Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Fall 2017 - FNST 329 E100

Sexuality and Gender: Indigenous Perspectives (3)

Class Number: 7836

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 5 – Dec 4, 2017: Mon, 5:30–8:20 p.m.
    Vancouver

  • Prerequisites:

    45 units.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Examines written works on sexuality and gender including the history of representations of the sexualized savage; the discussion of Indigenous concepts of gender, including discussions of two-spirit versus gay identity; homophobia and sexual violence as tools of colonization; the emancipatory potential of erotica. Students with credit for FNST 322 may not take this course for further credit.

COURSE DETAILS:

In their 2004 essay “Stolen From Our Bodies: First Nations Two-Spirits/Queers and the Journey to a Sovereign Erotic,” Cherokee scholar Qwo-Li Driskill positions the Sovereign Erotic as “wholeness healed and / or healing from the historical trauma that First Nations people continue to survive, rooted within the histories, traditions, and resistance struggles of our nations” (51). By creating narratives that centre Indigenous ways of knowing, Indigenous writers, artists, and filmmakers counteract colonial stereotypes. Analyzing how colonization “straightened” Two-Spirit and women’s roles will enable students to understand and appreciate Indigenous people’s continuing resurgence and resilience.

Grading

  • Regular attendance and participation 10%
  • Glossary Exercise (8-10 pages) 25%
  • Presentation 10%
  • Annotated Bibliography 25%
  • Final Paper (10 - 12 pages) 30%
  • Completion of all course work required to receive a course grade.

NOTES:


Students requiring accommodations as a result of a disability must contact the Centre for Students with Disabilities at 778-782-3112 or csdo@sfu.ca.     

  1. Deferred grades will be given only on the basis of authenticated medical disability.  
  2. Enrollment is prioritized and some seats are reserved for FNST program-declared and affiliated plan students. Non-FNST or affiliated plan students may contact Department Advisor at first_nations@sfu.ca for Manual Waitlist Placement. (Please submit request from your SFU email and include your SFU Student ID number.)
  3. SFU will be closed for two general holidays in the Fall 2017 term: Thanksgiving, Monday, October 9 and Remembrance Day Monday, November 13, 2017.
  4. Deferred grades will be given only on the basis of authenticated medical disability.

See also Department Undergraduate Notes below.



This page last updated:  20 July 2017.

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Benaway, Gwen. Passages.
ISBN: 9781928120087

Bird-Wilson, Lisa. Just Pretending. 
ISBN: 9781550505467

Dimaline, Cherie. The Marrow Thieves. 
ISBN: 9781770864863

Highway, Tomson. Kiss of the Fur Queen.
ISBN: 9780385258807

McKegney, Sam. Masculindians: Conversations About Indigenous Manhood.
ISBN: 9780887557620

Nicholson, Hope, ed. Love Beyond Body, Space, and Time.
ISBN: 9780993997075

Additional readings will be available on Canvas and on SFU Library Reserve.

Department Undergraduate Notes:

  1. Deferred grades will be given only on the basis of authenticated medical disability. 
  2. Students requiring accommodations as a result of a disability must contact the Centre for Students with Disabilities at 778-782-3112 or csdo@sfu.ca.
  3. Remember to check the Student Information System (SIS) at the start of the term to reconfirm your classroom location(s).
  4. All students are expected to read and understand SFU policies with regard to academic honesty and student conduct (S10).
    These policies are available at: http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student.html
  5. On occasion, announcements will be sent from first_nations@sfu.ca to your SFU Connect email.


Department of First Nations Studies- Contact Info:
Webpage: www.sfu.ca/fns.
Phone: 778-782-4774
General Office: Saywell Hall (SWH) Room 9091. Burnaby Campus. (M-F, 09:00-16:30 Hrs.)
Academic Advisor's Office: SWH 9089.


For general information, program information, academic advising (appointment or program check-up; enrollment assistance*): Please email first_nations@sfu.ca.

* Students: When submitting a request or an inquiry, please email from your SFU  Connect (@sfu.ca) email and remember to include your SFU Student ID number in your email. Thank you.


Registrar Notes:

SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://students.sfu.ca/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating.  Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS