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Jenny L Davis                                                                                                                    

University of Colorado, Boulder                                                                        
Dept. of Linguistics
295 UCB
Boulder, CO 80303                                                          
Jennifer.Davis@colorado.edu

Chukma!

I'm a doctoral student in Linguistics at the University of Colorado at Boulder. I originally hale from Oklahoma, and did my undergrad at Oklahoma State University (Go Pokes!). I recently recieved my MA from CU with a graduate certificate in Culture, Language and Social Practice (CLASP)

My research is in Sociolinguistics and Linguistic Anthropology in langauge, gender, and sexuality, and language and ethnicity with particular interest to identity negotiation in individuals or groups with multiple minority statuses. Specifically, I'm working with Two-Spirit groups and Homa Lusa (red black), descendents of both African American and Native Americans (in specific decendants of the "Five Civilized Tribes: Chickasaw, Choctaw, Cherokee, Muskogee/Creek, Seminole).

The other main  area of interest is langauge maintenance/revitalization and documentation in indigenous communities with a focus on Muskogean linguistics (mainly Chickasaw and Choctaw.) I have  started working with the Chickasaw Nation back home on our Master/Apprentice language program and documentation efforts.

I'm currently serving as the Lead Graduate Instructor for the department of Linguistics and as the graduate representative on the International Gender and Language Association (IGALA) advisory council.

Upcoming Events and Activities- See you there!

Oct. 2-4: CLASP (Culture, Language, and Social Practice) Conference, University of Colorado, Boulder

Dec. 2-6:"If you want to be correct, you'd call us by our tribe": Two-spirit articulations of indigenousness and alterity". Paper Presentation at the American Anthropological Association, Philadelphia, Pennsilvania.