Publications in VIVO

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Jan Johnson Clinical Associate Professor; Director, Africana Studies Program

Positions

Clinical Associate Professor, English , College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences
Affiliate Faculty, American Indian Studies , Interdisciplinary Programs
Director, Africana Studies , Interdisciplinary Programs
Affiliate Faculty, Film and Television Studies , Interdisciplinary Programs

Jan Johnson was born and raised in Lewiston, Idaho. After working as a professional musician for several years, she attended the University of Washington to study American ethnic literature, and then moved to New Orleans to attend graduate school at Tulane University. After 12 years in New Orleans, she moved back to Idaho to teach at the University of Idaho, where opportunities for research and service are abundant for her. When not working, she is swimming, hiking, biking or visiting a city to hear music, dance or watch a play.

Publications

selected publications

academic article
- Toward Red Readings in Literature, History, and Film. Western American Literature. 42:427-435. 2008
chapter
- Performing Indianness and Excellence: Nez Perce Jazz Bands of the Twentieth Century. American Indian Performing Arts: Critical Directions. Ed. Geiogamah, Hanay. Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press. 197-221. 2010
- the Soul Wound in Flight and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian. Sherman Alexie: a Collection of Critical Essays. Ed. Berglund, Jeff. Salt Lake, UT: University of Utah Press. 2010
- Saving the Salmon, Saving the People: Environmental Justice and Columbia River Tribal Literatures. The Environmental Justice Reader: Politics, Poetics, and Pedagogy. Ed. Adamson, Joni. Tuscon, AZ: University of Arizona Press. 2002
conference paper
- Resisting Re-colonization: The Lewis and Clark Bicentennial and the Nez Perce Tribe. Confluence of Cultures: Native Americans and the Lewis and Clark Expedition. 2003
- Performing History and Identity at Chief Joseph Days. Society for the Interdisciplinary Study of Social Imagery. 192-196. 1996

editor of

book
- Indigenous Pop: Native American Music from Jazz to Hip Hop. University of Arizona Press. 2016

Contact

full name

Jan Johnson