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AMIN 4640 - American Indians in the Movies (HUMANITIES, CDIVERSITY)
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Periodic Fall
By comparing and contrasting films by non-Native and Native filmmakers, students gain the ability to unmask the ways stereotypes of Native people on film contribute to the broad misunderstanding of Native experiences. Students also develop a critical vocabulary to understand the cultural work that Native filmmakers see movies doing for their communities as they assert their own authority in crafting representations of their identities and experiences on film. prereq: minimum 60 credits