10 courses with the subject AIIS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
Courses not otherwise included in the catalog listing but for which there may be special needs. May be repeated for credit as often as permitted and as subject matter changes.
This course provides an interdisciplinary introduction to American Indian and Indigenous Studies, highlighting the dynamic complexity and rich diversity of Indigenous life worldwide. Centering the voices of American Indian and Indigenous scholars, intellectuals, and community members, the course invites students to explore multiple perspectives on what it means to be Indigenous and how contemporary definitions intersect, challenge, and reshape one another. The course will include different forms of learning, such as close reading, lectures, discussion, writing, and contemplative pedagogy, to deepen critical awareness. Fall.
Explores special considerations and issues in American Indian studies. Students will be introduced to a broad array of topics such as cultural appropriation, museums and repatriation, blood quantum, tribal governance and sovereignty, tribal law, Indian gaming, health and wellness issues, environmentalism, historic and contemporary issues in American Indian education. See program director.
Explores the construction of American Indian identity in Hollywood films from the silent film era through the 20th century. The “Reel” Indians produced by Hollywood say very little about Real Native peoples who not only refuse to vanish but who consistently reject their prescribed roles in the U.S. national imaginary, insisting instead on rights to rhetorical and representational sovereignty. Special attention will be paid to American Indian writers, directors and producers in the latter part of the 20th and into the 21st century who contest representational constructions of “the white man’s Indian” on the way to imagining more complex possibilities for “Real Indians” in the twenty-first century. Every year.
Courses not otherwise included in the catalog listing but for which there may be special needs. May be repeated for credit as often as permitted and as subject matter changes.
Abya-Yala is a term that has been used for thousands of years in the Guna-Tule language to refer to the Americas. It literally means “mature earth,” which challenges the colonial perspective of our continent as a young “New World.” The Aymara scholar and advocate Takir Mamani suggested the use of Abya-Yala in the 1990s, and it is currently used by native writers, activists, artists, and elders from Latin America. This trans-indigenous approach to cultural expressions from Abya-Yala includes oral, written and recorded pieces from different genres including short story, poetry, novel, songs, and cinema. Cultural Expressions from Abya-Yala will be taught with readings and videos that have been translated from native languages and Spanish. The course will be a lecture/discussion format. Spring.
Courses not otherwise included in the catalog listing but for which there may be special needs. May be repeated for credit as often as permitted and as subject matter changes.
Advanced readings in American Indian and Indigenous Studies focusing on topics of pertinent interests. Interdisciplinary attention is given to current writings in the field.
Courses not otherwise included in the catalog listing but for which there may be special needs. May be repeated for credit as often as permitted and as subject matter changes.
Independent research under the supervision of a faculty mentor. Can be repeated for a total of 8 hours credit. An IP grade may be awarded at discretion of instructor. See program director.
Source: University of North Carolina Asheville's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
