Brown Bag Series

The Center for Native American and Indigenous Research is delighted to present the brown bag series. The series is open to all students, faculty, staff, and community. This series is an opportunity to come and create a network, learn from one another, and exchange new and innovative ideas. Each meeting is  around an hour long and will be comprised of different topics and presenters.  This series will be held in a hybrid format. 

AY 24 -2025 - Upcoming Events 

Please check out our programming and events calendar for TGS NAIS Cluster Book Clubs for a chance to collectively gather and share knowledge. You can also visit the One Book One Northwestern page for relevant speaker events around this year's theme!

Past CNAIR Brown Bag Events  

Fall 2023

Spring 2023

•  Dr Megan Bang, Professor of Learning Sciences, Northwestern University | April 28, 2023 | 12 PM - 1 PM

• Dr. Reynaldo Cardenas | Thursday, May 25, 2023 | 12 PM - 1 PM

Winter 2023

• CNAIR Special Guest presentation | Dr Brian Burkhart, Professor of Philosophy from University of Oklahoma | Thinking through the Land: An Indigenous Decolonial Framework for Engagement and Planning During Climate Chaos | Thursday, February 2, 2023 | 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM Central

• Dr Patty Loew, Professor of Journalism, Ice Worlds: Lights, Camera, Activism! | CNAIR Brown Bag Series: Indigenous Methodologies | FRIDAY, February 10, 2023, |  12PM - 1PM |   (In Person & Zoom)

• CNAIR Special Guest presentation | Dr Stephanie Fryberg, Professor of Psychology, University of Michigan | Thursday, Feb 16, 3:30pm-5:00pm  (In Person & Zoom)

• Dr Kelly Wisecup, Professor of English, Birchbark Books, Tribal Archives, & NAIS Methods | CNAIR Brown Bag Series: Indigenous Methodologies | FRIDAY, March 3, 2023 | 12PM - 1PM  | Location: Parkes Hall Room 120  (In Person & Zoom)

Fall 2022

•  Wednesday, October 14, 2022 12pm - 1 pm with Amanda Tachine, Arizona State University
• Friday, October 28, 2022 12pm - 1 pm with Heather Menefee, Department of History, Northwestern University 
• Friday November 11, 2022 12 pm - 1 pm with Forrest Bruce, Learning Sciences, School of Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University 
• Friday, December 2, 2022 12 pm - 1 pm with Reynaldo Morales, Medill School of Journalism Winter 2021

 Winter 2021

• Friday, February 12, 2021, 12 -1 PM CST, Tommy Orange’s There There book discussion.
• Friday, March 5, 2021, 12 – 1PM CST, informal syllabus workshop for Enzo Vasques-Toral’s spring class: Queer Indigeneity.

Spring 2021

• Friday, May 7, 2021 12-1 PM with Rose Miron and Blaire Topash-Caldwell, Newberry Library.
• Friday, May 14, 2021, 12-1 PM CST with Marlene Brito-Millan.

 Fall 2020

• Friday, October 9, 2020 12-1 PM CST, with Spanish & Portuguese professor Caroline Egan on her work about Indigenous languages and literatures in Latin America and their relation to early modern ideas about conversion, translation, and difference.
• Friday, October 30, 2020 12-1 PM CST, with CNAIR Faculty Fellow Doug Kiel.
• Friday, December 4, 2020 12- 1PM CST, with History professor Michaela Kleber on her work about gender and sexuality, Indigenous families, and empire.