FS 412 - Topics in Film Studies

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, VARIABLE)

A seminar-based examination of specialized topics in film. Prerequisite: FS 100.

NS 190 - Reading, Writing, and Communicating for Indigenous Studies

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Through practical and incremental skill development, and with a focus on Indigenous Studies content, this course explores ways of learning and writing in the university environment and more specifically in the discipline of Indigenous Studies. Students will develop their analytical thinking skills by expanding their competencies in reading, composition, writing, research, and communication. Note: Restricted to students in the Faculty of Native Studies only.

NS 362 - Indigenous Women

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

An interdisciplinary approach to understanding historical and contemporary experiences of Indigenous women. Examines the ways in which Indigenous women have resisted and been shaped by colonialism and other contemporary racialized gendered practices through an exploration of community, race, gender, sexuality, identity, representation, and activism. The course also considers the ways in which Indigenous knowledge shape alternative ways of conceptualizing and politicizing history, identity, place, self-determination, land rights, resources and wellbeing. Prerequisites: NS 110, 111 and 240 or 290 or consent of the Faculty. For students outside of the Faculty of Native Studies, NS 200 or NS 201 is the prerequisite.

FS 330 - Documentary Film

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-2.5)

Theory and history of the documentary film, with emphasis on Flaherty, the Documentary Movement in Britain, the National Film Board of Canada, and recent developments in the field. Prerequisite: FS 100.