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Jenny L Davis                                                                                                                    

Ph.D Candidate
Department of Linguistics
University of Colorado, Boulder
Jennifer (dot) Davis (at) colorado.edu

Chokma!

I'm a doctoral candidate in Linguistics at the University of Colorado at Boulder. I originally hail from Oklahoma, and did my undergrad at Oklahoma State University (Go Pokes!). I received my MA from CU with a graduate certificate in Culture, Language and Social Practice (CLASP). In 2011-2012, I was on fellowship at Yale University as the Henry Roe Cloud Fellow.

My research is in Linguistic Anthropology and Native Studies in the linguistic negotiation of contemporary indigenous identity. I am particularly interested in language revitalization and documentation in indigenous communities and how process of globalization affect these movements of linguistic reclamation. I am also interested in identity negotiation in individuals or groups with multiple minority statuses and the intersections of langauge, gender/sexuality, and ethnicity.

Upcoming Events and Activities- See you there!

Nov. 16   ""There’s An App for that”: Bridging Diaspora Through Chickasaw Language Revitalization Media"  
               Paper Presentation as part of Indigeneity without Borders: Mediating language and Indigenous Diasporas  
               in the Americas
panel for the American Anthropological Association Meeting, San Francisco.

June 4-6  "Models of Diaspora: Understanding Indigenous Realities in North America".
               Paper Presentation for the Native and Indigenous Studies Association (NAISA) Mohegan Sun Conference,                  Uncasville, CT.

March 10   “Anompa!: Language Revitalization T-shirts and  the Semiotics of Local Community".
                 Paper presentation for the North Eastern Anthropology Association (NEAA) conference. Bridgeport, MA.