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University of New Mexico Distinguished Professor Gerald Vizenor, American Studies, is the author of a new novel that embraces both trickster stories and literary ingenuity. Chair of Tears, (University of Nebraska Press) is a novel that begins with ...

Tessa Cordova, a doctoral candidate in American Studies, presents, "Recordando Nuestra Gente: Ritual Memorialization Along the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro," on Tuesday, Feb. 21 from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. at El Centro de la Raza.Cordova's dissertation ...

Jennifer Nez Denetdale grew up in Tohatchi, N.M., a Navajo community 25 miles north of Gallup. She and her three sisters and one brother never missed school, she said, because her father insisted they become educated. "We always had books in our home. ...

In 2010 UNM joined the Newberry Library Consortium in American Indian Studies (NCAIS). Since then, Cathleen Cahill, assistant professor of history, and Jennifer Nez Denetdale, associate professor of American studies, have been collaborating with other ...

University of New Mexico Associate Professor of American Studies Jennifer Nez Denetdale is filling the position on the Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission that requires an "extensive background in education," according to the Commission. Her ...

University of New Mexico Distinguished Professor of American Studies Gerald Vizenor is the recipient of the 2011 American Book Award for Shrouds of White Earth. The award is presented by the Before Columbus Foundation. The book is about contemporary ...

Chicano Hispano Mexicano Studies, the College of Arts & Sciences, the Office of the Provost, and American Studies Department announce that Irene Vasquez has been selected to serve as director of CHMS and associate professor of American Studies, effective ...

The National Research Council announced results of a national competition to award approximately 40 Ford Foundation Predoctoral Dissertation awards. Two awardees are from UNM's American Studies Department. Gina Diaz and Melanie Yazzie, both Ph.D. ...

The University of New Mexico hosts a series of educational, social and cultural programs in recognition of American Indian Heritage Month throughout the month of November.UNM's American Indian Student Services (AISS), Native American Studies and other ...

Michael Trujillo will be at the UNM Bookstore on Thursday, Sept. 30 at 2 p.m. to discuss and sign copies of "Land of Disenchantment: Latina/o Identities and Transformations in Northern New Mexico" (UNM Press). Trujillo, an assistant professor in American ...