FYSP 047 - Decolonizing Cinema: Native Americans in Film

FC ARHU WINT

4 credits
In this course, students will critically examine the portrayal of Native Americans in film. Through close-analysis of various films, we investigate the rhetorical strategies used to both create and subvert various representations of Native Americans. From the Hollywood Western to Indigenous-produced films of today, this course explores the role of film in shaping dominant narratives of Native peoples, cultures, and histories. This is a discussion-based course with both informal and formal writing assignments and classroom presentations.