David Treuer

lectures and readings

Treuer lectures and reads widely--everywhere from universities and colleges to high schools and community organizations.

He is especially happy to discuss all things literary and also all things Indian and everything in between. See the contact page if you'd like to book David.

Here's a sample of the places where david's lectured and read and discussed and what he's said:

School of American Research and Lannan Foundation Panelist, Sante Fe, NM February 17, 2011 Writer in Residence at the Martin Institute, Stonehill College, February 7, 2011 Panelist, "The Future of Native American Studies," at Celebrating 40 Years of Native American Studies at UCLA, 10/2009.
Organizer and Panelist for "1509-2009: Making the New Literary History of America" at the University of Minnesota with Paula Rabinowitz, Michael Gaudio, and Greil Marcus, February 8, 2009.
Endowed Lecture, The Eberhardt Lecturer at the University of Kansas. Title: "Morality and Literacy in Modern Fiction," 12/2009.
Lecture, "Modern Indian Identity," Center for the American West, April 23, 2009. Keynote address for Fritz Holder: Indian/Not Indian symposium at the National Museum of the American Indian, New York, February 6-7, 2009.
Lecture/Reading, Monmouth University, December 8-9, 2008 Reading/Lecture, Festival America, Paris, September 25-28, 2008 Commencement Address, Luther College, September 3-4, 2008
Reading, Plutzik Reading Series, University of Rochester, April 8, 2008
Reading and Panel Discussion, Ohio State University, April 3, 2008 "Making Culture," presentation at Returning the Gift, MSU March 13-15, 2008
"Reading Red: Making Culture on the Page," presentation at UCLA Department of English, March 2, 2008.
The Writer and Work, Invited Lecture, Vermont College, January 4th, 2008 Reading and Discussion, Vanderbilt University, December 7-8, 2007.
Featured Reader and Guest Seminar Leader, Gemini Inc, Writing Workshop, San Antonio, Texas, July 20th, 2007
Featured Reader/Presenter Ettonants Voyageur Book Festival, St Malo, France, May 22-30, 2007
Invited Speaker, Eastcliff President's Book Club, April 17, 2007
"Style and Meaning in Modern Fiction: Lecture" The New School, New York City, December 13, 2006.
Reading, Sunday Salon Series, Brooklyn New York, December 10. 2006.
"Approaches to Modern Native American Fiction: Lecture" University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NB, November 20, 2006. Reading, Franklin Artworks, Minneapolis, MN, November 2, 2006.
Panel Discussion on Modern Fiction: Southern Festival of Books, Memphis, TN, October 14, 2006.
Reading, Princeton University Program in Creative Writing, Princeton, NJ, October 11, 2006.
"The Interpretation of Ethnic Literature: Lecture," Princeton University Program in American Culture, Princeton, NJ, October 10. 2006.
Reading, Pittsfield, NY, October 7, 2006.
"Some Thoughts on the Non-existence of Native American Literature: Lecture" St John Fisher College, Rochester, NY, October 4, 2006.
"Talking Volumes: MPR Book Club Radio Broadcast," St Paul, MN, September 29, 2006.
Reading, Schwartz Books, Milwaukee, WI, September 28. 2006. "Reading Culture into Louise Erdrich's Love Medicine: Lecture"
UW-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, September 28, 2006.
Reading, Prairie Lights Bookstore, Iowa City, IA, September 27, 2006.
"Reading Modern Native American Fiction: Lecture" Newberry Library, Chicago, IL, September 25, 2006.
Reading, Sunday Salon Series Chicago, Chicago, IL, September 24, 2006.
Reading, Shaman Drum Bookstore, Ann Arbor, MI, September 21, 2006.
"Some Thoughts on the Non-existence of Native American Literature:
Lecture" Program in American Studies, U of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, September 20, 2006.
Reading, Schuler Books East Lansing, MI, September 19. 2006.
"Reading Culture: Lecture" Program in American Studies and American Indian Studies, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, September 17, 2006.
Reading, U of Minnesota Bookstore, Minneapolis, MN, September 13, 2006.
"Place as Style in Native American Fiction," plenary session at the BAAS conference on Native American Studies. Swansea, Wales, March 29-31, 2006.
Loft Literary Center Featured Speaker, February 17, 2006.
2005 American Indian Student Commencement and Awards Ceremony at Saint Cloud State University, keynote speaker.
"Modern Native America." French Republic's Summit on the Native Americas [presentations to and meeting with members of French Parliament and the President of France, Jacques Chirac], Paris. June 13-18, 2004.
Featured Reader and Panelist, Festival Caen: Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of D-Day, Caen, June 10-13, 2004.
"Indian Guides and Exploration." Wilderness Canoeing Association Symposium on Northern Exploration. Toronto, January 26-30, 2004.
Guest Lecturer. Program in American Indian Studies, Augsburg College. November 23, 2003.
Featured Reader and Presenter. "La 25th Heure du Livre. Le Mans, France, October 6-12, 2003.
"Modern Native American Fiction and American Life." Festival of the Americas. Vincennes, France, October 18-20, 2002.
"The Race for Adventure: Native Americans and Exploration." UND Writers Conference. Grand Forks, ND, March 21, 2002.
"The Indian in Literature." Lake Region College, Department of English. Devil's Lake, ND, March 19, 2002.
"The Interior Landscape: Indians in the Midwest." New Voices of the Midwest. Minneapolis, MN, February 6, 2002.
"Native American Language and Native Literature." University of Helsinki, Program in North American Studies. Helsinki, Finland, November 30, 2001.
Public Reading. "Beyond Words, 9.11.01." The Loft Literary Center. Minneapolis, MN, September 15, 2001.
Fiction Reading. Birchbark Books. Minneapolis, MN, September 7, 2000.
Fiction Reading. Sponsored by the Sun Valley Center for the Arts. Sun Valley, Idaho, March 19, 2000.
"The Role of the Native Artist." Special presentation to Department of English, Program in American Indian Studies, and Program in American Studies, Miami University, Ohio, April 8, 2000.
"Good Thunder Reading Series." Mankato State University. Mankato, MN, February 12, 1998.
"Native American Fiction and the American Imagination." UND Writer's Conference. Grand Forks, ND, March 18, 1996.
Public Readings of Fiction: Extensive touring for book promotion including radio interviews, bookstore readings, and university classroom visits. In 1999-2000 for The Hiawatha: Seattle, Portland, Eugene, San Francisco, Minneapolis, Ann Arbor, Princeton, New York. In 1995 for Little: Minneapolis, Iowa City, Detroit, Ann Arbor, Denver, Washington, D.C., Boston.