American Indian Studies (AIS) elective courses for autumn 2021
[MB advising: This course does not meet any major or minor requirements for Marine Biology, but could be taken for electives or area of knowledge requirements.]
AIS 375 – Indigenous Literature and the Environment
Chris Teuton – M/W 10:30-12:20 — 5 cr. I&S
Indigenous Literature and the Environment offers a deep, interdisciplinary exploration through narrative and scholarship of Indigenous relationships with and ways of knowing the more-than-human world.
AIS 385 – Indigenous Ecologies and Climate Change
Josh Griffin – T/Th 1:30-3:20 — 5 cr. I&S and DIV
This class considers the diverse ways in which Indigenous peoples around the world understand, experience, and are responding to contemporary global climate change. Through careful and critical engagement with core texts and related media we will address the relationships between Indigenous knowledge, climate science, environmental justice, climate adaptation, collective continuance and sovereignty.