Formations of Indigeneity

Undergraduate / Graduate

Whose land are we on? What does it mean to be "Indigenous" for generations past and in thetwenty-first century? From debates over claims to Indigenous ancestry and pretendians to land-based struggles to protect sacred sites from development and resource extraction, understanding the stakes of these concerns for Indigenous Peoples is more relevant than ever. This seminar-part of the undergraduate major sequence in the Department of Race, Diaspora, and Indigeneity-introduces students to core terms, texts, and tiffs in the field of Critical Indigenous Studies. Topics will include: settler colonialism; imperialism; sovereignty; recognition; blood,racialization, and self-indigenization; Indiannesses and the nation; land, property, and the environment; feminism and queerness; diasporas; internationalism and self-determination; and radical relationalities for solidarity, decolonization, and liberation.