A second Native American Renaissance? An Introduction to Indigenous North America
Andreas Lipowsky
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"Armageddon in Our Bones, Utopia in Our Souls" (Julian Brave NoiseCat) ----- In recent decades, Indigenous societies in the United States and Canada have made significant strides toward political sovereignty and cultural self-determination. This seminar will introduce participants to some of the key discourses and issues that resonate in Indian Country today. It also seeks to reflect on indigeneity as an increasingly globalized identity formation, a relatively recent phenomenon. On this basis, we will turn to the vibrant, if often paradoxical, relationship between Indigenous lifeworlds and political struggles and their reception in academic discourse, particularly in the context of discussions of the Anthropocene and political anthropology. We will discuss Indigenous resurgence movements from Red Power to the Standing Rock protests, read testimonies from residential school survivors, and engage with the writing of Indigenous theorists such as Vine Delora, Linda Tuhiwai Smith, and Robin Wall Kimmerer.
Schließen10 Termine
Regelmäßige Termine der Lehrveranstaltung