About Me
About Me
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I am an enrolled citizen of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and a Ph.D. candidate in Ethnic Studies at UC Berkeley. My current project, Bordering the Nation, takes an Indigenous approach to the study of the US-Mexico borderlands. The project has been funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and numerous fellowships, centers, and institutes on Berkeley's campus. |
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TEACHING
My research and pedagogy are deeply interconnected. I'm committed to fostering student intellectual engagement with contemporary issues and local Indigenous communities. In the summer of 2020, I designed and taught a course, "The Indigenous Present and Presence in California" (NAS R&C1A). My guest lectures have included "Borders as Wilderness" and "The Indigenous Presence at UC Berkeley." My students describe me as knowledgable, approachable, competent, and enthusiastic. My classes consistently receive glowing reviews. For example, after one lecture, a student wrote:
“I absolutely loved today's lecture! I enjoyed how we were able to connect what we have been learning about all semester to modern day issues, and how the effects of settler colonialism are incredibly tangible and continue to wreak havoc on the lives of Indigenous peoples. I also enjoyed how we learned about the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument ... especially in the context of how there is nothing natural about nature.”
I am currently graduate student instructor for the Intro to Ethnic Studies (ETHSTD 11AC).
SERVICE
My commitment to diversity and inclusion stems from my own experience as a first-generation Ph.D., and low-income student. While an undergraduate at Columbia University, I co-founded AlterNATIVE Education, a 501c3 by and for Native students focused on education, mentorship, and college-readiness. Now, as a Ph.D. candidate at Cal, I continue to contribute to Native communities both on and off Berkeley's campus. I serve on the Native American Advisory Council to the Vice Chancellor of Equity and Inclusion, and I led the American Indian Graduate Student Association at UC Berkeley from 2015-2018. I am also currently the coordinator for the Graduate Fellows Program in the Institute for the Study of Societal Issues (ISSI)
INTER ALIA
On a personal note, in fall of last year, I played Antikoni in the staged reading of Beth Piatote's adaptation of the Sophocles' tragedy by the same name. I have an 'i:bhai (prickly pear) garden and a Rez-cue cat/writing sidekick named Mo. Last year, I also participated in the AZ Ironman as a Salt River triathlete.
CONTACT ME
fantasia.painter@berkeley.edu
My research and pedagogy are deeply interconnected. I'm committed to fostering student intellectual engagement with contemporary issues and local Indigenous communities. In the summer of 2020, I designed and taught a course, "The Indigenous Present and Presence in California" (NAS R&C1A). My guest lectures have included "Borders as Wilderness" and "The Indigenous Presence at UC Berkeley." My students describe me as knowledgable, approachable, competent, and enthusiastic. My classes consistently receive glowing reviews. For example, after one lecture, a student wrote:
“I absolutely loved today's lecture! I enjoyed how we were able to connect what we have been learning about all semester to modern day issues, and how the effects of settler colonialism are incredibly tangible and continue to wreak havoc on the lives of Indigenous peoples. I also enjoyed how we learned about the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument ... especially in the context of how there is nothing natural about nature.”
I am currently graduate student instructor for the Intro to Ethnic Studies (ETHSTD 11AC).
SERVICE
My commitment to diversity and inclusion stems from my own experience as a first-generation Ph.D., and low-income student. While an undergraduate at Columbia University, I co-founded AlterNATIVE Education, a 501c3 by and for Native students focused on education, mentorship, and college-readiness. Now, as a Ph.D. candidate at Cal, I continue to contribute to Native communities both on and off Berkeley's campus. I serve on the Native American Advisory Council to the Vice Chancellor of Equity and Inclusion, and I led the American Indian Graduate Student Association at UC Berkeley from 2015-2018. I am also currently the coordinator for the Graduate Fellows Program in the Institute for the Study of Societal Issues (ISSI)
INTER ALIA
On a personal note, in fall of last year, I played Antikoni in the staged reading of Beth Piatote's adaptation of the Sophocles' tragedy by the same name. I have an 'i:bhai (prickly pear) garden and a Rez-cue cat/writing sidekick named Mo. Last year, I also participated in the AZ Ironman as a Salt River triathlete.
CONTACT ME
fantasia.painter@berkeley.edu
'ida 'o O’odham jeved
(This is O'odham land)
(This is O'odham land)