Intended Audience
22nd Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies Colloquium: The Gendered Impact of the Pandemic
"Becoming the Vessel: Adapting Performance for COVID Times": talk by Jana Harper
Jana Harper is an interdisciplinary artist, educator and advocate. Trained in fine art, somatic practice and community activism, she works in both collaborative and individual settings. With mixed Scots-Irish, French, and Ojibwe ancestry, her current work is informed by Anishinaabe history, ideas of recognition and sovereignty, and an ache to help heal generational wounds. She is a member of the Mackinac Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians and is associate professor of the practice at Vanderbilt University where she co-directs the Indigenous Studies cross-disciplinary seminar.
*Masks are strongly encouraged.
There is also a remote option to attend this lecture:
Register in advance at https://smcm.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYsdOqrpjsuH93Xj5pX_DFr-TbllMfJtVfC
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