This course examines the relationships among colonialism, anthropological research, Indigenous people, and the work of Indigenous anthropologists. It examines the role of anthropology in furthering colonial agendas and critiques of colonialism by Indigenous scholars, and surveys the work of contemporary Indigenous anthropologists. It focuses particular attention on the ongoing impact of anthropological research on Indigenous people, and the different ways in which Indigenous anthropologists use anthropology to speak back to, and against the Western anthropological tradition and canon.

Repeat Rules

Course is not repeatable for credit.