Beverly R. Singer
Associate Professor of Anthropology and Native American Studies
Director: IFAIR
At UNM since Fall 2002
Courses taught at UNM
Introduction to Native American Studies (NAS 150)
Indians of North America (Anth 331/531)
Culture Study of Indigenous Video (Anth 441)
Video Methods (Anth 540)
Education
B.A. College of Santa Fe
M.A. University of Chicago
Ph.D. University of New Mexico, Dissertation Title: "Film and Video
Made by Native Americans: A cultural examination of Native American participation
in film and video production"
Fieldwork
Barrow, Alaska; Haida Gwaii, British Columbia; Indigenous
Southwest including 19 Pueblos, Hopi and Navajo Reservations; Muscogee,
Oklahoma: Haudenosaunee (Iroquois Nation) in New York and Canada; Chiapas
and Oaxaca, Mexico.
Selected Video Productions and Publications
Season of Transformation: Decolonized Education at the University of New Mexico, (2006) 24
minutes. Produced with students at UNM. Examines indigenous knowledge, history and
thinking at UNM and features Native faculty perspectives on academia. Premiered at the
Navajo Studies Conference, UNM, November 2006.
The Unveiling of Po’Pay Statue, (2005) Beverly R. Singer, producer/director. 10minute video documentary filmed at Ohkay Owingee on May 21, 2005. Produced for the Po’Pay Commemoration Symposium held at the University of New Mexico on November 3, 2005.
Waking Up on Central, (2004) 24 minutes. Produced with homeless youth. In their own words, the youth share their experience and ideas for changing society’s view of the issues related to the growth of a homeless population in the U.S. Premiere screening at The Guild Cinema, Albuquerque, NM to benefit homeless youth shelter in December 2004.
A Feminine Study of Sacred and Legendary Native American Icons, (2003) 6 minutes. Video produced for an exhibition titled "Lady Liberty as a Native American Female Icon," American Indian Community House Gallery, New York, NY.
Desert Rainwater Harvesting (2002) 24 minutes. Documents a youth garden project focused on water conservation and art, co-sponsored with Basia Irland, UNM Professor of Art and conducted at Isleta Pueblo, NM. 200 copies of the video were available to school and SW environmental organizations.
Video Virgin (2001) 9 minutes. Images of the virgin are noted from New York to New Mexico with a subtext of illegal immigration of indigenous people from Mexico where the virgin originated. Exhibition video produced for "Who is the Virgin of Guadalupe? Women Artists Crossing Borders," Henry Street Settlement/Abrons Art Center, New York, NY.
Oku P'in: Alfonso Ortiz, 1939-1996 (2000) 19 minutes. Highlights the life and legacy of a Tewa anthropologist. Produced for the Inaugural Event for the Alfonso Ortiz Center at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Diabetes: Notes from Indian Country (1999) 30 minutes. Contains professional views regarding diabetes diagnosis and effectively community treatment models. Produced for the Center for American Indian Research and Education Diabetes project. Shown at numerous universities and American Indian health centers nationally. Distributed by Third World Newsreel, New York, NY.
Wiping the War Paint Off the Lens: Native American Film and Video. Beverly R. Singer. MN: The University of Minnesota Press, 2001
"Video America Indigena/Video Native America," Beverly R Singer, Wicazo Sa Review, 16 (2): 35-53. 2001
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