ENG 335W - Native American Literature

3 CR

In this course students will be introduced to works by Penobscot, Kiowa, Cree, Lakota, Navaho, Coueur d’Alene, etc. writers. The class will discuss what it means to be labeled Native American, Indian, or Aborigine. The class will look at the clash of cultures between Europeans and the peoples with whom they came into contact in what came to be the United States. The class will also look at the distinct cultures covered by the label “Native American.” We will discuss the use and abuse of stereotype.

Prerequisite(s): ENG 102W.