NASX 552 Indigenous Nations of Montana
NASX 552
Summer semester: online, 05/13/2024 - 06/21/2024
3 Credits, Graduate level
Instructor: Dr. Matthew Herman
Course Description
PREREQUISITES: Graduate standing or consent of instructor. NASX 552 is a graduate level introduction to Montana's contemporary Indigenous Nations, with a summary overview of Montana's PaleoIndian prehistory and post-contact history. Students explore the traditional culture and history of each Montana tribe, and focus on the contemporary life and issues pertinent to each tribe.
Instructor
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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
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For course information:
Please contact Erika Ross at erika.ross1@montana.edu or Matt Herman at mherman@montana.edu.