ENLT 251 - (EPW, CL) Imagining Native Americans

3 cr.

(Prerequisites: at least one ENLT class at the 120-179, 184 level or higher) (Formerly ENLT 233)

The first half of the course begins with the Pocahontas stories of the colonial era and moves on to captivity narratives, autobiographies, and relevant prose fiction; the second half considers Hollywood portrayals of ‘cowboys and Indians’ & contemporary films by Native American filmmakers.