Spring 2024 - INDG 402W D100

Discourses of Indigenous Peoples (3)

Class Number: 4478

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Mon, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Instructor:

    June Scudeler
    jscudele@sfu.ca
    Office: SWH 9077
    Office Hours: Monday 1pm - 2pm
  • 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:

Tradition is a powerful value in Indigenous communities that carries Indigenous ways of knowing from the past into the future. But how are contemporary Indigenous peoples making new traditions when traditions are often seen as static? We’ll be analyzing texts that include alternate Métis histories, the Métis Rougarou or werewolf, the vengeance of Elk Head Woman, and the rewritings of colonial histories to resituate ideas about traditions.

Grading

  • Paper Proposal 20%
  • Final Paper 35%
  • Presentation 30%
  • Participation 15%

NOTES:

A NOTE ON DIFFICULT AND EMOTIONAL SUBJECTS

This course deals with a number of challenging and emotionally-charged issues, and some students may find the content unexpectedly stressful, especially around the discussion of ongoing colonization. Readings and films may include violence, including sexual violence. Please contact me if you have concerns about course content.

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Dimaline, Cherie. Empire of Wild. 978-0735277205

Jones, Stephen Graham. The Only Good Indians. 978-1982136468

Vowel, Chelsea. Buffalo is the New Buffalo. 978-1551528793

Weigel, Matthew James. Whitemud Walking. 978-1552454411

REQUIRED READING NOTES:

Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

SFU’s Academic Integrity website http://www.sfu.ca/students/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

RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION

Students with a faith background who may need accommodations during the term are encouraged to assess their needs as soon as possible and review the Multifaith religious accommodations website. The page outlines ways they begin working toward an accommodation and ensure solutions can be reached in a timely fashion.