Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Spring 2022 - INDG 402W E100

Discourses of Indigenous Peoples (3)

Class Number: 5960

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 10 – Apr 11, 2022: Thu, 5:30–8:20 p.m.
    Vancouver

  • Instructor:

    June Scudeler
    jscudele@sfu.ca
    Office: TBA
    Office Hours: Thursday 3:30-4:30

  • Prerequisites:

    60 units and one of INDG (or FNST) 101 or INDG (or FNST) 201W.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Style and content of Indigenous people's discourse about their culture, world view, history and matters affecting their lives. Includes the analysis of selections from Indigenous oral literature, autobiography, expository writing, modern poetry and fiction. Students with credit for INDG (or FNST) 402 or FNST 402W may not take this course for further credit. Writing.

COURSE DETAILS:

While settler society has historically positioned Indigenous people as savage and impeding “progress,” Indigenous people use expressive cultures to assert self-determination and ways of knowing. We will analyze Indigenous contemporary Indigenous film, literature, and performance to understand how Indigenous people are centring themselves through gender and sexuality, urban and rez spaces, and in unexpected and path-clearing ways.

 

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

Upon satisfactory completion of the course, students will be able to:

  • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of Indigenous literary nationalism
  • Critically evaluate how Indigenous creators counteract discourses of Indigenous deficiency
  • Improve their written, oral, communication skills by communicating their analyses of how Indigenous peoples create their own narratives
  • Find sources and conduct research on Indigenous literatures, performance, film and ways of knowing

Grading

  • Participation 15%
  • Presentation 20%
  • Paper Proposal (3 pages) 15%
  • Talking Stick Review 4 pages 20%
  • Research paper 8-10 pages 30%

NOTES:

Course texts will be available at the SFU Bookstore but you can also order through Indigenous bookstores https://www.massybooks.com/ and https://irondogbooks.com/

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Dimaline, Cherie. Empire of Wild
ISBN: 9780735277182

Morgan, Jas. nîtisânak
ISBN: 978-0-9940471-7-5

Pico, Tommy. Nature Poem 
ISBN: 978-1-941040-63-8

Whitehead, Joshua, ed. Love After the End: An Anthology of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction 9781551528113


ISBN: 9781551527253

Moreno-Garcia, Silvia. Certain Dark Things 9781250785589


Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

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TEACHING AT SFU IN SPRING 2022

Teaching at SFU in spring 2022 will involve primarily in-person instruction, with safety plans in place.  Some courses will still be offered through remote methods, and if so, this will be clearly identified in the schedule of classes.  You will also know at enrollment whether remote course components will be “live” (synchronous) or at your own pace (asynchronous).

Enrolling in a course acknowledges that you are able to attend in whatever format is required.  You should not enroll in a course that is in-person if you are not able to return to campus, and should be aware that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes.

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who may need class or exam accommodations, including in the context of remote learning, are advised to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112) as early as possible in order to prepare for the spring 2022 term.