Speaker: Dr. Scott Richard Lyons, Syracuse University. Zitkala-Sa Indigenous people in the Americas started living under the shadow of stereotype as early as 1492, and it wasn’t long before Indian imagery began justifying political policies that Indians found objectionable. To speak back to power, as…
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Speaker: Dr. Maureen T. Schwarz, Syracuse University Native American owned and operated food companies have been manufacturing and marketing frybread mixes to non-Native consumers for more than a quarter century. In each case, companies use stereotypical images of American Indians to convince potential customers of…
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PSL Public Forum: What the political and economic reforms mean for Cuba and socialism Discuss the latest developments in Cuba With the announcement of the elimination of 500,000 State jobs in Cuba, there are major developments taking place in Cuba’s socialist economy. It is essential for…
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Sascha Scott is a specialist in nineteenth- and twentieth-century American art and currently teaches at Syracuse University. Dr. Scott’s research focuses on problems at the intersection of art and politics, critically reevaluating what it means for a painting and an artist to be political. She…
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After a serious car crash, Navros Dabu spent his recovery time drawing and painting. As a thank you to the community for their support of him during this painful time, Navros will display his “One Page A Day” artwork at the ArtRage Gallery for sale….