Inspired by Brenda Child's research, Google commissioned a "doodle" honoring the jingle dress, a 100-year-old American-Indian tradition with roots in MN. "It is still…
Alumna Gaye Johnson delivered the 23rd annual David Noble Lecture in April 2019, the first one since his passing in 2018. Johnson was one of Noble's advisees and she discussed…
The relationship between music and philosophy has been a topic of discussion since the emergence of ancient philosophy. Recently named a McKnight Presidential Fellow, Michael…
The role of culturally appropriate food practices and traditionally practiced indigenous and immigrant gender roles are Madeline Brennan’s focus for research in American…
Gaye Theresa Johnson, a former student of David Noble, American Studies alumna, and associate professor at UCLA will give the David Noble Lecture this year. Her lecture will…
Demiliza Saramosing is Bisayan (American) and was raised on the island of O‘ahu in the ahupua‘a and urban, majority working-class and immigrant city of Kalihi.
Khoi Nguyen received an MA in Women’s Studies focusing on queer Asian American literature at Southern Connecticut State University, and a BA in English at Fairfield University…
The jingle dress dance is a spiritual healing practice dating back to 1918. Guided by the research efforts of Brenda Child—professor and current chair of the Department of…
Music journalist turned PhD student Matthew Tchepikova-Treon is particularly fascinated by how disenfranchised artists, laborers, and communities began participating in…
After taking a course on the US in the world and seizing a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to study abroad in South Africa, senior Abby Yates has become fascinated by the…