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  • Anthropologist's School of Rock

    December 2009 Perspectives
  • Dance as Social Commentary

    The Chamber Dance Company performs works from the 1930s that were driven by the social issues of the time.

    September 2009 Perspectives
  • 100 Years, 8 Trees, and Thousands of Meatballs

    The Department of Scandinavian Studies celebrates its centennial on September 26 with a tree-planting ceremony, live performances, and lots and lots of meatballs.

    September 2009 Perspectives
  • Jones Playhouse: A History Filled with Drama

    The School of Drama’s Playhouse Theatre, now the Jones Playhouse, has a long history that includes housing one of the few Negro Theatre Units of the WPA’s Federal Theatre Project in the 1930s.

    September 2009 Perspectives
  • Gift Celebrates a Passion for Theatre

    Floyd Jones honored his wife’s love of theater with a generous gift that made the School of Drama Playhouse Theatre renovation possible.

    September 2009 Perspectives
  • Archaeology Field School's a Gem—Literally

    The UW's field school at Tel Dor, Israel, took center stage recently when a student unearthed a very rare gemstone, carved with a portrait of Alexander the Great, that dates back to about 230 BCE. 

    September 2009 Perspectives
  • Extreme Makeover for Savery Hall

    An economist, a philosopher, and a sociologist walk into a room.... No, it's not a joke. It's what you'll find at the Savery Hall Open House on October 16. The event celebrates completion of the building's two-year renovation. 

    September 2009 Perspectives
  • Revisiting Helen of Troy

    Disappointed by the depiction of Helen of Troy in a recent film, Ruby Blondell was inspired to research Helen, whom she describes as “simultaneously the supreme object of men’s desire and the instrument, or agent, of their destruction.” 

    September 2009 Perspectives
  • Humanities in the Digital Age

    With support from a major Challenge Grant, the UW Simpson Center for the Humanities is planning a Digital Humanities Commons to create and evaluate the next generation of digital humanities scholarship. 

    September 2009 Perspectives
  • Dance as Social Commentary

    A visiting artist in dance, a fall Chamber Dance Company concert, and a Wednesday University lecture series explore the role of the arts in dissent and social change. 

    September 2009 Perspectives