Department of Political Science

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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).