CAST 216 - Native America Collected

Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD

This course is intended as an introduction and overview of the politics, history and contemporary implications of collecting Native American objects. This class will examine ideologies that have been and continue to be behind Indian collecting with particular focus on issues of colonialism, cultural representation and appropriation inherent in collections of “others.” We will also look at current legislation regarding Indian collections and critiques of Indian collecting from both Native and non-native perspectives.
Enrollment Limit: 30
Instructor: S. Williams