From the Reel to the Digital: Indigenous Film and New Media Art
History · 3 hrs Lecture/Seminar
Offering schedule: contact department
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No prerequisites listed, you can take this course without prior coursework.
Where HIST-3833 counts
Counts toward 4 more as one option among several, not as a course you must take:
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Description
This course explores how Indigenous artists have used digital technology, video, and film to engage with colonization, assimilation, residential schools, and other government policies in Canada and across the globe. The course themes are examined through the theoretical frameworks of visual, cultural, queer, and gender studies. These frames assist in analyzing how Indigenous artists create a visual language of resistance, revitalization, and decolonization. Artists explore topics such as the land, language, identity, sovereignty, environmental racism, economic development, health, music, art, dance, human rights, and spirituality through various media and artistic practices.
From the 2026-27 undergraduate calendar. Always verify details on WebAdvisor or with an academic advisor before registering.