Inaugural Lecture of the Beverly Wettenstein Women's History Lecture Series "Pocahontas Chic: Damaging Media Representations of Indigenous Women" By Dr. Cristina Azocar
Tuesday, March 28 at 4:00pm
Loughman Living Room, Westfield State University
Dr. Cristina Azocar, a citizen of the Upper Mattaponi Indian Tribe, is a professor of Journalism at San Francisco State University. Dr. Azocar is the author of News Media and the Indigenous Fight for Federal Recognition. She is the past president of the Native American Journalists Association, is a former board member of the Women's Media Center, and is widely published in the communication and journalism fields.
Welcoming remarks by President Linda Thompson
Introductory remarks by Julie Burton, President and CEO of the Women's Media Center
Student greeters: Ava Diggs and Tara Wallace
Endorsed by: WSU Departments of English, History and Philosophy, Ethnic and Gender Studies, and the Communication Club
An extract from "Pocahontas chic"
Dr. Azocar's lecture drew on material from an essay, written by Dr. Azocar and Ivana Markova in Matoaka, Pocahontas, Rebecca: Atlantic Identities and Afterlives, Kathryn N. Gray, and Amy Morris, eds., an excerpt from which you will find here.
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Press Release: Dr. Cristina Azocar to Give Inaugural Women's History Lecture for Women's Media Center Series at Westfield State University
Press Coverage: Westfield State University illustrates women’s representation in American media, NBC/WWLR, March 29, 2023
Press Coverage: Dr. Cristina Azocar Visits Westfield State as Inaugural Speaker in National Women’s History Lecture Series, Westfield State University, March 30, 2023
