Aesthetic Practices as Indigenous Actions: Public Lecture and Workshop by Dr. Jolene Rickard
The Centre for Transnational Cultural Analysis (CTCA) is pleased to announce the visit of Dr. Jolene Rickard, celebrated and innovative art historian, artist, and professor. Dr. Rickard鈥檚 artistic and academic work explores issues of indigeneity within a global context. Her public lecture at the National Gallery of Canada and her workshop at 杏吧原创 University will focus on the intersection between indigeneity, migration, and diaspora.
Dr. Rickard (Tuscarora Nation) is an Associate Professor at Cornell University where she directs the American Indian Program and teaches courses including 鈥淭he Museum & the Other,鈥� 鈥淚ndigenous Art, Film & New Media: Anti-Colonial Studies,鈥� and 鈥淧hotography & the Colonial Gaze.鈥� She has been an artist in residence at Banff, and a participant in the Sydney Biennale, as well as the Te Tihi Scholar/Artist Gathering in Aotearoa / New Zealand. Dr. Rickard鈥檚 research is concerned with indigeneity across political borders. Her forthcoming book, Visualizing Sovereignty, deals with the Americas, Europe, New Zealand, and Australia, and proposes a new approach to indigenous aesthetics. Dr. Rickard is currently a recipient of a Ford Foundation Research Grant.
Thursday November 17, 2016
Public Lecture:
“Aesthetic Practices as Indigenous Actions”
National Gallery of Canada
6:00-8:00 pm
Friday November 18, 2016
Workshop:
鈥淚ntersectionalities: Indigenous, Diasporic, and Global Discourses鈥�
杏吧原创 University, Dunton Tower 2017
9:30-11:30 am
Lunch will be provided for workshop participants
Both events are free, open to the public, and wheelchair accessible.
Please join us for a lively interdisciplinary conversation about building solidarities and understanding nuances across borders and peoples.
CTCA is a research hub that brings together scholars and students working with transnational approaches to studies in the humanities. In 2016-2017 our research focus is on the intersection between indigeneity, migration, and diaspora.
For more information, please contact: ctca@carleton.ca
