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Finding humor in hard times, from Soviet Russia to today
Sasha Senderovich, Humanities assistant professor of Slavic Languages & Literatures, joins satirist Gary Shteyngart and KUOW host Bill Radke for a conversation.
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Author Charles Johnson — with new story collection ‘Night Hawks’ out — discusses the anatomy of a short story
Charles Johnson, UW professor emeritus of English, has released his fourth book of short stories, “Night Hawks.” He discusses his creative process for short story-writing.
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A Closer Look at Shorelines
Students in an interdisciplinary field intensive and seminar course study shorelines, with an emphasis on writing.
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A Spanish Language Film Festival, Curated for Teens
Spanish Studies graduate students are planning a Spanish-language film festival for Chief Sealth High School.
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Why People Cry So Much On Airplanes
VIDEO // Stephen Groening, UW professor of cinema and media studies, discusses why people may feel more emotional on airplanes
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See the silver screen in the friendly skies
UW professor of cinema and media studies Stephen Groening on Astrovision, Astrocolor, and why George H.W. Bush is the reason we have live streaming television at 10,000 feet.
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Roethke Reading with Poet Charles Simic
Celebrated poet Charles Simic will give this year's Theodore Roethke Poetry Reading on April 12.
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Paul Farmer on Ebola in West Africa
Stopping infectious disease requires 'Staff, Space, Stuff and Systems,' Farmer argued in his recent lecture at UW.
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Why Black Panther is Destined for Commercial Success
Op-ed by Maya Smith, assistant professor in the French and Italian Studies Department at the UW.
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New book of poems by UW professor
Professor Pimone Triplett has released "Supply Chain," her fourth book of poems.
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A Bookworm's Comic Career
Meg Lemke (2001) has shared her enthusiasm for graphic novels and other comics throughout her publishing career.
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Classics & Catapults
A popular course combines building catapults and other ancient technologies with the study of ancient philosophers.
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A Nobel Perspective on Literature
A new literature course focuses on Nobel Prize winners and the sometimes surprising factors that led to their win.
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New textbook teaches Spanish language, culture through talk of food
Ana Gómez-Bravo created a class about Spanish food and culture as a way to teach the language, but found no appropriate textbook for the material — so she wrote one.
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Pettis’ Interests Go Way Beyond Football
College of Arts & Sciences student Dante Pettis is a thoughtful and engaged with multiple interests beyond football such as literature, poetry and photography.