HIST 3320: The History of Childhood
Read
- The Boarding School Experience in American Indian Literature.Bruchac, Joseph, and John Smelcer, The Boarding School Experience in American Indian Literature.
- Domesticating Colonizers: Domesticity, Indigenous Domestic Labor, and the Modern Settler Colonial NationHaskins, V. (2019). Domesticating Colonizers: Domesticity, Indigenous Domestic Labor, and the Modern Settler Colonial Nation. American Historical Review, 124(4), 1290–1301. https://doi-org.brooklyn.ezproxy.cuny.edu/10.1093/ahr/rhz647
- "Impressions of an Indian Childhood""Impressions of an Indian Childhood" by Zitkala-Sa [aka Gertrude Simmons Bonnin] (1876-1938)
- American Indian StoriesAmerican Indian Stories by Zitkala-Sa. Washington: Hayworth Publishing House, 1921. pp. 7-45.
Discussion Questions
- How did the experiences of Native American children differ from the experiences of most American children from the time that we are familiar with? What do their experiences tell you about the role of state in children’s lives? What insights did you gain from their stories?
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