Cross-posted from www.oaklakewriters.org, an organization of Oceti Sakowin writers in which I am a member, and on whose behalf I also blog. On the third day of the Oak Lake Writers Society (OLWS) annual retreat, August 1, 2012, University of Illinois Associate Professor of American Indian Studies, Jodi Byrd (Chickasaw) led a fascinating session by [...]
Stephens and Sprinkle (center left and right) with friends at Dyke March 2012 We’re changing the metaphor from “Earth as Mother” to “Earth as Lover.” ---Elizabeth Stephens, Artist, Ecosexual, Professor We aim to make the environmental movement more sexy, fun and diverse. ----Annie Sprinkle, Ph.D., Artist, Ecosexual, Sexologist “Who [...]
10/30/12 Update: A new Indian Country Today article highlights recent results of UC Berkeley Native graduate students' work to call the UC Berkeley Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies Department (TDPS) to respond to and engage in dialogue after its production of the John Fisher Ishi play last spring. The play re-told the Ishi story with fictional embellishments that [...]
L to R: H. Arai, M. Hakoda, M. Yamaguchi, K. TallBear, K. Kinase, and K. Ando Through a UC Berkeley-Meiji University exchange program, I have had the honor this month of leading a seminar at Meiji's School of Political Science and Economics. On the first day of the seminar, “Indigenous & [...]
