Amanda Nicole Fayant
Om
Amanda Fayant is a researcher, artist and author, with a with a background in film production (BFA, University of Regina) and Indigenous Studies (MPhil, University of Tromsø). Her interdisciplinary work explores intersections of digital culture, visual storytelling, and identity, with particular emphasis on youth media practices, intercultural dialogue, and artistic research. She has published on Indigenous storytelling, feminist ethics, film studies and cultural production. In addition, Amanda is co-editor of the book Living and Learning with Feminist Ethics and Poetics Today (University of Alberta Press). Amanda also contributes as a writer for publications such as Canadian Literature Review and Archivo Journal, where her work engages with poetry, film, and (de)colonial histories. She was co-leader of the Decolonial Arts Education Research Group at NTNU and has curated and directed multicultural and Indigenous-focused cultural projects in Norway and Canada, including the Mosaic Festival Trondheim. Through her academic, artistic, and literary work, Amanda investigates how digital and visual media shape identity, belonging, and knowledge in contemporary societies.
Forskning
My research examines storytelling, visual media, and artistic practices as sites of knowledge production, cultural expression, and social critique. Drawing on Indigenous studies, feminist theory, and visual culture, I investigate how identities, values, and forms of belonging are negotiated within Indigenous, intercultural, and digital contexts. My earlier work focuses on Indigenous women’s storytelling, decolonial epistemologies, and community-based artistic research, with particular attention to feminist methodologies and Indigenous ways of knowing. My current research extends these concerns to youth media practices in digital visual cultures, exploring how memes, short-form videos, and platform-based storytelling—often involving representations of violence—function as meaningful cultural expressions. Using qualitative approaches including digital ethnography, visual analysis, and narrative methodologies, my work contributes to interdisciplinary debates in media studies, education, and cultural analysis by foregrounding youth and Indigenous perspectives as active forms of knowledge-making.
Publikasjoner
2024
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Zarranz, Libe Garcia;
Fayant, Amanda Nicole;
Carrière, Marie;
Hétu, Dominique.
(2024)
Living and Learning with Feminist Ethics, Literature and Art.
University of Alberta Press
University of Alberta Press
Vitenskapelig antologi/Konferanseserie
2018
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Murray-Leslie, Alexandra;
Efstathiou, Sophia;
Teran, Michelle;
Haykowsky, Mika;
Brunner, Johanna;
Einarsdottir, Unnur Andrea.
(2018)
ALL WOMEN’S NETWORKED JAM SESSION (AWNJS).
Scenekunst
2017
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Fayant, Amanda.
(2017)
Frivillig arbeid og institusjonsbygging i markasamiske områder.
Forskning.no
Populærvitenskapelig artikkel
Tidsskriftspublikasjoner
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Fayant, Amanda.
(2017)
Frivillig arbeid og institusjonsbygging i markasamiske områder.
Forskning.no
Populærvitenskapelig artikkel
Kunstneriske produksjoner
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Murray-Leslie, Alexandra;
Efstathiou, Sophia;
Teran, Michelle;
Haykowsky, Mika;
Brunner, Johanna;
Einarsdottir, Unnur Andrea.
(2018)
ALL WOMEN’S NETWORKED JAM SESSION (AWNJS).
Scenekunst
Bøker
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Zarranz, Libe Garcia;
Fayant, Amanda Nicole;
Carrière, Marie;
Hétu, Dominique.
(2024)
Living and Learning with Feminist Ethics, Literature and Art.
University of Alberta Press
University of Alberta Press
Vitenskapelig antologi/Konferanseserie
Formidling
2021
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Faglig foredragElliott, Alicia; Zarranz, Libe Garcia; Fayant, Amanda Nicole; Hétu, Dominique; Carrière, Marie. (2021) The Colonialism-Depression Link: A Talk with Alicia Elliott. The Poetics and Ethics of ‘Learning With’ Conference , Webinar Online 2021-01-27 - 2021-01-27
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Faglig foredragHilder, Thomas Richard; Sletten, Snorre; Fayant, Amanda Nicole; Nesset, Julie; Thobro, Mette. (2021) Community music making: Mangfold- og inkluderingsarbeid i musikalsk tiltak i Trondheim og Norge. Feminalen , Trondheim 2021-11-13 - 2021-11-13