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Kelly Fayard

Kelly Fayard

Assistant Professor, Cultural Anthropology

kelly.fayard@du.edu

303-871-2679 (Office)

Sturm Hall, 2000 East Asbury Avenue Denver, CO 80208

Specialization(s)

Cultural anthropology, identity, kinship and personhood, blood and blood quantum, Native American religion and Native American Christianity, Indigenous feminisms, Indigenous political movements, museums, exhibit design, NAGPRA, comparative Indigeneities, race and stereotypes, development of anthropology as a discipline, race and film, Native Americans in film, anthropology of media

Degree(s)

  • Certificate, Museum Studies, University of Michigan, 2011
  • Ph.D., Anthropology, University of Michigan, 2011
  • MA, Anthropology, University of Michigan, 2006
  • BA, Cultural Anthropology and Religion, Duke University, 2002

Professional Affiliations

  • American Anthropological Association
  • Native American and Indigenous Studies Association
  • Society for Applied Anthropology

Performances

Fayard, K. (2024). When You See a Basket: Reclaiming Our Culture Through Basketmaking. DU Museum of Anthropology, Denver, CO.

Presentations

Fayard, K. (2022). "Reimagining 'the field.'". The Field Museum. Chicago, IL: The Field Museum.
Fayard, K. (2019). Alabama Native, Alabama Neighbor: The Use of PR Campaigns by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians to Define Heritage . AAA. Vancouver, BC: AAA.
Fayard, K. (2021). Decoloniality and Decolonizing Efforts in Educational Settings. Religious Studies Presentation. Denver: Religious Studies Department.
Fayard, K. (2023). Indigenous Feminisms and Museum Practice. Centering Indigenous Practices in Museums: A conference to share knowledge about how Indigenous methodologies can transform museum practice. Chicago, IL: The Field Museum.
Fayard, K. (2021). Food Sovereignty. SANA Beats. online: Society of the Anthropology of North America.
Fayard, K. (2023). The Ethics of Reflecting on Ethical Practice. AAAs. Toronto, Canada: American Anthropological Association.

Awards

  • Impactful Teaching, Provost's Office
  • Outstanding Service, Provost