Undergraduate Course: Indigenous Politics, Culture and Screen in Canada (SCAN10056)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Social Anthropology |
Other subject area | Canadian Studies |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course explores the significance of screen as a medium for understanding Canada's complex relations with its Aboriginal peoples and as a channel for Indigenous self-determination. It examines key turning points in Aboriginal-State relations in Canada through their portrayal on screen. It then considers how different Aboriginal communities use television, film, video and new media to promote national and international understanding of their cultures.
The course is framed by the interdisciplinary, area studies approach of Canadian Studies. It includes an examination of international and national films made about Indigenous communities in Canada; the emergence and output of Indigenous broadcasting companies; the establishment, output and impact of community-based Indigenous production companies in Canada, and the increasing emphasis on screen as a mechanism for engaging Aboriginal youth in the politics of cultural self-determination. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least 3 Anthropology courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses. |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
13/01/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
176 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. On successful completion of this course, students will have had the opportunity to develop key interdisciplinary academic skills and key transferable skills that may assist them in future career development.
2. The lectures enable students to develop key skills in absorbing new material, analysing it critically, and appreciating screen as a mechanism for cross-cultural understanding.
3. The group presentation enables students to develop key skills in team work, collaborative research and public presentation.
4. The individual written assessment enables students to develop core skills in research, writing, analysis and presentation, including the preparation of an abstract summarizing their core argument. |
Assessment Information
25% Group project presentation on specific screen production
Students will be expected to work in a group to present one 15-minute analysis of a specific screen production to the class. The course convenor will assess each presentation and provide written feedback to the group on the assessment outcome. Unless there are special circumstances, all students in the group will be expected to be present for their presentation. In order to encourage collective responsibility for the presentation, the same mark will be awarded to all members of the group.
75% 3000 word essay + 250 word abstract
The essay topic that students choose to undertake must focus on an aspect of the course that is distinct from that covered in theirpresentation.
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Indigenous Nations in Canada
The complex history of Indigenous-state relations in Canada
The changing politics of Indigenous self-determination in Canada
Constitutional recognition of Indigenous nations
Indigenous Land Claims through Blockades and Negotiation
The Movement for Comprehensive Land Claims in Canada
Canada confronts its complex history of residential schooling
The Growing Significance of Urban Aboriginal Communities in Canada
Inuit culture and screen
Screen and Indigenous self-determination in Canada.
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| Transferable skills |
The course will provide students with opportunities to develop skills appropriate to careers in journalism, screen/cultural industries, and non-governmental organizations. |
| Reading list |
Balturschat, Doris. "Television and Canadażs Aboriginal Communities: Seeking Opportunities Through Traditional Storytelling and Digital Technologies." Canadian Journal of Communication 29, 1 (2004): 47-59.
Evans, Michael Robert. Isuma: Inuit Video Art. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2008.
Hafsteinsson, Sigurjón Baldur and Marian Bredin. Indigenous Screen Cultures in Canada. Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 2010.
Hendry, Joy. Reclaiming Culture: Indigenous Peoples and Self- Representation. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Malloy, John S. A National Crime: The Canadian Government and the Residential School System, 1879-1986. Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 1999.
Roth, Lorna. Something New In the Air: The Story of First Peoples Television Broadcasting in Canada. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2005.
Simpson, Leanne and Kiera Ladner, ed. This is an Honour Song: Twenty Years Since the Blockades. Winnipeg: Arbeiter Ring Publishing, 2010.
Timpson, Annis May, ed. First Nations, First Thoughts: The Impact of Indigenous Thought in Canada. Vancouver: UBC Press, 2009.
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Indigenous self-determination, Canada, Aboriginal-State relations, Television, Film, Video, New Medi |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Annis May Timpson
Tel: (0131 6)50 4129
Email: directorofcanadianstudies@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Ewen Miller
Tel: (0131 6)50 3925
Email: Ewen.Miller@ed.ac.uk |
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