Winter 2024
Meeting:
MW 11:30am - 1:20pm / MLR 301
SLN:
10188
Section Type:
Lecture
Instructors:
Roger Brian Fernandes
STORIES TELL US WHO WE ARE, WHERE
WE COME FROM, AND HOW TO PROPERLY
RELATE TO THE OTHER CREATURES WITH
WHOM WE SHARE THIS WORLD. IN TELLIN
AND LISTENING TO THESE STORIES, WE
BUILD COMMUNITY. HEAR STORIES FROM
TWO MASTER STORYTELLERS, ONE LOCAL,
ONE FROM CHEROKEE NATION, AND LEARN
TO TELL YOUR OWN STORIES IN THIS
RICH AND INTERACTIVE COURSE.
Catalog Description:
Explores American Indian and Indigenous storytelling and oral traditional knowledge, with particular emphasis on the Coast Salish tribal groups of western Washington where the University of Washington is situated. Through hearing, reading, interpreting, memorizing, and sharing traditional stories, myths, and legends, students learn how stories impart concepts, values, morals, science, history, beliefs, and philosophies.
GE Requirements Met:
Diversity (DIV)
Arts and Humanities (A&H)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
April 27, 2024 - 7:49 pm