Professor: Theresa May

4.00 credits

• CRN 22424: Tuesday & Thursday, 12:00-1:50pm @ GSH 103

This course applies indigenous methodologies and frameworks to contemporary North American indigenous drama and theatre to discern how contemporary indigenous dramatists engage the project of decolonization.  The course includes reading and analysis of plays and productions, secondary critical/theoretical articles, guest speakers from regional Native tribes, and a final public-facing project. Central questions include, How do these artists expose and resist the legacies of colonialism; heal, reclaim and renew connections to culture, community, and lands; celebrate survivance and thriving cultures, traditions and languages; intervene in institutional systems of racism, sexism, and speciesism; legitimate emotions, relations, and knowledges of Native peoples; assert sovereignty, and envision Native futures. Co-facilitated by Elder-in-Residence Marta Lu Clifford, (Chinook/Cree), member of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, who will provide perspective and resources on the cultural contexts of the material.

Graduation Requirement: This class will fulfill an Arts and Letters Colloquium and the US: Difference, Inequality, Agency (US) cultural literacy requirement.  If the student has already taken an Arts and Letters Colloquium, this class will fulfill both of the following requirements: an Elective Colloquium and the US: Difference, Inequality, Agency (US) cultural literacy requirement.