Read I am a Cherokee Woman, Elizabeth Warren is not Open Letter From Indigenous Women Scholars Regarding Discussions of Andrea Smith Watch Kuma Hina Documentary Fa’afafine Documentary
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Choosing to be Queer Native or Native Queer
CJ Trowbridge AIS 440 Native Sexualities and Queer Discourse Choosing to be Queer Native or Native Queer I was struck by the following quote from the Barbara May Cameron article, “Cameron’s refusal to be queer in one corner of her life, and native in another, is as radical and transformative now, as it was then.… Continue reading Choosing to be Queer Native or Native Queer
AIS 440 Week 4: Gay American Indians
Read Barbara May Cameron Native Americans/LGBTQ+ Americans: 1528-1976 Listen Randy Burns’s Work Starting Gay American Indians Roger Kuhn: Decolonizing and Unsettling Pleasure Write Choose any of the readings, videos, or podcasts from the first four weeks. Papers must include two parts: a review of the readings, videos, or podcasts. A review is not a close reading… Continue reading AIS 440 Week 4: Gay American Indians
ETHS 100 Week 3: Settler Colonialism and Indian Removal
Read/Write Dunbar-Ortiz Intro: This Land (Audiobook (8:32-), I can also share this) Please read Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz’ “Introduction” from her book, An Indigenous People’s History of the United States (attached below). Then, upload a pdf or word document with your responses to the following questions. In 2-3 sentences each, please respond to the following: 1. Define Settler Colonialism… Continue reading ETHS 100 Week 3: Settler Colonialism and Indian Removal
AIS 440 Week 3: Learning From The Past
Read (All of these are behind academic paywalls but I can share PDFs. Please reach out if you need them.) Sabine Lang: Native American men-women, lesbians, two-spirits: Contemporary and historical perspectives Will Roscoe: Was We’Wha a Homosexual Roscoe – Bibliography Watch Two-Spirit People
AIS 440 Week 2: Decolonize Sexuality
Read Abel R. Gomez – San Francisco Pride, Nation’s Largest LGBT Celebration, Takes Place on Indigenous Ohlone Land A Map of Gender Diverse Cultures Decolonization is not a metaphor “Decolonization brings about the repatriation of Indigenous land and life; it is not a metaphor for other things we want to do to improve our societies and… Continue reading AIS 440 Week 2: Decolonize Sexuality
ETHS 100 Week 2: Ethnic Studies Then And Now
Listen NPR Code Switch: The long, bloody strike for ethnic studies at SF State Read The strike at SF State Watch On Strike! (At SF State) Post your reaction to this film: what did you find interesting? alarming? relevant for today? Your response should be a minimum of 6 sentences. It’s both stunning and unsurprising… Continue reading ETHS 100 Week 2: Ethnic Studies Then And Now
AIS 440 Week 1: Introduction to Native Sexuality and Queer Discourse
Read How Does Your Positionality Bias Your Epistemology? Listen Write Using the free website or free app (find on Apple or Google Play) Native Land research the land(s) where you grew up. If you grew up in several different places feel free to list the most relevant. If you grew up outside of the US or Canada,… Continue reading AIS 440 Week 1: Introduction to Native Sexuality and Queer Discourse
Collective Ownership is Key
CJ Trowbridge 2021-07-03 USP 560 – Urban Poverty Final I have spent a lot of time this year traveling to radically sustainable experimental communities across the country and asking countless questions about infrastructure, ownership models, and governance models and now I’d like to propose a solution to urban poverty. The Community Development Corporation model… Continue reading Collective Ownership is Key
Seize Housing Now
CJ Trowbridge 2021-07-02 USP 580 Housing Policy & Planning Term Paper The solution to the housing problem in San Francisco (And beyond) is the Community Development Corporation model, and the newly created arts districts are the perfect lever to make that happen. I spent much of the pandemic meeting with the boards of the arts… Continue reading Seize Housing Now