ENGL 071A PZ -Contemporary Indigenous Poetry

Institution: Pitzer

Description: TURTLE ISLAND/CEM Ä€NÃHUAC: Contemporary Poetry of Indigenous North America This course is an introduction to reading poetry, and focuses on contemporary work by First Nations, Native American, Pacific Islander, and Indigenous Latin American writers from across North America. We approach â€œNorth Americaâ€ as comprising three areas: Northern America (Canada and the United States), Central America, and the Caribbean. Readings will include Jordan Abel, Humberto Akâ€™abal, Natalie Diaz, Alan Pelaez Lopez, Craig Santos Perez, and Natalia Toledo, among others. We discuss settler state models of reconciliation, as well as indigenous resistance to liberal multiculturalism, inclusion, and redress. Ethics of sovereignty, autonomy, repatriation, and incommensurability are posed as alternatives.

Prerequisite(s): See the current course schedule for registration restrictions.

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