Canadian Inuit artist Kenojuak Ashevak (1927 - 2013) brought Arctic graphics to the world stage through her vibrant depictions of the animals, plants, humans, and spirits of the Northern landscape. Her legacy continues today. In this class, we will begin by studying the life and art of Ashevak herself. We will consider the deep history of diverse Arctic indigenous cultures and how artists have maintained their practices and individual visions through the work of cultural preservation, collaboration, writing, and the melding of traditional modes with modern art-making. Students will then delve into researching a contemporary artist based in the Arctic, building their own responses through writing, image-making, thoughtful in-class sharing, and the multi-modal essay. Artists and writers we will study in this class include Gayle Kabloona, Ningiukulu Teevee, and Mayoreak Ashoona.Critical Ethnic Studies 2000-level seminars introduce students to the complexities and nuances of intersectionality, gender, disability, decolonial theory & philosophy, in imperialist and non-imperialist societies. 2000-level seminars may incorporate one or more of the following interdisciplinary fields of critical ethnic studies: Africana studies, African-American Studies, Asian American studies, Indigenous studies, Chicano/a /x, and Latino /a/x studies, border studies, cultural studies, critical disability studies, critical gender studies, and global racialized and global silenced communities. Courses can be in-person, hybrid, or online.

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