- Introduction to Indigenous Storytelling Traditions: Exploring oral histories, community-based knowledge sharing, and storytelling's cultural significance.
- Indigenous Storytelling and Technology: How modern digital platforms can preserve, transform, and share Indigenous stories.
- Indigenous Voices in the Digital Space: Examining the role of Indigenous creators, media-makers, and activists in reclaiming and reshaping narratives.
- Digital Sovereignty and Decolonizing Media: Understanding how Indigenous communities use technology to assert sovereignty and resist colonial media structures.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this module, students should be able to:
- Understand and critically evaluate traditional Indigenous storytelling practices.
- Analyze the use of digital platforms by Indigenous communities to share and reclaim narratives.
- Investigate digital sovereignty and its role in preserving Indigenous narratives.
- Apply critical thinking to the representation of Indigenous cultures in new media and assess ethical considerations.
Required Readings:
- Tekobbe, Cindy. “Indigenous Storytelling and Ways of Thinking and Being.” Indigenous Voices in Digital Spaces, University Press of Colorado, 2024.
- Hausknecht, S. et al. "Sharing Indigenous Knowledge Through Intergenerational Digital Storytelling." Educational Gerontology, 47(7), 2021.
- Mines, Sara. "Storytelling as a Method of Indigenization." Abenaki Language and Cultural Preservation, Middlebury College, 2019.
- Cunsolo Willox, A. et al. "Digital Storytelling as a Method for Promoting Indigenous Oral Wisdom." Qualitative Research, 13(2), 2013.
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