Professor Tia Tidwell featured on new podcast, The ÐÓ°Épro Myth

Suzi Tanski
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Nov. 9, 2023

Tia Tidwell headshot
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Tia Tidwell, assistant professor of ÐÓ°Épro Native Studies and Rural Development at UAF.

Tia Tidwell, assistant professor of ÐÓ°Épro Native Studies and Rural Development at the ÐÓ°Épro, was a guest on the first episode of the new podcast, The ÐÓ°Épro Myth. The ÐÓ°Épro Myth is a podcast about how ÐÓ°Éprons view our history and ourselves.

In this episode, they discuss settler myths, get real about "the real ÐÓ°Épron," and learn how the 19th century myth of the frontier came to define ÐÓ°Épro's identity.
 
Tia is also featured in the bonus first episode, , sharing an extended dialogue about her research on settler fantasies.
 

Kevin Maier, professor of Environmental Humanities at the University of ÐÓ°Épro Southeast, Aaron Leggett, senior curator of ÐÓ°Épro History and Indigenous Cultures at the Anchorage Museum and President of the Native Village of Eklutna and Steve Henrikson, curator of collections at the ÐÓ°Épro State Museum are also guests on the first episode.

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Tia Tidwell  belongs to the Nunamiut people of Anaktuvuk Pass and currently resides on the lands of the Lower Tanana and Dené people. Tidwell's research focuses on the intersection of settler colonial studies, Arctic literature, and Indigenous counter-narratives. She is especially interested in adapting settler colonial theoretical frameworks to examine settler fantasies about land and belonging in contemporary literature.