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Academic Year 2005/2006

Native American Peoples of the Southwest
AMST 274 FA
Crosslistings:
ANTH 274

This class examines Native American cultures of the Southwest. The class focuses both on the historical backgrounds of these peoples as well as current issues facing the many communities. We will engage with these issues through a focus on the philosophical underpinnings of their beliefs as well as through the use of language as a lens to understand frameworks of meaning that circulate among the various cultures of the Southwest.

MAJOR READINGS

Trudy Griffin-Pierce, NATIVE PEOPLES OF THE SOUTHWEST
Keith Basso, WISDOM SITS IN PLACES
Alfonso Oritz, TEWA WORLD
Gary Witherspoon, LANGUAGE AND ART IN THE NAVAJO UNIVERSE
Peter Whiteley, RETHINKING HOPI ETHNOGRAPHY

Additional materials on reserve.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Mid term and final exams; four short papers

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS AMST    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-30-2006

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