Maricopa Community Colleges  AIS261   20026-99999 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 03/26/02
AIS261 20026-99999 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Native Women's Literature: The Americas
Explores contemporary native women's (indigenous to the Americas) literature. Selected literature (oral tradition, poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and drama) focuses on themes relevant to native women. Examines the trends and movements within American Indian and women's literary history. Prerequisites: ENG101.
Cross-References: ENH261, WST261
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AIS261   20026-99999 Native Women's Literature: The Americas
1. Identify characteristics of contemporary native women's literature. (I)
2. Read and analyze selected native women's biographies. (I)
3. Compare and contrast women's roles in matriarchal and patriarchal societies. (I)
4. Analyze selected works by contemporary native women writers to identify ways in which they are affected by their cultural and social environments. (I)
5. Identify and describe major themes in the works of selected contemporary native women writers. (I, II, IV)
6. Define and use literary terminology in analyzing, criticizing, and synthesizing native women's literary works in different genres, including oral tradition, poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and drama. (I-IV)
7. Describe selected schools of literary criticism. (III)
8. Analyze selected readings and identify specific cultural, historical, and feminist influences on American Indian and women's literature. (V)
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AIS261   20026-99999 Native Women's Literature: The Americas
    I. Introduction to Native Women's Literature
        A. Characteristics
        B. Biographies
        C. Matriarchal vs. patriarchal
        D. Women's roles
        E. Major themes
      II. Literary Terminology
          A. Elements
            1. Plot
            2. Theme
            3. Setting
          B. Language
            1. Figurative
            2. Literal
          C. Style
            1. Tone
            2. Point of view
          D. Genres
        III. Schools of Literary Criticism
          IV. Analytical and Synthetic Responses to Literature
              A. Formal style
              B. Written discourse
              C. Oral discourse
            V. Cultural, Feminist, and Historical Influences
                A. The native women's renaissance
                  1. Role
                  2. Voice
                B. Identity
                  1. Gender
                  2. Census identification
                    a. Pure blood
                    b. Mixed blood
                  3. Societal
                    a. Tribal
                    b. National
                    c. World
                C. Images
                  1. Traditional
                  2. Stereotypical
                  3. Other
                D. Reservation and urban life
                E. Oral traditions
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