in community activities.
Course Details
- Units
- 4 Units
- Hours
- Weekly Lecture Hours: 4
- Weekly Lab Hours: 0
- Gen Ed
- General Education Class
- Program Status
- Program Applicable
- Credit
- Credit - Degree Applicable
- Transferability
- Transferable to both UC and CSU
- Grading Method
- Letter Grading
- Formerly Statement
- Formerly ICS 46
Requisite and Advisory
- Advisory(ies)
- EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5
- Prerequisite(s)
- Corequisite(s)
Limitations on Enrollment and Entrance Skills
- Limitation(s) on Enrollment
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