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Native American StudiesWe regularly offer courses on Native American literatures from the earliest times through the present, encompassing tribal oral traditions, Native writing in English, the recovery of tribal languages, and the emergence of Native film and media. English 2490 presents an interdisciplinary overview of the broad issues facing Native people in North America today; English 3490 presents a historical survey of the emergence of Native writing and media in the post-colonization period; and English 4490/7490 presents a range of more specific topics, which may include courses on major authors such as Sherman Alexie or Vine Deloria Jr.; themes such as Native American Environmental Writing or Oral Tradition and Native American Writing; or courses on more specific time periods such as Contemporary Native American Fiction or 19th Century Native Writing. Courses incorporate a range of works by Native writers, filmmakers, and other artists from Indian nations across North America, including literary fiction, history, philosophy, poetry, plays, genre fiction, political polemic, graphic novels, film, radio, television, and other media. For more information about the Department's diversity initiatives, read here. Faculty OverviewJoanna Hearne specializes in the study of indigenous film and media. Maureen Konkle specializes in the study of Native writing and intellectual history since the eighteenth century. Courses Regularly Offered
Native American Film SeriesWorking with other units around campus, the English Department sponsors a series in which Native filmmakers discuss and screen their work. Recent events in this series include:
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