NAIS 32 Indian Killers: Murder and Mystery in Native Literature and Film

This course explores the abundant crime fiction and murder mysteries by contemporary Native American artists. These works imagine a democratized space where colonial violence is avenged, American law is malleable, and intellect triumphs over racism. While most critics applaud such decolonizing efforts, we will ask more difficult questions: do these sensational narratives do real cultural work? Do they suggest that colonial violence begets only more violence? And in the end, who are its true victims? 

Cross Listed Courses

ENGL 53.20

Degree Requirement Attributes

Dist:LIT; WCult:CI

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