Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Spring 2022 - INDG 110W B100

International Indigenous Lifewriting (4)

Class Number: 5951

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 10 – Apr 11, 2022: Wed, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

    Jan 10 – Apr 11, 2022: Fri, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Exploration of Indigenous forms of research and inquiry (ie. genealogies, oral story-telling, autobiographies). Examine and explore life stories of Indigenous authors from around the world. Students with credit for FNST 110W may not take this course for further credit. Writing/Breadth-Humanities.

COURSE DETAILS:

Key to Indigenous forms of research and inquiry (ie. genealogies, oral story-telling, autobiographies) is an understanding of self in relation to one’s community. Yet this understanding includes not just one community but the many communities that we have responsibilities to (family, work, place of origin, current location) including our relationship to ancestors, descendants, and the land upon which we live. This course will explore writing by Indigenous people about their lives, in countries from around the world and also in a local context. Through course work students will practice writing both standard academic analysis and self-reflective prose, to consider the rhetorical uses (and limitations) of both.

Grading

  • Participation 10%
  • Compare and Contrast Essay 25%
  • Journal (submitted twice @ 20% each) 40%
  • Personal Essay 25%

Materials

MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:

Course texts can be purchased through Massy Books or Iron Dog Books. Additional readings will be provided via Canvas.

***Note re: Course Texts: Some texts may be difficult to acquire, and only limited copies of some texts will be available via Massy or Iron Dog Books. Students are advised to order Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence via Chapters-Indigo or Amazon, and Threads of My Life directly from Theytus Books (https://www.theytus.com/Books/T/Threads-of-My-Life).

REQUIRED READING:

Pilkington, Doris. Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence. University of Queensland Press, 2013. 
ISBN: 9780702233555

Abel, Jordan. NISHGA. McClelland & Stewart, 2021.
ISBN: 9780771007910

Huamán, Hilaria Supa. Threads of My Life: The Story of Hilaria Supa Huamán, a Rural Quechua Woman. Translated by Mauricio Carlos Quintana. Theytus Press, 2008.
ISBN: 9781894778220

Anahareo. Devil in Deerskins: My Life with Grey Owl. University of Manitoba Press, 2014.
ISBN: 9780887554568

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

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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

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.