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123421 SE Literary & Cultural Studies Seminar / BA Paper / MA American / North American Lit. Studies (2023W)

Indigenous Futurisms in North America: Art, Activism, Poetry

11.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 20 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

This seminar will be partly conducted at the Weltmuseum Wien's exhibition "Science Fiction(s)": https://www.weltmuseumwien.at/en/exhibitions/science-fictions/

Please obtain a "KHM Jahreskarte U25" for 27€ (you can use this card for all 7 KHM Museums for an entire year but must be under 25):
https://www.khm.at/entdecken/angebote/die-jahreskarte/

On Oct. 10, 6 pm: Curatorial tour of the exhibition and Artist Talks at Weltmuseum
For 2 more sessions, we will need 3-hr blocks at Weltmuseum; details tbd in the first session.
In exchange, a number of our regular sessions will be cancelled (tba in the first session)

  • Friday 06.10. 12:15 - 13:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Friday 13.10. 12:15 - 13:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Friday 20.10. 12:15 - 13:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Friday 27.10. 12:15 - 13:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Friday 03.11. 12:15 - 13:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Friday 10.11. 12:15 - 13:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Friday 17.11. 12:15 - 13:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Friday 24.11. 12:15 - 13:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Friday 01.12. 12:15 - 13:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Friday 15.12. 12:15 - 13:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Friday 12.01. 12:15 - 13:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Friday 19.01. 12:15 - 13:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Friday 26.01. 12:15 - 13:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This Seminar bridges Indigenous North American art, activism, and literature in the context of what Grace Dillon has termed "Indigenous Futurisms." As in other colonial settings, Indigenous peoples in the Americas have been stereotyped as backwards, "uncivilized" and in opposition to Western models of reason and science. Contemporary Indigenous futurisms radically critique this model by showing how the logic of instrumental reason (Adorno) is in no way superior, but has led to the contemporary crises we are facing - environmental, social, political. The course is conducted in cooperation with Weltmuseum Vienna's exhibit "Science Fiction(s)" and will be conducted partly there. We will also read and discuss Indigenous futurist poetry and draw connections between these forms of creative expression together.

AIMS:
- students understand indigenous futurisms as an activist practice and an artistic and literary discourse
- students can analyze works of art and poetry in this context, building transmedial connections
- students develop their own research projects in this field

METHODS: input (lecture, curatorial, artistic); group and team work at the Museum and in the classroom; presentations by students

Assessment and permitted materials

active class participation (max. 2 missed sessions), incl. discussions and minor written assignments
oral presentation (possibly in pairs, pending on number of participants)
written seminar paper (due Feb. 15)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

class participation 25%
oral presentation 25%
written seminar paper (due Feb. 15) 50%

Examination topics

all material discussed in class: primary and secondary literature and audiovisual material

Reading list

Please buy the exhibition catalogue (bilingual) by Oct. 31: €25
https://shop.khm.at/shop/detail?shop%5BshowItem%5D=100000000037057-3088-0&cHash=102e1ab020a2083256a4bb5698210eff

Association in the course directory

Studium: BA 612, MA 844(2)
Code/Modul: BA09.2, 10.2, MA 4.1, 4.2
Lehrinhalt: 12-0406

Last modified: Fr 29.09.2023 05:07