John Donaldson

Associate Professorial Lecturer in Anthropology
E-mail jkdnldsn@gwu.edu
Office: Hortense Amsterdam House B-01 / (202) 994-2095

Dr. Donaldson is a specialist in Native American cultures, especially their languages and literatures.

Selected Publications

Books

1992	Donaldson, J. The Native Americans (American Portfolio Series). Washington, DC: USIA.
1992	Donaldson, J. Teacher's Resource Handbook for The Native Americans. Washington, DC: USIA.

Articles and Book Chapters

2009	Donaldson, J.K. "The gadugi: How the Cherokees preserved their traditional village organization through continuous adaptation." In L. Raw, T.E. Tunç, and G. Büken, eds. The Theme of Cultural Adaptation in American History, Literature, and Film: Cases When the Discourse Changed, p. 261-76. Lewiston, NY: Edwin Mellen Press.
2002	Donaldson, J. "As long as the waters shall run: The ‘obstructed water metaphor’ in American Indian fiction," American Studies International, 40, no. 2 (June).
2000	Donaldson, J. "Native American sleuths: Following in the footsteps of the Indian guides?" In Essays in American Indian Literature. American Indian Studies, vol. 7, New York: Peter Lang.
1997	Donaldson, J. "Trademark or metaphor? Two case studies of ‘mixblood’ writing in the United States today," Canadian Review of American Studies, 27, no. 3, pp. 215-236.
1993	Donaldson, J. "Sequoyah: An example of changing attitudes toward Native American heroes." In Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Language, Culture, and Society in the Americas. Tampa: University of South Florida.

Courses Taught

Anth 002: Sociocultural Anthropology
Anth 150: Human Rights and Ethics
Anth 155: Religion, Myth, and Magic
Anth 168: Language and Linguistic Analysis
Anth 169: Topics: Language and Culture in Native North America
Anth 171: Native Peoples of North America
Anth 196: Topics: Native American Culture through Literature
Anth 272: Andean Mythology and Religion (co-taught with Prof. Catherine Allen)
EFL 045: Introduction to Academic Writing for Undergraduates
EFL 062: America on Film
EFL 111: Academic Research and Writing for Graduate Students II

Education

Ph.D., George Washington University
M.S., Georgetown University
M.A., Middlebury College Graduate School of French in France
Certificat du Cours Pratique, Institute de Phonetique (University of Paris)
B.A., University of Rochester