ENVI 421 - Made of Maiz:Indigenous Worlds

Credits: 4

Made of Maiz: Indigenous Worlds will provide a deep dive into nonwestern understandings of humans? place in the natural world and the impact of that cosmology on everyday life, the construction of communities, and social and political ideologies of power. Students will draw on art, archaeology, ethnography, and Indigenous voices to understand Indigenous cosmologies prior to European colonization. The course will center the Maya, with reference to other New World regions. Students will also reflect on the significance of Indigenous worldmaking as an important critique to Western approaches to the environment. Prerequisites: ENVI 101 and ENVI 201. Offered regularly.