Monumental Mobility: The Memory Work of Massasoit Webinar with Dr. Jean O'Brien

February 23, 2023

7 PM EST (6 PM CT)

Free and open to the public.

The Newark Earthworks Center is hosting Dr. Jean M. O’Brien (White Earth Ojibwe Nation), University of Minnesota, who will present on "Monumental Mobility: The Memory Work of Massasoit." on Zoom at 7 PM EST.

This talk takes up the work of Indigenous intellectuals to reconfigure narratives of national origins in connection with the symbolism surrounding the Massasoit monument installed on Cole’s Hill in Plymouth in 1921 to mark the 300th anniversary of the landing of the English. Such Indigenous engagements suggest the rich potential of Indigenous public historians to intervene in sanitized national narratives of origins. Can the statue prompt viewers to reckon with of the structural violence of settler colonialism in commemorative landscapes, or does it further entrench celebratory narratives of national origins?

7:00 – 8:00 PM EST
Carmen Zoom, Registration Required

We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact Dr. John Low at 740-755-7857 or low.89@osu.edu . At least two weeks' advance notice will help us to provide seamless access.

There will be 5 minutes for a Question and Answer session at the end of the webinar. Please submit your questions in the chat.

Jean M. O’Brien (Citizen of the White Earth Ojibwe Nation) is Distinguished McKnight University Professor and Northrop Professor at the University of Minnesota. She is a co-founder past president of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association. In addition to numerous articles and book chapters, O’Brien has published six books on Indigenous history. Most recently, she published a co-edited volume(with Daniel Heath Justice), Allotment Stories: Narrating Indigenous Land Relations under Settler Siege, (University of Minnesota Press). She is an elected member of the Society of American Historians and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Speaker series as part of Indigenous Ohio: OSU and Native Arts and Humanities Past and Present grant. Funded by the Global Arts + Humanities Discovery Theme.

Kind thanks to Jared Gardner Department of English and Director of Popular Culture Studies for assisting in set up and hosting this web presentation.

For more information,

Visit:

• "Monumental Mobility: The Memory Work of Massasoit"
• Lisa Blee and Jean M. O'Brien, North Carolina Press 2019.
• Native American and Indigenous Studies Association (NAISA)
• "Allotment Stories Indigenous Land Relations under Settler Siege"
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