ANTH 270 Indigenous Anthropology
Discusses critical perspectives of Indigenous people about anthropology theory, methods and effects of research on Indigenous peoples. Privileges Indigenous scholarship and perspectives in anthropology. Focuses on decolonizing discourse for a number of foundational issues. Involves the application of decolonized anthropological thought, methods and practice within Indigenous society.
Notes
Lower Division Transfer (LDT) Course
General Education Requirements
AAOT Social Sciences, AGS Social Science
Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Analyze how Anthropology is complicit with or an aid to colonization. Evaluate the relationship between colonial systems of oppression with anthropology methods of creating knowledge about Indigenous peoples in society. Synthesize perspectives from global Indigenous peoples about the effects of anthropology research on their culture, systems of governance, and sovereignty. Discuss anthropological research through individual indigenous scholarship and Indigenous nations-led studies through their use of anthropology methods, analysis and research to address contemporary issues. Explain how ascribed differences are socially constructed, change over time, and impact our and others’ lived experiences. Articulate– using historical and contemporary examples – how ascribed differences, combined with inequitable distribution of power across cultural, economic, social, and/or political institutions, result in racism and intersect with other forms of systemic oppression. Describe how assets and resilience demonstrated by members of systematically marginalized communities and cultures play a role in dismantling racism and other systems of oppression.