COD hosts 'Identity Matters' panel discussion Oct. 14

The Native American Studies Committee at College of DuPage will host "Identity Matters: A Panel Discussion" from 2 to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 14, in the Student Resource Center, Room 2000, on the college's main campus, 425 Fawell Blvd., in Glen Ellyn.

This event is free and open to the public.

This discussion will focus on the issue of Native American identity and the misrepresentation of Native American people and culture in mainstream U.S. society.

Panelists will include Mark Turcotte, Native American author and visiting professor of creative writing at DePaul University; Andrew Johnson, executive director of the American Indian Center of Chicago; John Paris, COD associate professor of history; Jackie McGrath, COD professor of English; Karin Machalova, COD student; and discussion moderator Dilyss Gallyot, COD professor of nursing.

For more information about this panel discussion, contact the Field and Experiential Learning, Study Abroad and Global Education office at (630) 942-2356 or fieldstudiesaide@cod.edu.

"Identity Matters" is part of a daylong Writers Read literary series of presentations entitled "Walls and Bridges: The Art and Politics of Identity."

Co-sponsored by the College's Africa Diaspora, Creative Writing, Native American Studies and Women's Studies committees, this event will feature readings and discussions focused around the theme "Walls and Bridges: The Art and Politics of Identity."

Additional components of the event include a reading, discussion and book signing by Turcotte from noon to 1:30 p.m.; and a reading, discussion and book signing by celebrated authors Quraysh Ali Lansana, Cin Salach, and Christopher Stewart.

Visit www.cod.edu to learn more about this event.