AIS 452 A: Indigenous Geographies

AIS/OPIS MINORS AND OTHER INTERESTE STUDENTS, CONTACT KAIWISE@UW.EDU FO ADD CODE. INDIGENOUS GEOGRAPHIES CA BE UNDERSTOOD THROUGH MULTIPLE LENSES, DISCIPLINARY POSITIONS, COMMUNITY ORIENTATIONS, AND HISTORICAL RELATIONSHIPS. IN THIS CLASS, WE'LL TAKE THE BURGEONING AN EMERGING ACADEMIC FIELD OF INDIGENOUS GEOGRAPHIES AS OUR STARTING POINT FOR CONVERSATION. THROUGH CLASS DISCUSSION, GEOGRAPHICAL PLACE-BASED PROJECTS, AND IN-CLASS WRITING ASSIGNMENTS WE WILL THINK CRITICALLY ABOUT COLONIZATION, ANTI-COLONIALISM, AND COMMUNITY BASED RESEARCH THAT CONSTITUTE THE FIELD OF INDIGENOUS GEOGRAPHIES.