Viola Cordova
Viola Cordova (October 20, 1937 – November 2, 2002), a philosopher, artist, and author, member of the Jicarilla Apache tribe, was one of the first Native American women to earn a PhD in philosophy.[1]
Life[]
Viola Cordova grew up in Taos, New Mexico; her father was a member of the Jicarilla Apache tribe, and her mother was Hispanic.[2] She earned her bachelor's degree from Idaho State University, and her MA and PhD in philosophy from the University of New Mexico.
She served with Anne Waters as co-editor of the American Philosophical Association's Newsletter on American Indians in Philosophy from its inception in 2001 until her death.[3]
Cordova died on November 2, 2002.[4]
Works[]
- Conceptual frameworks as a source of cultural distinctions (Master's thesis, University of New Mexico, 1985)
- The concept of monism in Navajo thought (PhD dissertation, University of New Mexico, 1992)
- How It Is: A Native American Creation Story by V. F. Cordova (Center for Applied Studies in American Ethnicity, Colorado State University, 1994)
- Who We Are: An Exploration of Identity by V. F. Cordova (Center for Applied Studies in American Ethnicity, Colorado State University, 1994)
- Hearing Other Voices: A Series of Talks and Lectures by Viola Cordova, PhD (Colorado State University, 1995)
- Cordova, V. F. (2007). How It Is: The Native American Philosophy of V. F. Cordova. Edited by Kathleen Dean Moore, Kurt Peters, Ted Jojola, and Amber Lacy. Tucson: University of Arizona Press. ISBN 978-0-8165-2649-9. OCLC 137331382.
References[]
- ^ Waters, Anne (Spring 2003). "Letter from the Editor" (PDF). The American Philosophical Association. 2 (2): 1. ISSN 1067-9464. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ Moore, Kathleen Dean (2007). How It Is: The Native American Philosophy of V.F. Cordova. University of Arizona Press. ISBN 9780816526499.
- ^ "APA Newsletter on American Indians in Philosophy" (PDF). APA Newsletter on American Indians in Philosophy. 00: 1. Spring 2001.
- ^ "Viola Cordova Papers, Center for Southwest Research, University of New Mexico". Rocky Mountain Online Archive. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
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Categories:
- 1937 births
- 2002 deaths
- Idaho State University alumni
- University of New Mexico alumni
- American women philosophers
- 20th-century American women
- Philosopher stubs