In this course, learners read a range of Indigenous writers and genres from the critical perspective that these literary works constitute a form of cultural-political resistance to the often racist, paternalistic, and sexist colonial construction of Indigenous identities. Through the lens of identity politics, learners identify and analyze how these writers negotiate their Indigenous identities within the ideologically loaded discursive terrain of colonial discourse, whether by drawing on Indigenous values and beliefs, oral stories, cultural motifs and figures, and innovations in the English language to subvert the oppressive linguistic norms imposed upon them. By using the appropriate theoretical paradigm-such as gender studies or postcolonial theory-learners identify the recurring social and political themes of the Indigenous writers. 2027/01/14-2027/04/22 Lecture Thursday 01:00PM - 04:00PM, Burnaby Main Building, Room 102