Dolleen Tisawii’ashii Manning is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Queen's University, affiliated with the Arts and Science faculty. She is a member of Kettle and Stoney Point First Nation and holds interdisciplinary roles as an artist, scholar, and researcher. Her affiliations include the Peripheral Visions Collaboratory (York/Queen’s), the Revision Centre for Art and Social Justice (Guelph), and the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation (IICSI). She previously held roles as Visiting Professor at McGill University (2016-17) and Lecturer at Western University (2004-09). Education: BFA (University of Windsor), MFA (Simon Fraser University), MA (Western University), PhD (Western University). Research interests center Anishinaabe ontology, phenomenology, and epistemological sovereignty, challenging settler colonial logics through studio visual arts, textual analysis, and community-engaged research creation. Her work explores 'Mnidoo-Worlding'—a framework integrating Anishinaabe philosophies, imaging practices, and resistance to Western academic norms. Key themes include oral knowledge systems, the pathologization of Indigenous visions, and decolonial futurity. Publications include chapters in Feminist Phenomenology Futures (2017) and Intensities and Lines of Flight (2014). Awards include the Vanier Scholarship and SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships. Teaching includes PHIL 812 on Anishinaabe ontology and cultural futurity. Professional networks span critical improvisation studies, art-based social justice, and environmental ethics collaborations.
