American Indian Studies 101
Class #11471
T & Th 2 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Introduction to American Indian Studies
Spring 2010
Tawny Hale (Dakota/Navajo) Fancy Shawl dancer. Photograph by Katherine Fogden, National Museum of the American Indian
An introduction to traditional and contemporary American Indian cultures with an interdisciplinary approach to the history, social institutions, religion, literature, arts, and inter-ethnic relations of major Indian tribal and linguistic groups.
American Indian Studies 301
Class #12519 T & Th 11 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Popular Culture
Spring 2010
David P. Bradley “Pow-wow Princess in the Process of Acculturation” 1990
One of the most important characters in American mythology is the Indian. Sometimes he is a blood-thirsty killer. The young white maiden must be saved from him by the big, strong white hero. Sometimes she is the Noble Savage. She teaches the white people how to love nature and live in harmony. This class will look at these representations of Indians in art, film, literature, and advertising about American Indians and by American Indians.
Dr. Scott Andrews
American Indian Studies 401
Class #18054
Thursdays 7 p.m. – 9:45 p.m.
Contemporary American Indian Social Issues
Spring 2010
Photo by Susie Fitzhugh, National Urban Indian Family Coalition
American Indian experiences will be compared and contrasted with those of the dominant society and other racial and ethnic groups. Students will be exposed to American Indian world views, the unique sovereign status of American Indian nations, and social institutional explanations for cultural and political conflict with the dominant society. To facilitate these goals, during the semester each student will enter into a community partnership with an American Indian social group or formal organization in the larger Los Angeles area or on a reservation, reserve, or pueblo.
Queer Studies 302
Class #13864
Thursdays 4:00 p.m. – 6:45 pm
L.A. in Transit: Communities, Organizations & Politics
Spring 2010
Hotel Barbizon, on 6th Street at Westlake, where transsexual women formed a residential community in the late 1950s.
This course provides students with a broad understanding of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersexed, and queer communities in Los Angeles, with attention to how these are shaped by nationality, race, ethnicity, gender, class and other identifications.
We will take an historical approach to understanding how lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersexed, and queer communities, organizations, and political movements have developed in the greater Los Angeles area. Starting with the formation of the Mattachine Society in 1950 and the first transvestite newsletters put out in Long Beach in 1952, our geographical region has had an important role in shaping the way sex, gender, and sexuality play out in our lives and communities across the nation. What are some of the forces that have enabled successful activism, what are some of the tensions we have struggled with over the decades, and what are some of the obstacles that have held us back?
Professor C. Jacob Hale
ENGLISH 312: LITERATURE AND FILM
Class #13657
MW 11:00 – 12:15 p.m.
WOODY ALLEN
Spring 2010
“Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering - and it's all over much too soon.”
This course in literature and film explores Woody Allen’s life and work — the films, stand-up, essays, plays, music, and neuroses that launched Allen Stewart Konigsberg from card tricks on Avenue K to auteur status at Cannes.
We’ll consider Allen’s appropriation of Dostoevsky, Freud, Porter, Chaplin, Fitzgerald, Marx, Bechet, Hope, Gershwin, Bergman, and others as well as his self-conscious engagement with the New York intellectual scene. By the semester’s end we’ll have a better understanding of Allen's oeuvre and why he was once run over by a car being pushed by two guys.
Professor Steven Wexler
English 333
Class #13156
M & W 2 p.m – 5 p.m.
Comics & Graphic Novels
Spring 2010
Ah. The calm before the storm…
The CSUN English Department will once again offer English 333, its survey course in comics, including comic strips, comic books, and graphic novels. This course will introduce the analysis of comics as a storytelling medium, an art form, and an aspect of culture. Students will practice analyzing (and using!) comics’ unique means of communication; will learn about the history of comics, especially the modern graphic novel; and will read some of the best work in comics, both classic and contemporary.
For more info, contact: Professor Charles Hatfield at charles.hatfield@csun.edu
English 333
Class #13156
M & W 2 p.m – 5 p.m.
Comics & Graphic Novels
Spring 2010
Ah. The calm before the storm…
The CSUN English Department will once again offer English 333, its survey course in comics, including comic strips, comic books, and graphic novels. This course will introduce the analysis of comics as a storytelling medium, an art form, and an aspect of culture. Students will practice analyzing (and using!) comics’ unique means of communication; will learn about the history of comics, especially the modern graphic novel; and will read some of the best work in comics, both classic and contemporary.
For more info, contact: Professor Charles Hatfield at charles.hatfield@csun.edu
