Emory College’s Center for Native and Indigenous Studies will deepen the university’s partnership with the College of the Muscogee Nation and expand innovative research and teaching in Indigenous Studies.
Acclaimed historian and documentary film producer Malinda Maynor Lowery has been named the second Cahoon Family Professor in American History in Emory College of Arts and Sciences.
A member of the Lumbee Tribe, Lowery has focused much of her scholarly research, award-winning books and films on questions of Native culture, identity and migration. She will join the faculty and begin teaching this fall while also helping strengthen the presence of Native and Indigenous studies at Emory.
“Malinda Lowery is nationally renowned as a historican and a scholarly leader,” says Michael A. Elliott, dean of Emory College of Arts and Sciences. “I am thrilled to welcome her as a colleague who will play an important role in shaping the future of the university and its engagement with Native American studies.”
6pm EST:
Thursday, April 8
1pm EST: Howdy Partner: Collaborating and Connecting Beyond Campus – A panel discussion on outreach moderated by Dr. Malinda Lowery
Friday, April 9
12pm EST: Match/Make – A Showcase of Artist/Scholar Collaborations featuring artists Kamara Thomas, Jessica Stark and Iris Gottlieb and grad student scholars Deanna Corrin (Geography), Jacob Griffin (Anthropology) and Elias Gross (Music)
4pm EST: Humanities Futures – An undergraduate student led relfection on the Humanities Futures program and their work with the Black Communities Conference
Our Theme: “What Now?”
We chose the theme “What Now?” to reckon with this historic moment. In a time when there is division political and physical, grief that is uniquely personal and broadly cultural, how do move ahead as people endeavoring to engage the public? Scholars and artists on campus and off have had to innovate their organizing tools and change their expectations. This symposium is a moment to