Communication Breakdown: The Crisis of Public (Dis)information
Good information is essential for good government. But are citizens and policymakers getting the information they need? Are they using it to guide their decisions? What can be done to promote more informed policy choices? Join Communication professors Lance Bennett and Matt Powers, and Political Science professors Mark Smith and Becca Thorpe, for a wide-ranging discussion.
Date: February 25
Time: 4:45 pm
Location: Johnson Hall, room 102
Free, but please RSVP here.
Katz Distinguished Lecture: Anna Tsing
Anthropologist Anna Tsing (UC-Santa Cruz, Aarhus University) is known for her work in the environmental humanities and ethnography, exploring how the Anthropocene extinguishes life but also gives way to new modes of living. Her Katz lecture, “Feral Atlas and the More-than-Human Anthropocene,” will explore how digital visualization and storytelling might create a new community of resisters in this more-than-human Anthropocene.
Date: February 25
Time: 7 pm
Location: Kane Hall, room 210
Free
Beethoven Piano Trios
School of Music faculty Craig Sheppard (piano), Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir (cello), and Rachel Lee Priday (violin) present the second part of a three-concert performance of the complete Beethoven piano trio cycle.
Date: February 29
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Meany Center
$20 general, $10 students/seniors
Short Talks: Home
In celebration of the five-year anniversary of wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House, four Native American Huskies share their personal stories of what “home” means to them. Presented by Intellectual House and the UW Alumni Association, with a reception immediately following.
Date: March 5
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: KEXP Gathering Space, 472 First Ave N., Seattle
$10 general admission, $7 for UWAA members. Register here.
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