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Approved by Univesity Studies Sub-Committee. A2C2 action pending. University Studies Course Approval Form
1. Department or Program Communication Studies 2. Course Number 285 3. Semester Hours 3 4. Frequency of Offering Yearly - 70 students 5. Course Title Native American Rhetoric and Culture 6. Catalog Description Examines, in chronological order, American Indian oratory. Included are speeches by Indians from first contact with whites to contemporary rhetoric. The statesmanship and oratorical ability of these Indian leaders and the problems they faced from 1750-1910 is emphasized. 7. This is an existing course Yes previously approved by A2C2. 8. This is a new course proposal. No (If so, the WSU Curriculum Approval From must also be be completed as in the process prescribed by WSU Regulation 3-4.) 9. University Studies Requirement Unity and Diversity - Multicultural this course would satisfy Perspectives 10. Department Contact Person for Daniel Lintin - 457-5531 this course Dlintin@winona.edu 11. General Course Outcomes 1. To analyze Native American Rhetoric 2. To begin, or continue, the process of learning about Native American Cultures 3. To do research on one piece of Native American Rhetoric. 12. Course Outcomes A. Demonstrate knowledge of diverse patterns and similarities of thought, values, and beliefs as manifest in different cultures. Students learn about the aforementioned knowledge by reading two novels, various speeches by Native Americans in the 1800s, and then by listening to student presentations. Among the many Native American cultures in the United States, there is great diversity in customs, rituals, values, etc. but in the past few decades, with the birth of AIM, Native Americans have also discovered some of their similarities, the elements that unify all Native Americans. Native American cultures are also contrasted with the white culture, both historically and contemporaneously. Students demonstrate this knowledge on tests and in their group presentations. B. Understand the extent to which cultural differences influence the interpretation and expression of events, ideas, and experiences. The class is constantly interpreting events from both a Native American and a white perspective. Events like Custer’s Last Stand, or the Battle of Greasy Grass; the two major events at Wounded Knee; the Sand Creek Massacre; the Dakota uprising in Minnesota take on different meanings for Native Americans and whites. As students read speeches by Native Americans, they learn how Native Americans tried to defend themselves and their existence on their homeland and the reactions from the white culture. C. Understand the extent to which cultural differences influence the interactions between individuals and/or groups. (Only needs to satisfy three of these.) D. Examine different cultures through their various expressions Through the class readings and presentations, students look at different rhetorical acts to see how Native Americans have expressed, and continue to express, themselves. Novels, speeches, poems, short stories, children’s stories, the take over of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the stand-off at Wounded Knee, and films, are all ways in which Native Americans have expressed themselves and their culture to themselves and to people outside of their culture. E. Possess the skills necessary for interaction with someone from a different culture or cultural group. (Only needs to satisfy three of these.)
Communication Studies 285 Native American Rhetoric and Culture Fall 2000 Instructor - Dan Lintin Office - PAC 207, 457-5531 (I have voice mail and check it regularly.) E-Mail - Dlintin@winona.edu Office Hours - Texts - May Crow Dog and Richard Erdos, Lakota Woman (NY: Harper Perennial, 1990). John G. Niehardt, Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Ogalala Sioux (Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 1990). W.C. Vanderworth, comp., Indian Oratory: Famous Speeches by Noted Indian Chieftans (Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1971). Course Objectives 1. To analyze Native American Rhetoric 2. To begin, or continue, the process of learning about Native American Cultures 3. To do research on one piece of Native American Rhetoric Participation Since this is a communication studies course, everyone needs to contribute orally throughout the semester. Grades and Points Totals 500-450 - A 449-400 - B 399-350 - C 349-300 - D 299-0 - F 500-300 - P 299-0 - N Attendance So much learning takes place during lectures, discussions, and presentations that cannot be made up by reading and copying someone else’s notes. If you are absent, you are responsible for getting class notes and class handouts. I will take attendance during every class meeting. If you miss more than 50% of the class meetings, you cannot earn above a C in this course. Also, I will use the attendance record to decide if students who are near the borderline of a higher grade should receive that higher grade. Class Roll Every class period I will circulate a Class Roll for you to sign. No one can sign for someone else. It is your responsibility to make sure that your name is on that Class Roll if you are in class that day. Assignments and Points Test 1 - 110 points Test 2 - 110 points Test 3 - 110 points Test 4 - 110 points Group Presentation/Bibliography - 60 points A student cannot pass this class without completing every assignment. There will be NO extra credit assignments in this course. This is a University Studies Unity and Diversity Class. It satisfies the Multicultural Perspectives Requirement. The outcomes listed for the University Studies Multicultural Perspectives Requirement specify that the course provide students the activities and opportunities to do at least three of the five following requirements: A. Demonstrate knowledge of diverse patterns and similarities of thought, values, and beliefs as manifest in different cultures. ** B. Understand the extent to which cultural differences influence the interpretation and expression of events, ideas, and experiences. ** C. Understand the extent to which cultural differences influence the interactions between individuals and/or groups. D. Examine different cultures through their various expressions ** E. Possess the skills necessary for interaction with someone from a different culture or cultural group. ** - These are the requirements that are met with this course. Requirements A, B, and D are met throughout the reading assignments, group presentations, and tests. First Four Weeks of the Semester Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Ogalala Sioux Second Four Weeks of the Semester Lakota Woman Third Four Weeks of the Semester Speeches from Indian Oratory: Famous Speeches by Noted Indian Chieftans Fourth Three/Four Weeks of the Semester Group Presentations on a piece of rhetoric by and/or about Native Americans
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