As part of Cal State Monterey Bay’s celebration of Native American Heritage Month, Dr. Joseph Pierce will visit campus on Nov. 5. His topic: Indigenous identities and native authenticity.

Dr. Pierce is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation and an assistant professor of Latin American literature at Stony Brook University. His research focuses on kinship, gender and sexuality in Latin America and on the intersection of Latin American and North American approaches to citizenship and belonging. His talk will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Black Box Cabaret on the CSUMB campus, near the intersectional of Inter-Garrison Road and Gen. Jim Moore Boulevard. The event is free, but visitors must purchase a parking permit. For more information, or to request disability accommodations, contact Valerie Amoin at vamoin@csumb.edu.