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English Literature (ENG)
118 Prince Lucien Campbell, 541-346-3911
English
College of Arts & Sciences
M - Major, minor, pre-major, or concentration restrictions. If restricted by date, click on CRN to see effective dates; courses with no date are restricted through the registration deadline. Contact the academic department for additional information.
Course Data
  ENG 607   Sem Posthum Indigenous 5.00 cr.
Selected seminars offered each year. Repeatable up to seven times.
Grading Options: Optional; see degree guide or catalog for degree requirements
Instructor: Alaimo SE-mailHomepage Office:   205 PLC
Phone:   (541) 346-1476
Office Hours: 1500 - 1600 MWF Stop by or email for appointment.
Only Open to Majors/Minors: English
Course Materials
 
  CRN Avail Max Time Day Location Instructor Notes
  33666 2 15 1400-1650 t 107 PETR Alaimo S M
Academic Deadlines
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March 27:   Process a complete drop (100% refund, no W recorded)
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April 10:   Withdraw from this course (75% refund, W recorded)
April 17:   Process a complete withdrawal (50% refund, W recorded)
April 17:   Withdraw from this course (50% refund, W recorded)
April 24:   Process a complete withdrawal (25% refund, W recorded)
April 24:   Withdraw from this course (25% refund, W recorded)
May 15:   Withdraw from this course (0% refund, W recorded)
May 15:   Change grading option for this course
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Expanded Course Description
This seminar delves into the intersections, tensions, and alliances between environmentally oriented posthumanisms, recent race theory, and indigenous thought. What are the convergences and frictions between the “nonhuman turn” and theoretical work in indigenous studies and black studies? How is the (white, Western, settler colonialist) “Human” transfigured by these fields? What are the consequences of this thinking for environmentalism, animals, and plants as well as for social justice and indigenous sovereignty? How are these scholarly areas being configured and why do their parameters and their relations matter? How can each of us, from our own subject positions and disciplinary areas, respectfully and ethically navigate these volatile terrains? Readings will include Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass; Rosi Braidotti, Posthuman Knowledge; Cary Wolfe, Before the Law: Humans and Animals in a Biopolitical Frame; Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Noopiming: The Cure for White Ladies; Zakiyyah Iman Jackson, Becoming Human: Matter and Meaning in an Antiblack World; along with other essays and experimental writing. Requirements: active participation, one short paper and presentation, one medium-length seminar paper and presentation. Please be prepared to discuss Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass, U of O’s Common Reading, for the first class.
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