AIS 501

Spring 2026 All Classes

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Indigenous Critical Theory

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Credit: 4 hours.

Explores the distinctive form of inquiry which critiques settler-colonial ideas and institutions at the interdisciplinary crossroads where American Indian and Indigenous Studies engages other theories including but not limited to feminist theory, critical race theory, semiotics and phenomenology, psychoanalysis, and the postcolonial theory (to name only some of the many possibilities).

Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of the instructor.

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AIS 501 class schedule data for spring 2026
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	52586	Lecture-Discussion	A	1:00PM -3:50PM	R	325 Gregory Hall	Calcaterra, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: In this course we will learn from Indigenous ways of knowing and thinking and engage with the critical insights unique to Indigenous Studies scholarship. We will explore the historical and cultural depth of Indigenous intellectual traditions as we study critical Indigenous theory’s interventions into settler colonial logics and practices. The books we study will address key areas of focus in Indigenous Studies such as settler colonialism; feminist and queer theory; ethics of relationality and kinship; ecocriticism and environmental studies; literature and story; sovereignty and political order; and law. We will engage in a practice of listening and learning from Indigenous scholars and consider how Indigenous Studies compels us to reflect on the knowledge institutions and learning practices with which we are familiar.