Exhibiting
Native American Cultures:Exhibiting
Native American Cultures:
Larry J. Zimmerman, Ph.D., RPA
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Schedule
This schedule is considered to be tentative. I reserve the right to make changes in dates or topics based on class needs or opportunities for learning experiences as might arise. You will be given at least a week’s notice if changes affect timing of submissions of graded materials. You will find with each week a topic or topics, the class format, any videos we might be seeing, audios from the Native America Calling (there is intro and break material to get by so be patient!).
Assigned readings are keyed by the words below; additional readings will also be assigned from online sources.
Changing = The Changing Presentation of the American Indian: Museums and Native Cultures
Native = Native North America Newcomers = Natives and Newcomers
Week 1 Introduction of the course; Topic: The Concept of Contact Format: Lecture/Discussion
Readings: Changing, Introduction, chapter 1
Week 3 Topic: The Archaeological Past vs. Oral Tradition Format: Discussion Video: Who Owns the Past?) Readings through Week 7: Read all lecture notes at http://larryjzimmerman.com/naarch/notes.html.
Week 4 Topic: The first settlement of the Americas Format: Lecture/Discussion Listen: An interview and call in with Shepard Krech about his book The Ecological Indian on Indians and Ecology (Listen in RealAudio...). and "A Peoples Ecology" (Listen in RealAudio...) Video: Coming into America
Week 5 Topic: Native to Native Contact Format: Lecture/Discussion Video: Ancient America—Eastern Woodlands
Week 6 Topic: Was there contact before Columbus? Format: Lecture Video: Myth America
Week 8 Topic: The First White Men Format: Lecture/Discussion Readings: Newcomers Part 1
Week 9: Topic: Who’s the Savage? Format: Lecture/Discussion Readings: Newcomers Part 2 Video: Savages and Civilization (two parts), “Savages” song segment from Disney’s Pocahontas
Week 10 Topic: Disease and its impacts. Format: Lecture/Demonstration; Readings: Newcomers Part 3
Week 11 Topic: Changes in Material Culture Format: Eiteljorg visit Reading: Newcomers Parts 3-4
Week 12 Topic: The Sword and the Cross Readings: Newcomer Parts 4-5 Format: Lecture/Discussion
Week 13 Topic: Indians on Display Format: Lecture/Discussion Listen: Indian In the Spotlight: Richard West (Listen in RealAudio…) Reading: Changing Chapters 2-4
Week 14 Topic: Representations of Contact in Museums Format: Lecture/Discussion Video: Dances for the New Generation
Week 15 Topic: Scholars of Contact in Native America Format: Discussion/Student Presentations Readings: Changing, Chapters 5-6
Take Home Final Due: 16 December, 5:30 PM
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