Dr. Susanne Bloomfield

Professor of English

Beginning with the earliest Indian captivity narratives, American readers have thrilled to stories of the new frontier: settlers arming themselves against Indians; Indians defending their lands and lifestyles; outlaws battling lawmen; marshals trying to establish order; cattlemen fighting sheepmen and farmers; and the Sioux attacking the Pawnee. Today, the isolated prairies have been criss-crossed by Interstate highways, and four-wheel drive pickups have replaced horses. However, the evolution of the American West has influenced American beliefs, identity, and even American literature and culture. Entertaining as these narratives are, they have larger implications, especially pertaining to the myths, legends, and stereotypes that we accept today. A comparative look at the West will help students understand our historical, cultural, and literary heritages as well as the changes we have experienced as a society.

Required texts for the semester will include American Indian Stories by Zitkala-Sa, Letters of a Woman Homesteader by Elinore Pruitt Stewart, and Shane by Jack Schaefer. In addition, students will be employing Writing the Research Paper: A Handbook by Winkler and McCuen.

English 102CD Requirements
Requirements and Expectations for English 102CD for Spring 2003.

English 102CD Assignments
Daily Reading and Writing Assignments for Spring 2003.

Literary Analysis
Explanation of different ways to write about literature.

A Writer's Reference
An online searchable version of Diane Hacker's handbook.

"Getting an A on a Research Paper"
An online guide from Jack Lynch, Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.

"Native American Autobiography as Captivity Narrative."
A paper using quotations in the MLA format.

Revising and Editing
A "Checklist" and "Hit List" for Revising and Editing papers.

Click here for American Indian Radio on Satellite.

Click here for Independent Native American Indian News Radio.

Click here for Native America Calling, a RealAudio PBS site.

Click here for Indian Country Today newspaper Home Page. Site contains some movie reviews.

Click here for Native American Times newspaper Home Page.

Click here for Lakota Journal newspaper.

Click here for INDIANZ, Native American news, information, and entertainment.

Click here for News from Indian Country.

Click here for Red Ink Magazine, creative writing by Native Americans from the University of Arizona.

Click here for Resnet news, an online newspaper written by Native American student journalists.

Click here for Cantu Ota (Many Paths), a bi-weekly online newsletter celebrating Native America .

Click here for AAA Native Arts.

Click here Native American Authors Online.

Click here for Native Web.

Click here for Internet Public Library's Native American Authors Project.

Click here for the Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska Home Page

Click here for the Choctaw Nation Home Page.

Click here for A list of Sioux authors and background on the Sioux language and heritage.

Click here electronic texts of Sioux writings.

Click here for the American government and health problems of early American Indians.

Click here for the Ogalala Dakota Sioux website than includes maps and history..

Click here for a map of Sioux reservations in South Dakota.

Click here for Native American Resources.

Click here for Native American genealogy research and history.

Click here for the People's Path, a website with lots of great links.

Click here for articles on spirituality and native issues from the Spirit Path.

ZITKALA-SA

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Click here for the Native American Authors Project.

Click here for Gonzaga University's Site for Zitkala-Sa.

Click here for several texts by Zitkala-Sa.

AMERICAN HOMESTEADING BACKGROUNDS

Click here for Nebraska History Online, a comprehensive site.

Click here United States Resources: Nebraska.

Click here for Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet.

Click here for Jack's Web Page for Genealogy Research.

Click here for RootsWeb, the original genealogical Home Page.

Click here for Nebraska GenWeb Project.

Click here for the Timberlake Family History Home Page.

Click here for the Nebraska Humanities Council's links to Humanities Websites on Plains history and culture.

Click here for Ethnic groups in Nebraska

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Click here for Immigration and Ellis Island site.

Click here for Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) Home Page.

Click here for Immigration History Research Center of the University of Minnesota.

Click here for a teaching unit on Immigration that includes many good links.

ELINORE PRUITT STEWART

Click here for Elinore Pruitt Stewart Web Page.

Click here for Web Page for Burntfork, Wyoming, Website.

Click here for photograph of Stewart Homestead.

Click here for a searchable electronic version of Letters of a Woman Homesteader.

COWBOYS

Click here for WestWeb Western History Resource.

Click here for Cowboys and Indians magazine.

Click here for the Old West Web Ride Home Page.

Click here for the Wild West Home Page.

Click here for Cowgirls of Today and Yesterday.

Click here for Women of the West Museum.

JACK SCHAEFER

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Click here for the Jack Schaefer Home Page.

Click here for online Jack Schaefer literary journal.

Click here and here for Jack Schaefer biographies.

Click here for background Frederick Jackson Turner's Frontier Thesis.

Click here for background on the Johnson County War.

bloomfields@unk.edu

Dr. Susanne K. Bloomfield
Professor of English
204 Thomas Hall
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Kearney, NE 68849-1320