History of American Indians and the United States

Reading History Backwards

Dr. Kane

mkane2@albany.edu Humanities 109 | MWF 9:20 - 10:15 AM

Office Hrs: M 10:20 - 11:20 & F 1:30 - 3:30

Social Science 60S

Wednesday, October 16

coming up

  • Objects paper Nov 6
  • stay caught up with Kenny!

today's class

  • how to read Kenny
  • how to read art
  • how to read objects

reading Kenny

  • Te-Non-An-At-Che, 19-22
  • Jacques Cartier, 29, 35, & Abbe Picquet, 36-40
  • New Amsterdam, 30-31
  • Crowns, 42 & Oswego, 43
  • Clinton, 44 & This man Clinton, 45
  • Doug George, 50-51

reading Kenny

  • what does Kenny assume we know?
  • formal analysis: what is the form/structure
  • epistemology vs ideology vs rhetoric
  • who's speaking, who are they speaking about, who are they speaking to

Molly Brant

  • ~1736-1796
  • noted diplomat and war leader
  • 1759 married Sir William Johnson, British Superintendant of Indian Affairs
  • post-Revolution influence on British

reading art

  • formal analysis: where is the eye drawn, what is the narrative, what are the symbols/forms
  • historical/political references
  • humor & irony
  • stereotypes & pop culture
  • culture, land & identity

Richard Danay

danay
danay

Arthur Amiotte

amiotte
amiotte

Jolene Rickard

skywoman
skywoman

burden strap

burden
burden

interpreting objects

iroquois woman
iroquois woman