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VISC 3B19
Aboriginal Peoples of the Americas (NOT OFFERED IN 2009-2010)
0.50 Credit(s)
Academic Course
Prerequisite: 1.0 Liberal Studies credit at the 200 level, including 0.5 VISC credit.
(NOT OFFERED IN 2009-2010)
This multidisciplinary course examines the historical and contemporary culture of North and South Ameri-can aboriginal peoples. Various linguistic and cultural areas of the New World are considered, including the Inuit, the Northwest Coast and Woodland cultures of Canada, the Southwest, Great Plains and Eastern regions of the United States and the Aztec, Mayan and Incan empires. Through a consideration of the social, economic and political issues affecting aboriginal peoples, we contextualize the issues pertaining to the aboriginal arts and cultures of the New World.
Anti-requisite: Students who previously took ACAD 3B19 may not take this course for further credit.
Course was last updated February 4, 2010 - 4:40 PM