Indigenous Films

Course Description

This course studies the relationship between visual images of Indigenous peoples and the social construction of Indianness in greater American film by examining images circulate in the larger historical, social, and political contexts of American society. It contextualizes the relationship between (mis)representations of Indigenous people and government policies by viewing a range of film genres including documentaries, dramas, comedies, social movements, and futurism shorts to study how Indigenous people have been portrayed throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. This course offers an examination of popular expectations of what Indigenous people look like, how Indigenous people are, what they do and not do, and how these expectations relate to cinematic genres like Westerns. It examines Indigenous filmmakers¿ contemporary works as visual sovereignty, reclaiming control over representation, as they deconstruct and critique reductive stereotypes. Cross-listed with AIS 207. Letter grade only.

Code

ES 207

Credits

3

Subject

ES

Programs That Include This Course

• Bachelor's Bachelor of Science in Applied Indigenous Studies
• Minor Applied Indigenous Studies Minor
• Minor Ethnic Studies Minor