NAIS 81.06 Fictions of Indigeneity

Indians are tragic footnotes in the American narrative and yet persistent fixtures in its literature. Largely anachronistic, indelibly other, and conceptually unstable, Indigenous representations convey complex attitudes of guilt, fear, repression, and desire. These “Indians” surface vividly at times of cultural, economic, and ecological crisis; they are not “real,” but they profoundly alter reality, even for Indians themselves. Readings will include works by William Faulkner, Ernest Hemingway, Willa Cather, Cormac McCarthy, Toni Morrison, and others.

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Dist:LIT; WCult:W

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Department-Specific Course Categories

Native American and Indigenous Studies