Visiting Fulbright Fellow Offers 8-Week Course on ‘Going Native’

Judit Kadar, a vis­it­ing Ful­bright fel­low of Amer­i­can Stud­ies at Eszter­házy Col­lege in Eger, Hun­gary, is offer­ing an eight week course for the sec­ond half of the fall semes­ter. The course, “Going Indian/Native? Cul­tural Man­i­fes­ta­tions of In-Between-ness,” is an explo­ration into why some­one “goes Native”, or adapts cul­tural stereo­types such as those seen in man­i­fes­ta­tions of the “White man’s Indian.”

Through the study of nov­els and movies the course explores how frag­mented expe­ri­ences are turned into sto­ries of iden­tity. A fur­ther study explores nar­ra­tives and rep­re­sen­ta­tions by post­colo­nial writers.

The course offers an exper­i­ment in cross-cultural psy­cho­log­i­cal approaches in ana­lyz­ing con­tem­po­rary texts and char­ac­ters who pos­sess hybrid iden­ti­ties. They make choices and nego­ti­ate the bound­aries of eth­nic­ity, ter­ri­tory, com­mu­nity, gen­der, home and relationships.

The course, AMST 356, is an oppor­tu­nity to learn more about indi­g­e­niza­tion, tran­scul­tur­a­tion and other eth­nic transformations.

For more infor­ma­tion, con­tact Judit Kadar.

Media Con­tact: Car­olyn Gon­za­les (505) 277‑5920; email: cgonzal@unm.edu