About this episode

Dr. Heidi Senungetuk and artist Johnnie Diacon explore the intersection of Muscogee culture and visual art.

In this episode, Emory Professor Dr. Heidi Senungetuk and artist Johnnie Diacon discuss Diacon's visual art works, the Mvskoke stories that are woven into his pieces, and the journeys of his works to places like the FX series Reservation Dogs and the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Check out more from Johnnie Diacon: Instagram: @ johnniediaconart @ artofjohhniediacon Director: Jay Hammond Producer: Maggie Beker, Emma Yarbrough Editor: Liam Cochran, Jay Hammond Music Composer: Jay Hammond Graphic Design: Foxden Design Podcast Production: Moderators — Beth Michel, Dr. Heidi Senungetuk The Recording Service — Bennet Kane, Harry Barnes, Daniel DeSimone, Austin Cheshire, Matt Mattson, Beth Barrientos This is an Emory Arts podcast. This series is made possible by an endowment in honor of Rosemary Magee, former Vice President and Secretary of Emory University and champion of the arts on campus and beyond.

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Heidi Senungetuk

Guest: Johnnie Diacon

Topics covered

• Muscogee culture
• visual art
• storytelling
• Reservation Dogs
• artistic journeys

Keywords

• Muscogee
• art
• Johnnie Diacon
• visual storytelling
• Reservation Dogs
• Hartsfield-Jackson

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Emory Arts, FX

Books & works: Reservation Dogs

Places: Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport

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