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PHILIP C. BELLFY
Associate Professor
Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures
517/355-4666 (office); 517/353-5250 (fax)
courses: first-year writing; WRA 150 Writing: Evolution of American Thought; IAH, Native People of North America
Bellfy earned his PhD in American Studies at Michigan State University. He is a member of the White Earth Band of Minnesota Chippewa. Bellfy teaches first-year writing for the Department of American Thought and Language. He also teaches an Integrative Arts and Humanities course on the Native People of North America and has taught upper level courses in sociology, psychology, American Studies, history, and English at other institutions.
Bellfy's research is concerned with the comparative experience of the indigenous people in both the United States and Canada, especially those who live on the border. He is also interested in how indigenous people are referred to and represented in popular culture, especially how they are portrayed in corporate logos, and on flags, coats of arms, coins and currency.
Bellfy recently edited the American Review of Canadian Studies special issue on the Aboriginal People of Canada (Spring-Summer, 2001). His cross-referenced dictionary of tribal names, people, and places, Indians and Other Misnomers, was published by Fulcrum Press in Spring 2001. He is a member of the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States, and co-chairs their affiliate organization, the Indigenous Peoples Issues Circle. He is a member of the MSU Canadian Studies Advisory Board and is the current President of the Midwest Association for Canadian Studies.
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