Indigenous
Peoples and Archaeology:
Indigenous
Peoples and Archaeology:
From Conflict to Coalition
Anthropology 3510, Sept - Dec 2005
Dr. Kathryn Denning
Sept 12, 2005... Welcome!
n.b. this is a 3-credit course
Plan for the day
1. Hi!
2. A little about you?
3. The scope of this course
4. Our first readings - two books - are available at the bookstore:
Thomas King. 2003. The Truth about Stories.
Lotte Hughes. 2003. The No-Nonsense Guide to Indigenous Peoples.
5. The course outline / initial syllabus
6. Homework for next week
Your Homework for Next Week, Sept 19. Worth 2%.
This is a small writing assignment designed to help me get to know you as students, and to help you to start thinking about indigenous peoples and archaeology. It should be no more than 700 words long – be concise. Your tasks:
a) Write a paragraph answering these questions: What do you hope to gain from this course? What interests you about the subject of indigenous peoples and archaeology? How does this connect with your background, life experience, or other courses you've taken? Please specify your year of study, your major, and related courses you've taken.
b) Write a paragraph describing your knowledge of the First Nations within Canada – past and present. What do you know and how did you learn this? [Whether you know nothing, a little, or a lot, it’s fine – be honest.]
c) Once you’ve read 1-119 of King’s book, consider his statement, “The truth about stories is that that’s all we are.” What does this mean to you?
This is worth 2% towards your seminar participation mark for the course. Please hand it in at class next week on 19 September. On the first page of your assignment, clearly write: your name and student number, the course number & name, and my name.
Reading to do for next class, Sept 19
As noted in the syllabus and above, you should read pp 1-119 of Thomas King’s book, The Truth about Stories.
Special Note: If you have taken NO courses in archaeology, please see KD for recommendations, OR obtain the following book from the Reserve Desk at Scott Library, and read it ASAP. (It’s listed under Anth 3130, Archaeology and Society.)
Archaeology : a brief introduction / Brian M. Fagan. CC 165 F28 2003B
Announcements/Reminders:
If you missed the first class on 12 September and are just reading this online, please pick up a course outline from the Anthropology Dept., Vari 2054, 9:30 am - 12:00 pm, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm.
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ALSO: If you're interested in the politics of displaying human beings in the name of science... and would like to chat about it in an informal environment (i.e., a bar), come on out to a Cafe Scientifique this Saturday. www.cafescientifique.ca/
Human remains on
display: Science, Art or Freak Show?
(view
the poster - pdf)
Experts:
*Dr Kathryn Denning, Dept. Anthroplogy, York University
*Roberta Shaw, Assistant Curator - Egyptology, Royal Ontario Museum
*Dr Dennis Patrick O'Hara, Faculty of Theology, University of St. Michael's
College
Saturday September 17, 2005,
starting at 4 pm
The Rivoli, 334 Queen Street West, Toronto
Note! This event will be focusing upon the rather controversial Bodyworlds 2 exhibition, about to open at the Ontario Science Centre. Click the following links if you'd like to know more about it -- but ONLY if you are prepared to view images of anatomically dissected human bodies.
http://www.ontariosciencecentre.ca/calendar/bodyworlds2/default.asp