Carmen Robertson

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Carmen Robertson
Born1962
Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan
NationalityCanadian
Academic background
Alma materPortland State University,
University of Victoria,
Brock University,
University of Calgary
Academic work
Sub-disciplineWomen and Gender Studies
InstitutionsUniversity of Regina
Notable worksSeeing Red: A History of Natives in Canadian Newspapers

Carmen Robertson is a writer and scholar of art history and indigenous peoples. Born in Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan with Lakota and Scottish ancestry, she is currently an associate professor at the University of Regina, where she has taught since 2006. Before she came to the University of Regina, she was the Indian Fine Arts department head at the First Nations University of Canada. A number of Robertson's writings focus on the Aboriginal Canadian artist Norval Morrisseau.[1][2]

Life

Robertson received her BA in Liberal Arts at Portland State University in 1989, her MA in Art History at University of Victoria in 1993, her MEd in Aboriginal Adult Education at Brock University in 2001, and her PhD in Educational Research at the University of Calgary in 2005.[3] Robertson works to promote the awareness of Aboriginal artists.[4]

Career

Robertson's best-known book is Seeing Red: A History of Natives in Canadian Newspapers.[5][6], which she co-wrote with Mark Cronlund Anderson.[7][8][9] This book was published by Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press in 2011. Seeing Red is a study about how Canadian English-language newspapers portray Aboriginal people.[10] Seeing Red has received many awards including, The Saskatchewan Book Award for Scholarly Writing (2011), First Peoples' Writing (2011), and Regina Book of The Year (2011).[11]

Robertson also co-edited Clearing a Path: New Ways of Seeing Traditional Indigenous Art with Sherry Farrell Racette. This book was published by Regina: Canadian Plains Research Centre in 2009 and it looks at notable Saskatchewan Metis artists.[12]

Robertson is a past president of the Native Heritage Foundation of Canada, where she advocated accessibility and preservation for collections of aboriginal Canadian art.[13] She also serves on the editorial board of the Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, published by Cambridge University Press.[14]

Selected articles

  • "Utilizing PEARL to Teach Indigenous Art History: A Canadian Example". Australian Journal of Indigenous Education. 41 (1): 60–66. 2012.
  • Fleischmann, Aloys N. M.; Van Styvendale, Nancy; McCarroll, Cody, eds. (2011). "Imaginary Citizens: The White Paper and the Whitewash in the Press". Narratives of Citizenship: Indigenous and Diasporic Peoples Unsettle the Nation State. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press. pp. 233–262. ISBN 978-0-88864-518-0.
  • "Thunderbirds and Concepts of Transformation in the Art of Norval Morrisseau". Journal of Canadian Art History. 33 (2): 53–70. 2012.

References

  1. ^ Garrick, Rick (September 2013). "The genius of Morrisseau". Anishinabek News. p. 22.
  2. ^ Head, Tiffany (February 12, 2015). "Celebrating Norval Morrisseau's life and art". Eagle Feather News.
  3. ^ "Carmen Robertson". Aboriginal Curatorial Collective / Collectif des commissaires autochtones. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
  4. ^ Coutre, Joe (March 2008). "Prairie Art Needs More Exposure". Windspeaker. 25 (12): 20. ISSN 0834-177X. Retrieved 12 March 2016 – via EBSCO. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Watson, H. G. (November 17, 2015). "Indigenous journalists are changing the news in Saskatchewan". J-Source.
  6. ^ "Seeing Red: A History of Natives in Canadian Newspapers". Quill and Quire. Retrieved 2016-03-12. There is no denying that the new book by University of Regina professors Mark Cronlund Anderson and Carmen L. Robertson is a valuable and valiant effort.
  7. ^ Sinclair, Niigaanwewidam James (November 12, 2011). "Red difficult to find in black and white newspapers". Winnipeg Free Press.
  8. ^ Edwards, Brendan F.R. (2012). "Mark Cronlund Anderson and Carmen L. Robertson. Seeing Red: A History of Natives in Canadian Newspapers" (PDF). Native Studies Review. 21 (1): 153–154.
  9. ^ Thompson, Jon (February 18, 2012). "Book examines portrayal of First Nations in media". Kenora Daily Miner and News.
  10. ^ MacFarlane, Christine (2011). "2011 Review: Seeing Red: A History of Natives in Canadian Newspapers". Windspeaker - AMMSA.
  11. ^ "Archived Nominees". Saskatchewan Book Awards. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  12. ^ "Clearing a Path: New Ways of Seeing Traditional Indigenous Art, hardcover ed". goodminds.com. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
  13. ^ Robertson, Carmen. "Letter #12: Carmen Robertson, Native Heritage Foundation". Fund First Nations University Now!. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  14. ^ "The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education: Journal Editorial Board". Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 13 March 2016.

External links

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