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Professor of Anthropology; Ph.D., Anthropology, Indiana University; Areas of Interest: Ant...

Professor of Anthropology; Ph.D., Anthropology, Indiana University; Areas of Interest: Anthropology of the arts (dance, music, and verbal arts), ethnohistory, visual anthropology, ethnomusicology, American Indians of the Great Plains and Prairies (Lakota, Dakota, Assiniboine, and Stoney) and the Great Lakes (Meskwaki).

Patrick’s studies of performance have taken him (among other places) to Japan, Russia, Str...

Patrick’s studies of performance have taken him (among other places) to Japan, Russia, Stratford-upon-Avon (England), Greece and Cyprus. He has worked in over forty productions, and in five different languages (Japanese, Russian, Greek, Ojibwe and English). He has taught at the University of Kansas, Haskell Indian Nations University and Bemidji State University. Patrick is member of the Michael Chekhov Association (MICHA), and he is currently pursuing teaching certification in the technique. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Kansas in Theater History, and a BA and BS from Bemidji State University, in Theatre (with a Theatre Production minor) and Education with degrees in General Science and Life Science.