Legacy Course Catalog
ENGL 583A - Native American Literature And Criticism
| Effectivity: | 08/20/2007 - 12/15/2007 @ Purdue West Lafayette Traditional |
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| Credits: | 3 |
| Instructional Types: | Lec |
| Usually Offered: | fal spr |
| Short Title: | Native Lit/Crit |
| Description: | Just last year, Nasdijj, a self-described "Navajo" writer who had grown to some acclaim in literary circles, was exposed as a fraud, touching off renewed interest in questions of identity and authenticity in Native literary studies. This course will look at texts published since 1968, when N. Scott Momaday's groundbreaking novel House Made of Dawn appeared, in order to think about how the "Nativeness" of Native American literature has been defined and redefined in the intervening decades. Along with literary texts, we will read selected criticism and theory from diverse perspectives, including postmodern, nationalist/tribalist, formalist, feminist, mixedblood, and ethnographic approaches to Native texts. The novel as a genre has been particularly appealing to contemporary Native writers, but we will also read some poetry and autobiography. Potential authors for the syllabus include James Welch (Blackfeet), LeAnne Howe (Choctaw), Thomas King (Cherokee), N. Scott Momaday (Kiowa), Joy Harjo (Muskokee), Sherman Alexie (Spokane-Coeur d'Alene), Louise Erdrich (Turtle Mountain Ojibwe), and others. This course will be of interest to graduate students working in contemporary American literature, as well as ethnic and postcolonial studies. Major assignments will include oral presentations, an annotated bibliography or book review, a 15-page final paper. Prior knowledge of Native literature is not required to be successful in this course, but students should be prepared to read and research widely and deeply, and to enter the field in an informed, responsible way. Please contact the professor via email < njp@purdue.edu > if you have any questions about the course. |
| School: | College Of Liberal Arts |
| Department: | English |
| Credit By Exam: | NO |
| Repeatable Flag: | YES |
| Max Repeatable Credits: | 9.00 |
| Temporary Flag: | YES |
| Full Time Privilege Flag: | NO |
| Honors Flag: | NO |
| Variable Title Flag: | NO |
Fall 2007 *** indicates the course was still an active course and was transferred to the Banner Catalog effective Spring 2008. This course was not expired Fall 2007.
