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Linda Pertusati, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Publications include: In Defense of Mohawk Land: Ethnopolitical Conflict in Native North America, SUNY Press, 1997; "(De-) Culturating Qua Civilizing: The Perils of American Policy on Native American Education" in Robert L. Perry & Lillian Ashcraft-Eason's Inside Ethnic America, Kendall-Hunt, 1996; "The 1990 Mohawk-Oka Conflict: The Importance of Culture in Social Movement Mobilization," Race, Gender and Class, 1996; "Beyond Segregation or Integration: A Case Study from Effective Native American Education" Journal of American Indian Education, 1988; Toward A Second Dimension: A Sociology Reader, Kendall-Hunt, 1998. Currently working on two new books: Race and Ethnic Relations in the United States; An Introductory Text, McGraw-Hill; and Narratives of Resistance: Indigenous Women Regaining Control. Pertusati has been the recipient of several research grants including a Faculty Research Committee Basic Grant awarded in 1996 by BGSU, and two Canadian Studies' Research Grants awarded by the Canadian Government in 1994 and 1997.

Education: Ph.D. in Sociology and Social Work, University of Michigan.

Courses taught: Her teaching interests include Native American Studies, Mass Media and Popular Culture, and Social Movements. Dr. Pertusati has taught numerous courses on the undergraduate and graduate levels including: Introduction to Native American Studies, Contemporary Issues in Native America, Ethnicity and Native American Identity, Native American Women, Native American Literature, Native American in Film, Native Peoples of Canada, Ethno-Nationalist Social Movements, Ethnicity and Popular Stereotypes, and Qualitative Research Methods.

Email address: lpertus@bgnet.bgsu.edu

Updated: 08/14/06