Call for Book Chapters For a PDF version of the call, click here. Historically, Indigenous women and girls, have not been positioned as creators or holders of knowledge within academic spaces. Scholars of critical race feminism have argued that racialized, gendered, classed, and otherwise marked histories, provide distinct and valuable sources of knowledge that areContinue reading “Celebrating Survival of Indigenous Culture, Knowledge, and Values in Educational Spaces: Foregrounding the Voices of Indigenous Girls and Women”
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The Summer That Wasn’t
Hi! I know that I mentioned taking August off but the research factory resumes paying me today and I thought some reflections on the summer were in order. I’m on a 9-month contract at Purdue and generally take the summers off. Every fourth year or so I’ll teach a summer course. It’s also not unusualContinue reading “The Summer That Wasn’t”
The Helpful Rejection
About six weeks ago, I submitted a manuscript to a fairly well-known journal in my field. Within three weeks, I received a desk reject–the editors did not send it out for peer review. I can’t say I was totally surprised by the rejection–I was aware the manuscript had flaws. But what did surprise me wasContinue reading “The Helpful Rejection”
The Reluctant Writer
Confession: when I first drafted this post I titled it “The Intrepid Writer” and then looked up intrepid to confirm it meant what I thought it had meant…and no! It does not! I thought intrepid meant cautious or timid, instead it means fearless or adventurous. And while I’d like to think I’m those things inContinue reading “The Reluctant Writer”
Doing Indian Country Research 