Jessica Kolopenuk
Latest Past Events
Not an Indigenous Identity Problem: Pretendianism, Whiteness, and Genocide
UCR Arts 3824 Main Street, RiversideKim TallBear rejects the idea that self-indigenization, also sometimes referred to as “pretendianism,” is a problem of “Indigenous identity. In this talk, Kim TallBear rejects the idea that self-indigenization, also sometimes referred to as “pretendianism,” is a problem of “Indigenous identity.” Instead, Dr. TallBear turns her critical gaze onto settler-colonial society. What is their problem? Why [...]
The Ethics of Now with Kim TallBear
Durham Arts Council 120 Morris St, DurhamJoin the Kenan Institute for Ethics and host Adriane-Lentz Smith for a conversation with Kim TallBear on being in good relation. Author of Native American DNA: Tribal Belonging and the False Promise of Genetic Science and The Critical Polyamorist blog, Kim TallBear thinks deeply and creatively about how to “be in good relation,” whether in how we […]
Conference Keynote: Three Mundanities of Indigenous Genocide Denial in the USA
Vineyard Room (USC Davidson Continuing Education Center, Lower Level) 3409 South Figueroa Street, Los AngelesConference Overview October 22-26, 2022 at the University of Southern California, University Park Campus Vineyard Room (USC Davidson Continuing Education Center, Lower Level) 3409 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90007 Registration required - Please scroll down to register Join us in person or online. The international conference “Mass Violence and Its Lasting Impact on Indigenous […]