About

Inter-American literature, life narratives, women writers of the Americas, Indigenous literatures and cultures, stories and storyworlds, nation and narration, gender, equity, diversity and inclusion in postsecondary education.

Publications

“ ‘This Story Needs a Witness’: The Imbrication of Witnessing, Storytelling, and Resilience in Lee Maracle’s Celia’s Song.” Studies in American Indian Literatures 30. 3/4 (Fall/Winter 2018): 151-178.

Blog Posts

    Upcoming Talks and Conferences

     Writing on and of Contested Lands: A Life Narrative of the Black Hills” for the session on  “Life Writing on Contested Ground.” Modern Languages Association. Seattle, Washington. January 2020. 

    Memberships

    Modern Language Association


    International Autobiography Association


    International Autobiography Association, Chapter of the Americas


    Association for the Study of American Indian Literatures


    Native American and Indigenous Studies Association


    Society for the Study of Narrative Literature


    Phi Beta Kappa


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