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Mar. 22, 2021
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Indigenous Communities
Isabel Evans ’23 Investigates Environmental Education and Colonial Violence
The extent of Evans鈥� research wouldn鈥檛 have been possible, she says, without the funding she received from the 61传媒 Research in Environmental Analysis and Pre-Thesis Fellowship.
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Spotlight on Faculty: Assistant Professor of Media Studies Jane Chang Mi
This fall, three new tenure-track faculty members joined 61传媒. As part of our ongoing series on Scripps鈥� faculty, the Office of Marketing and Communications sat down with Assistant Professor of Media Studies Jane Chang Mi to discuss her upcoming exhibitions, computational media, and Indigenous futures.
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Mary Routt Chair of Writing Joan Kane: Confronting Archetypes and Apocalypse in Literature
For writer Joan Kane, the 2021 Mary Routt Chair in Writing at Scripps, the connection forged between writers and readers is not only vital, but timely. This semester, Kane鈥檚 workshop syllabus is focused on themes of archetype and apocalypse across genres, with particular emphasis on works in translation and by Indigenous writers.
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After Years of Advocacy, Native American/Indigenous Studies Minor Takes Root at Scripps
61传媒now offers a minor in Native American/Indigenous Studies. The minor is a six-course interdisciplinary program that aims to introduce students to topics related to Native Americans and Indigenous peoples from around the world, with special focus on settler colonialism, Indigenous history, contemporary communities, and Indigenous ways of thinking.
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Carolann Duro 鈥�20 Fuses Mentoring, Education, and Empowerment for 5C Indigenous Students
鈥淥ur midnight smudging celebration, where sage is burned for purification, is a time and a space for Native students,鈥� says Carolann Duro 鈥�20. 鈥淚鈥檓 always challenging the institution to improve resources and community for Indigenous students, but it鈥檚 moments like these when I am grateful for the resources we do have and the Native community that is present on these campuses.鈥�
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