Queen's National Scholar position in Indigenous Literary arts Job Talk #2

Join us for the job talk of the second short-listed candidate for the Queen's National Scholar position in Indigenous Literary arts. This talk will feature Dr. Danielle Lussier.

Abstract: "Decolonization of learning and research - kîyokêwin as a research method and beadwork for teaching and knowledge mobilization"

Rising to the Calls to Action of the TRC and the Calls for Justice of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls that relate to education is a challenging but crucial element in contemporary post-secondary pedagogy. Blending Indigenous Ways of Knowing into the dominant Western paradigm of University-level courses is frequently a struggle, particularly when most learners in the classroom have had limited exposure to Indigenous Knowledges and Perspectives at elementary and secondary school levels. On the understanding that the process of reconciliation is one that is fundamentally grounded in (re-)building relationships, during our short time together the emphasis will be placed on ethical relationality and getting to know one another. Engaging with theories of Persuasive Aesthetic and kîyokêwin (Visiting), I will situate my work as a scholar, teacher, and academic administrative leader within the broader context of the academy and we will explore the language of possibility articulated through the use of embodied classroom-based Indigenous pedagogies.