Fall 2024 American Studies GU4110 section 001

THE WEALTH OF NATIVES

Call Number 00619
Day & Time
Location
R 2:10pm-4:00pm
406 Barnard Hall
Points 4
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Manu Karuka
Type SEMINAR
Course Description

Indigenous people are often imagined in the distant past, or as living anachronisms in relation to contemporary life. Working against these assumptions, this course examines how Native peoples have survived colonialism, focusing on economic aspects of colonialism in North America, while looking to Australia and Hawai‘i. We will look at the long history of Native land struggles, and links between colonial economies and ecological destruction. Themes guiding our inquiry include: the development of wage labor, property law and economic production on Native lands, histories of political and economic dependency, "development" as defined and practiced over Native communities, and Native people's own economic choices. Our inquiry will be oriented towards deepening our ability to critically analyze the colonial situation we live in, and to see Indigenous survivals despite ongoing assaults against life and territory.

Web Site Vergil
Department American Studies @Barnard
Enrollment 14 students (16 max) as of 9:05PM Monday, December 2, 2024
Subject American Studies
Number GU4110
Section 001
Division Barnard College
Section key 20243AMST4110W001