Department of Political Science

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Faculty and Staff

Position Role:
Faculty
Office Location:
KC
Office Number:
482
Campus Box Number:
43
Directory Profile

Position Role:
Faculty
Office Location:
KC
Office Number:
492
Campus Box Number:
43
Directory Profile

Position Role:
Faculty
Office Location:
KC
Office Number:
490
Campus Box Number:
43
Directory Profile

Position Role:
Faculty
Office Location:
KC
Office Number:
492
Campus Box Number:
43
Directory Profile

Position Role:
Faculty
Office Location:
KC
Office Number:
496
Campus Box Number:
43
Directory Profile
Position Role:
Faculty
Office Location:
KC
Office Number:
491
Campus Box Number:
43
Directory Profile

Position Role:
Faculty
Office Location:
KC
Office Number:
494A
Office Hours:
Current Semester Schedule
CRN | COURSE | TITLE | DAYS | TIME | LOCATION |
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52562 | PSC-3150-001 | Law and Society | MW | 1230-1345 | MC6-B |
53763 | PSC-1010-002 | American National Gov | TBA | TBA-TBA | ONLINE- |
53774 | NAS-1000-001 | Intro Native American Studies | TBA | TBA-TBA | ONLINE- |
53775 | NAS-1000-002 | Intro Native American Studies | TBA | TBA-TBA | ONLINE- |
Campus Box Number:
43
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Bio:
Courses Taught
NAS-1000,NAS-3200,PSC-1010,PSC-3150,PSC-3200, PSC-3980
Personal Biography
David Heska Wanbli Weiden, Associate Professor, is an enrolled member of the Sicangu Lakota nation, and an author, political scientist, and lawyer. He received his MFA degree in Creative Writing from the Institute of American Indian Arts, his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin, and is a 2018 MacDowell Colony Fellow. He's published short fiction in various magazines, and his novel, WINTER COUNTS, is forthcoming from Ecco/HarperCollins in 2020. In his scholarship, he writes on American Indian issues, law and courts, and Native American literature. @WanbliWeiden www.DavidWeiden.com
Teaching Philosophy
Native American studies; American politics; law and courts; public policy; creative writing.
Research
American Indian issues; comparative judicial systems; the United States Supreme Court; higher education pedagogy
Education
MFA, Creative writing, Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2018.
PhD, Government, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, 2007.
JD, Law, University of Denver, Sturm College of Law, Denver, Colorado, 1992.
BA, Political Science, Theatre, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, 1989.
Licensures / Certifications
Certificate in Native Nation Building, Tribal Governance, and Native Justice Systems., University of Arizona, Native Nations Institute. (Spring 2012 - ).
Colorado attorney license, State of Colorado, Colorado Supreme Court. (Fall 1993 - ).
Honors / Awards
Tin House Scholar, Tin House. (July 2019). tinhouse.com/workshop/tin-house-scholars/
Vermont Studio Center Award, Vermont Studio Center. (July 2019). vermontstudiocenter.org/
Ragdale Foundation Fellow, Ragdale Foundation. (June 2019). ragdale.org
Creative Nonfiction Prize, finalist, PRISM International Journal. (September 2018). prismmagazine.ca/2018/09/21/2018-prism-creative-non-fiction-prize-longlist-announced/
PEN America Writing for Justice Fellowship, PEN America. (August 2018). pen.org/writing-justice/
Professional Memberships
PEN America. (September 2018 - ). pen.org
Association of Writers & Writing Programs. (September 2015 - ). www.awpwriter.org/
Western Association of Prelaw Advisors. (Fall 2015 - ).
International Political Science Association Research Committee on Comparative Judicial Studies. (Summer 2013 - ).
Western Political Science Association. (Summer 2013 - ).
Publications
Weiden, D. , (2022). Wounded Horse. New York, NY : Ecco/HarperCollins.
Weiden, D. , (2020). Winter Counts. New York, NY : Ecco/HarperCollins.
Weiden, D. , (2019). "Manifest Destiny". The Routledge Companion to Race & Ethnicity (2d edition). In Stephen Caliendo and Charlton McIlwain (Ed.), Abingdon : Routledge.
Weiden, D. , (2019). "Carlisle Longings". Lexington, VA : Shenandoah.
Weiden, D. , (2019). Spotted Tail. New York, NY : Reycraft Books. www.reycraftbooks.com/books/spotted-tail.html
Presentations
Weiden, D. Death Horse, "Major Crimes reading", Denver, Colorado. (November 9, 2019).
Weiden, D. Bouchercon, "The Magical McGuffin", Dallas, TX. (October 31, 2019).
Weiden, D. ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival, "In conversation with Kent Nerburn", ZEE JLF, Boulder, CO. (September 21, 2019).
Weiden, D. ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival, "In conversation with political theorist John Ralston Saul", ZEE Jaipur, Boulder, Colorado. (September 21, 2019). jlflitfest.org/colorado
Weiden, D. At the Inkwell, "Major Crimes reading", Inkwell , Denver, CO. (September 14, 2019).
Staff
Position Role:
Full-Time Staff
Office Location:
KC
Office Number:
464
Campus Box Number:
32
Directory Profile
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