NASX 540

Spring semesters: in-person

3 credits, Graduate Level

Spring 2024 instructor: Dr. Matthew Herman

Course Description

This graduate seminar surveys topics in theory in Native American and Indigenous Studies. Course meetings will feature a mix of lecture and, possibly, guest lecture, lots of open class discussion, periodic reading circle, student presentations and student-led discussions, pop quizzes, and film screenings. 

Reading for this course may include, but are not limited to:

*Resource and materials list subject to change. Check with the instructor before purchasing books!*

  • Silko, Leslie Marmon. (2006). Ceremony. Penguin Classics.

Instructor

Dr. Matt Herman

Matthew Herman earned his Ph.D. in English and a certificate in cultural studies from SUNY Stony Brook. He came to MSU from Stone Child Tribal College on the Rocky Boys Reservation in northwest Montana, where he taught in the Liberal Arts Program, and coordinated the Rocky Boy Tribal History Project. He has published in the areas of contemporary Native American literature, American cultural studies, composition pedagogy, and Indigenous political theory.His first book, Politics and Aesthetics in Contemporary Native American Literature: Across Every Border, was published in 2009 by Routledge.

Tuition and Fees

If you are accepted into a qualified program, see the appropriate MSU Tuition and Fee table below:

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How to Register

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For course information: Please contact Erika Ross at erika.ross1@montana.edu.