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SCHOLARSHIP
 

CREATIVE RESEARCH Conference Proceedings, Residencies, and Presentations (selected)

  • “Animating Language, Animating Dress: Reworking English Language Influences on Our Understanding of Dress,” Costume Society of America Midwest Symposium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  • “Decolonizing the Narrative Series: Valerie St. Pierre Smith,” Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Banff, Alberta, Canada.

  • Indigenous Haute Couture- Digital Embellishment Artist Residency, selected designer; Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Banff, Alberta, Canada (Jurors: Anonymous, international professional panel)

  • Amplify Arts Alternate Currents Working Group, cohort member

  • “Pocket Guide to Cultural Appropriation in Design.” Invited Presenter: United States Institute of Theatre Technology National Conference (virtual)

  • “Appropriation and Representation in Design,” Inaugural speaker for The Salon speaker series. Selected by, and presented to (virtual), graduate students, Center for Pedagogy in Arts and Design at The Pennsylvania State University

  •  “Finding Authentic Voices: Representing Cultures Other Than Our Own.” Presenter, United States Institute for Theatre Technology national conference, Louisville, KY

  • “Connective Threads: Inspiration, Appropriation and Artistic License.” Presenter, Fashion, Race and Cultural Appropriation in Fashion symposium, Central Saint Martins, University of Arts- London, London, England

  • “Feathers and Fringe: Commodity, Spectacle and What It Looks Like to Be ‘Indian’.” Panelist, oral paper presentation. Association of Theatre in Higher Education national conference, Las Vegas, NV

  • “Coyote and Raven: Spectacle, Performance and Indigenous Identity.” Panel Chair/coordinator, oral paper presentation. Association of Theatre in Higher Education national conference, Las Vegas, NV

 

INVITED PRESENTATIONS AND LECTURES (selected)

  • “Rendering Sound,” collaborative teaching exercise with flutist Nina Assimakopoulos, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Interlochen, MI

  • “Decolonizing the Narrative Series: Valerie St. Pierre Smith: Beauty is Medicine.” Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Banff, Alberta, Canada

  • Speaker, Aim for the Stars: Science and Art, University of Nebraska at Omaha Summer Camp, Omaha, NE

  • “Appropriation and Representation in Design.” The Salon, Center for Pedagogy in Arts and Design at The Pennsylvania State University

  • “Pocket Guide to Cultural Appropriation in Design.” Invited speaker, United States Institute of Theatre Technology National Conference

  • “Directing Native Plays.” Invited panelist, Association of Theatre in Higher Education national conference, Boston, MA

  • ·“What Native Looks Like.” Offutt Air Force Base Diversity and Inclusion Committee panel, Native American Heritage month luncheon presentation

  • ·“Cultural Appropriation and Pop Culture.” University of California-Stanislau, Prof. Stefani Overman-Tesi

  •  “Inspiration, Appropriation, and Design in Production.” Invited speaker, presented (virtual) to faculty and students, Department of Theatre, Shenandoah University. Shenandoah, VA.

  • St. Pierre Smith, V., et. al. “Experiences of Women of Color in Theatre.” Invited Panelist, People of Color Network, United States Institute for Theatre Technology national conference, Louisville, KY

 

PUBLICATIONS AND POSTERS (selected)

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