Shumaker, Conrad

Conrad Shumaker received his Ph.D. in American literature from the University of California, Los Angeles, and teaches courses in American literature and culture, American Indian literature, and world literature at the University of Central Arkansas. His essays have appeared in such journals as American Literature, The Journal of American Culture, The Arizona Quarterly, and Studies in American Indian Literatures. He has designed, organized, and led four travel seminars, taking students to meet with Pueblo, Hopi, Navajo, and Pima artists, storytellers, healers, farmers, and educators, and allowi...