Am Indian and Indigenous Film credit:

3 Hours

Introduction to representations of American Indians and Indigenous peoples in film. Reconstructions of American Indians within the Western genre and more recent reconstructions by Native filmmakers will be considered. Other topics may include the development of an indigenous aesthetic; the role of documentaries and nonfiction films in the history of Native and Indigenous film; the role of commerce in the production of Native films. Same as ENGL 275 and MACS 275 . This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for: Humanities - Lit & Arts Cultural Studies - US Minority