Dr. Nykkie Lugosi-Schimpf, PhD, MA, BA Hons.
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Contact
Associate Professor, Faculty of Native Studies
Overview
Area of Study / Keywords
Structural Racism Nationhood Identity Discourse/Frame/Media Analysis Urban Sites of Resistance
About
Dr. Nykkie Lugosi-Schimpf (Otipemisiwak) is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Native Studies, a proud alum of the Transition Year Program (TYP), and a long-standing member of the Wirth Institute for Austrian and Central European Studies Academic Advisory Board (WAAB). She hails from Winnipeg and grew up there and Toronto before moving to Edmonton.
Research
Nykkie’s work is comparative and examines structural racism and polarization in Canada and Central Eastern Europe in areas of immigration, education, and the criminal justice system, with a focus on urban Indigenous and Romani representation and reclamation. Current research projects include: Confronting Nationalist Narratives: Educating Newcomers about Indigenous Canada and kâmâmawi-kitohcikehk ᑳᒫᒪᐏᑭᑐᐦᒋᑫᕽ: A Cree Approach to Belonging though Making-Music.
Media:
University Affairs Story by Sparrow McGowan.
April 14, 2022. “Multi-university project uses digital literacy to fight discrimination.”
CBC Radio-Canada (in French)
May 8, 2021. "Des étudiants augmentent la représentativité autochtone sur Wikipédia."
University of Alberta Folio Story by Jordan M. Cook.
April 30, 2021. "Bringing Indigenous Perspectives to Wikipedia."
https://www.ualberta.ca/folio/2021/04/students-bring-indigenous-perspectives-to-wikipedia.html
Dan Levy talks with Dr. Tracy Bear and Dr. Paul Gareau from the University of Alberta, with special guest Dr. Nykkie Lugosi. YouTube.
September 27, 2020. "Indigenous Canada Module 6: A Modern Indian?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tn2nxgAhf7I&t=3045s
HUM 101 Radio Segment
October 16, 2020. "Introduction and thinking about were we are."
https://hum101onair.wordpress.com/2020/10/11/week-1/
WikiEdu Blog Post by Helaine Blumenthal
January 13, 2021. "Improving Wikipedia's Coverage of Indigenous Canadians."
https://wikiedu.org/blog/2021/01/13/improving-wikipedias-coverage-of-indigenous-canadians/
Courses
NS 252A - Intermediate Cree
Introduction to more complex grammatical structures; translation to and from Cree; reading of selected texts; oral practice, including conversation and work on individual projects. Prerequisite: NS 152 or 153.
NS 252B - Intermediate Cree
Introduction to more complex grammatical structures; translation to and from Cree; reading of selected texts; oral practice, including conversation and work on individual projects. Prerequisite: NS 152 or 153.
NS 450 - Practicum in Indigenous Studies
A supervised work-based experience that will permit students to apply Indigenous Studies knowledge in a professional context thereby gaining an appreciation of the work environment. Prerequisites: Successful completion of 90 units, including a minimum of 9 units in Native Studies courses; a minimum GPA of 2.0 on the last 30 units; consent of the Faculty.
NS 550 - Research Practicum in Indigenous Studies
Students must undertake a 30-hour research project in consultation with an Indigenous organization or community chosen in coordination with the Practicum Coordinator.
Featured Publications
Nicole VT Lugosi[-Schimpf], Nicole Patrie, and Kris Cromwell
Critical Studies in Education . 2022 May; Online First 10.1080/17508487.2022.2074489
Mariam Georgis and Nicole Lugosi-Schimpf
Millennium Journal of International Studies . 2021 December; 50 (1):174-198 10.1177/03058298211055218
Nicole Lugosi-Schimpf and Lori Thorlakson
London: Routledge. 2021 February;
Nicole V.T. Lugosi
Alberta Journal of Educational Research. 61
Nicole V.T. Lugosi
Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy. 34 (3):210-233
Mariam Georgis and Nicole V.T. Lugosi
Global Change, Peace & Security. 26 (1):71-83
Nicole V.T. Lugosi
Canadian Journal of Political Science/Revue canadienne de science politique. 44 (2):299-315
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