Elyse Carter Vosen presents "Between Past and Future: Two Eras of Postcolonial American Indian Music and Politics"

Elyse Carter Vosen, assistant professor of languages and international studies at St. Scholastica, will give a talk entitled "Between Past and Future: Two Eras of Postcolonial American Indian Music and Politics" at 3:40 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, in room 4119 of Tower Hall on the College of St. Scholastica campus. The public is welcome to this free event; refreshments will be served.

"The political sensibilities and musical styles of two award-winning artists from two generations, Buffy St. Marie and Annie Humphrey, form the basis for this exploration of social consciousness and aesthetics," said Vosen.

She will examine parallels and distinctions in their intricate and far-reaching philosophies, illustrating each performer's unique voice and vision, which, according to Vosen, is "poised on the threshold between historical and contemporary waves of the American Indian Movement and inhabiting the expansive space each has created with indigenous community and global activism."

The talk is part of a faculty colloquium series developed in 2007 by the College's School of Arts and Letters to highlight diverse faculty research projects. The presentation will last one hour and include a 40-minute lecture followed by 20 minutes of questions and answers.

For more information contact Nathan Carroll at (218) 723-6144 or ncarroll@css.edu.

The College of St. Scholastica is regularly recognized as one of the finest colleges in the Midwest. The 2010 "America's Best Colleges" survey by U.S. News & World Report magazine ranks St. Scholastica in the top tier of Midwestern universities. The Washington Post has rated St. Scholastica as one of the nation's 100 "hidden gems" among U.S. colleges and universities