GRI 431 - Indigenous Representations in Film

(3 units) CO10, CO13

Film and the construction of Indianness and indigeneity in culture; Indigenous film and cultural resistance and resurgence

Prerequisite(s): General Education courses (CO1-CO3) completed; at least 3 courses from CO4-CO8 completed; Junior or Senior standing. Recommended preparation: ETS 280.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Spring

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. demonstrate knowledge of the complex history of representations of indigenous peoples in film and some of its many genres.
2. explain how gender, race, and related social categories intersect with attention to equity in the context of representations of indigenous peoples. (CO10; CO13)
3. analyze how contexts of colonialism and imperialism underpin and influence how film depicts indigenous peoples and cultures. (CO10; CO13)
4. identify contemporary strategies of resistance and resurgence by indigenous filmmakers. (CO10)
5. formulate and articulate arguments that synthesize course material, through writing assignments, exams, and class discussions that use course materials to theorize, model, and/or interpret texts and social relations.

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