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Dr. Kristin Dowell is an Associate Professor in Indigenous Art & Film at Florida State University, specializing in Native North American art with a focus on Indigenous cinema and contemporary art. She holds a PhD from New York University and serves on the Academic Advisory Board for FSU’s Native American and Indigenous Studies Center. Her research emphasizes visual sovereignty through Indigenous filmmakers’ aesthetics and production practices, blending community-based collaboration with museum curation and oral history projects. Notable works include Sovereign Screens: Aboriginal Media on the Canadian West Coast (2013) and her upcoming Digital Sutures: Family and Cultural Memory in Indigenous Women’s Films. She has curated for major institutions like the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian and co-founded the Native Crossroads Film Festival at the University of Oklahoma.
Dr. Dowell’s teaching philosophy centers on an ethics of care, fostering inclusive learning environments. She received the 2021 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award and the 2015 Canada Prize in Humanities for her scholarly contributions. Her interdisciplinary work bridges Indigenous studies, museum practices, and digital media, with projects ranging from Irish language preservation to experimental film analysis. She advises students in graduate courses on global Indigenous cinema and cultural heritage while maintaining affiliations with museums and film festivals across North America.
Award Highlights:
- 2021 Florida State University Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award
- 2015 Canada Prize in Humanities (for Sovereign Screens)
- 2021 Graduate School’s Faculty Mentor Award
Her courses span undergraduate and graduate levels, including Global Indigenous Cinema and Cultural Heritage: Theory and Practice. Current research explores intersections between Irish language revitalization and contemporary art through projects like Talamh agus Teanga: Land and Language in Contemporary Irish Art.
