SHUM 4674

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SHUM 4674
Dispossession, Truth, and Reconciliation

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

The dispossession of Indigenous nations by Europeans represents the foundation of the past five centuries of North American history. Yet the truth of that history remains cloaked behind various Western legal-religious justifications for the dispossession of lndigenous American populations by Europeans (i.e., terra nullius, the Doctrine of Discovery, the right of conquest, and Manifest Destiny). Through analysis of primary texts and up-to-date historical and legal scholarship, students in this course will unpack these still-thriving tropes of settler-colonial justification for dispossession, assess the true impact of the taking of Indigenous lands, and explore prospects for meaningful reconciliation in the present.


Distribution Requirements (HA-AG), (HST-AS)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2024SP, 2022FA

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AIIS 4674, AMST 4674, HIST 4674

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10016 SHUM 4674   SEM 101

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    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Parmenter, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person