This course investigates how colonial and neo-colonial discourses have defined, controlled, and represented Indigenous spaces. Learners examine a variety of historical sources such as explorer journals, traveler accounts, administrative reports, naturalistic records, newspaper articles, scholarly studies, tourist guidebooks, and literary works to outline how representations of Indigenous lands and Peoples were constructed to advance ethnocentrism and imperial expansion. Learners apply discourse analysis to contemporary materials such as policy documents and corporate proposals to critically assess how colonial narratives continue to affect Indigenous sovereignty. 2026/01/15-2026/04/23 Lecture Thursday 01:00PM - 04:00PM, Burnaby Main Building, Room 102
- Instructor: Erica Ostrowidzki