EXPLOSIVE IMPACTS ON INDIGENOUS CULTURES

EXPLOSIVE IMPACTS ON INDIGENOUS CULTURES
AH 103

October 8: This session will explore the sacrifices of indigenous peoples and their lands to the effects of nuclear colonization and natural resource extraction. Some areas discussed will be the American Southwest, White Sands, the Acoma and Laguna Pueblo, and more. Readings will be from Woven Stone, Sand Creek, and In the Spirit of Crazy Horse.

October 15: In this class, we will learn about the indigenous literary texts that discuss the Manhattan Project, using a reading of Stallion Gate, a novel that explores the history of the first atomic explosion as well as a reading of Hiroshima Bug! which explores the transgenerational legacy of the atomic attacks from the perspective of the encounter between Japanese and Anishinabe cultures.

Presenter: Gabriele Schwab, UCI, Comparative Literature and Anthropology

Developer: Meredith Cheston

Mondays, October 8, 15
10:00 AM - 12 Noon

Facilitators:
Nell Yang 949-350-6421
yang_nell@me.com

Beth Dorin 949-582-7742
beth.dorin@gmail.com