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Julie Pearson-Little Thunder: Profile

Professional Information

Faculty Rank

Visiting Assistant Professor

Research Interests

Oral History, Native Theater, Playwriting

Education

Ph.D., University of Kansas
M.A., University of Oregon

How Can Julie Help You?

I Can Help With

Native Art
Playwriting
Oral History 

Professional Service

Oklahoma State University

  • Native American Staff and Faculty Association
  • Women's Faculty Council

OSU Library

  • Wellness Committee, Edmon Low Library Staff Association

Selected Publications & Presentations

Publications

Pearson-Little Thunder, J. (2016). A Life Made with Artists: Doris Littrell and the Oklahoma Indian Art Scene. Oklahoma City, OK: The RoadRunner Press.

Pearson-Little Thunder, J. (2011). Acts of Transfer: The 1975 and 1976 Productions of Raven and Body Indian by Red Earth Performing Arts Company. In S. E. Wilmer (Ed.), Native American performance and representation (110-122).  Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Press.

Pearson-Little Thunder, J. (2007). Acts of Transfer: The 1975 and 1976 Productions of Raven and Body Indian by Red Earth Performing Arts Company. In S. M. Magelssen & A. Haugo (Eds.)., Querying difference in theatre history (114-125). Newcastle, England: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Presentations

Pearson-Little Thunder, J. & Siddons, L. (2016). "Native Artists Speak: Oral History as a Resource for Education and Advocacy in the Arts," Paper presentation, Oklahoma Arts Conference, Stillwater, OK.

Pearson-Little Thunder. (2015). "As My Ancestors Did: Native Artists’ Oral Histories of Reclaiming Identity through Art," Paper presentation, Oral History Association Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL.

Pearson-Little Thunder, J. (2013). "Turning Oral History Transcripts into Performance Texts," Workshop presentation, Oral History Association Annual Meeting, Oklahoma City, OK.

Pearson-Little Thunder, J. (2012). "Courageous Acts," Workshop presentation, Southwest Oral History Association Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM.

Pearson-Little Thunder, J. & Finchum, T. (2012). "Community Oral History Projects," Workshop presentation, International Conference of Indigenous Archives, Libraries, and Museums, Tulsa, OK.