AMERICAN INDIANS IN FILM

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Civics & Perspectives Ethnic St - Ethnic Studies Breadth - Humanities Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Outline the history of Native and Indigenous representation in American film from silent film to Hollywood to Indigenous documentaries Audience: Undergraduate 2. Recognize and question long-held assumptions about Native America and its peoples as conveyed through the film industry Audience: Undergraduate 3. Describe the ways historical representations impact contemporary representation and understanding of Native and Indigenous peoples in film today Audience: Undergraduate 4. Engage with nuanced conversations and academic scholarship about representation and understanding of Native and Indigenous peoples in film today Audience: Undergraduate 5. Apply academic research methods in discussion of Indigenous representation and participation in the American film industry Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Outline the history of Native and Indigenous representation in American film from silent film to Hollywood to Indigenous documentaries Audience: Undergraduate 2. Recognize and question long-held assumptions about Native America and its peoples as conveyed through the film industry Audience: Undergraduate 3. Describe the ways historical representations impact contemporary representation and understanding of Native and Indigenous peoples in film today Audience: Undergraduate 4. Engage with nuanced conversations and academic scholarship about representation and understanding of Native and Indigenous peoples in film today Audience: Undergraduate 5. Apply academic research methods in discussion of Indigenous representation and participation in the American film industry Audience: Undergraduate