ASN 3760 Life/Writings Indigenous Women

This course is designed to expose students to the richness of the culture and literatures of women from indigenous communities, and the systematic opression that they have been/are subject to due to race, caste, gender, and class. The communities include Native American, Australian Aborigine, and Dalit women from India. The traditional and historic status of these women in relation to their social, economic, and political status today is discussed. These silenced voices of women are presented and analyzed in the forms of individual stories, memoirs, songs, poetry, and fiction of the women from these three communities. Significant texts in translated literary forms and works are used as primary sources. This course involves reading literary works and dealing with them via lecture, class discussions, small group discussions, and writing about significant aspects of the literatures. Prerequisite(s): (WGS 1100 OR WGS 1500 OR AACS 1500 OR AACS 1550) AND ENG 1100
Credits: 3.0