Perspectives: Theresa Warburton
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The Western Gallery is pleased to host Theresa Warburton as part of our recurring speaker series, Perspectives. Join Dr. Warburton in the Western Gallery for a conversation bridging her expertise, research, and themes presented in the exhibition Memories of a Suburban Ind’n | John Feodorov.
About Perspectives
The Perspectives series invites WWU scholars from a range of backgrounds and interests to lead informal 45-minute discussions inspired by the current exhibition. The series emphasizes the unique ability of the arts to stimulate interdisciplinary connections and conversations. Perspectives are free and open to the public.
Theresa Warburton
Theresa Warburton is an interdisciplinary literary scholar whose work focuses on the intersections of literature and radical social movements. Focusing on Native and Indigenous literatures of North American and Oceania, her work explores both the historic and potential relationships between literary production and radical political intervention. Her book, Other Worlds Here: Honoring Native Women's Writing in Contemporary Anarchist Movements, was published by Northwestern University Press in April 2021. Along with Cowlitz writer Elissa Washuta, she is also the co-editor of Shapes of Native Nonfiction: Collected Essays by Contemporary Writers, which was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award. Her work has appeared in Studies in American Indian Literatures, Cultural Studies / Critical Methodologies, Upping the Anti, and Perspectives on Anarchist Theory, where she is also a member of the editorial collective. She currently serves as Associate Professor of English at Western Washington University.
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