AIS 490

Spring 2008 All Classes

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Adv Topics in Am Ind Studies

Credit: 3 OR 4 hours.

3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 undergraduate hours or 8 graduate hours. Prerequisite: Any course in American Indian Studies; junior standing; or consent of instructor.

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AIS 490 class schedule data for spring 2008
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
47247	Lecture-Discussion	G1	3:00PM -5:50PM	TR	Location Pending	Wilson, L	Part of Term: B Date Range: 04/01/08-04/30/08 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Indigenous North Am Theater Section Info: An introductory studio course in Indigenous theatre, this course explores the potential of sound, movement, impulse, gesture and storytelling from the body's memory as methodologies for generating performance texts organically. The focus will be on participatory group exercises using ensemble theatre techniques and collective creation, and includes physical and vocal warm ups. Comfortable attire required. Reading assignments will include the works of contemporary Native playwrights from the U.S. and Canada in preparation for in-class readings and informal stagings from their plays.
49287	Lecture-Discussion	G2	11:00AM -1:20PM	W	1040 Foreign Languages Building	Treat, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/08-04/30/08 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: TOPIC: 'Indigenous Ecologies'. This section for Undergraduate Students for 3 credit hours. This interdisciplinary seminar explores the relationship between human experience and natural environment in native North America. Assigned readings survey historical and contemporary case studies in New World ethnoecology, including noteworthy examples of adaptation in the context of settler colonialism and in response to the dominant paradigm of scientific ecology. Class discussions are supplemented by audiovisual materials, guest speakers, and relevant campus events. Students have the opportunity to gain a basic understanding of ecological traditions among American Indians; to conduct a research project focusing on a particular theme, issue, region, or community; and to develop their critical skills for use in academic, professional, and personal settings.
49289	Lecture-Discussion Lecture-Discussion	G3 G3	2:00PM -4:50PM 3:00PM -4:50PM	M W	3607 Krannert Center for Perf Arts 3607 Krannert Center for Perf Arts		Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/08-04/30/08 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: Focuses on the history and aesthetics of African, Asian, African American, Asian American, Latino/Latina, and Native American plays and productions. Meets with THEA 460, Prerequisite: THEA 102.
47246	Lecture-Discussion	U1	3:00PM -5:50PM	TR	Location Pending	Wilson, L	Part of Term: B Date Range: 04/01/08-04/30/08 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Indigenous North Am Theater Section Info: An introductory studio course in Indigenous theatre, this course explores the potential of sound, movement, impulse, gesture and storytelling from the body�s memory as methodologies for generating performance texts organically. The focus will be on participatory group exercises using ensemble theatre techniques and collective creation, and includes physical and vocal warm ups. Comfortable attire required. Reading assignments will include the works of contemporary Native playwrights from the U.S. and Canada in preparation for in-class readings and informal stagings from their plays.
49288	Lecture-Discussion Lecture-Discussion	U2 U2	2:00PM -4:50PM 3:00PM -4:50PM	M W	3607 Krannert Center for Perf Arts 3607 Krannert Center for Perf Arts		Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/08-04/30/08 Credit: 3 hours Section Info: Focuses on the history and aesthetics of African, Asian, African American, Asian American, Latino/Latina, and Native American plays and productions. Meets with THEA 460 Prerequisite: THEA 102.
49286	Lecture-Discussion	UG1	11:00AM -1:20PM	W	1040 Foreign Languages Building	Treat, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/08-04/30/08 Credit: 3 hours Section Info: TOPIC: 'Indigenous Ecologies'. This section for Undergraduate Students for 3 credit hours. This interdisciplinary seminar explores the relationship between human experience and natural environment in native North America. Assigned readings survey historical and contemporary case studies in New World ethnoecology, including noteworthy examples of adaptation in the context of settler colonialism and in response to the dominant paradigm of scientific ecology. Class discussions are supplemented by audiovisual materials, guest speakers, and relevant campus events. Students have the opportunity to gain a basic understanding of ecological traditions among American Indians; to conduct a research project focusing on a particular theme, issue, region, or community; and to develop their critical skills for use in academic, professional, and personal settings.