Humanities Division

Winter quarter brings a plethora of art opportunities to enjoy on campus, such as the 2020 SEAXSEA Film Festival and the Critical Issues lecture series.

The Simpson Center's Next Generation Humanities PhD program is "transform(ing) what it means to be a humanities scholar.”

English lecturer Sharmila Mukherjee reviews a new exhibit on the Indian immigrant identity at MOHAI.

Students and professors show the diverse research, opportunities, and learning at the UW through this photoset.

UW professors in the departments of history, English, music, and anthropology have recently produced a multitude of diverse books and music.

Linguistics professor Emily Bender discusses the implications of potentially biased AI.

Linguistics lecturer, Kirby Conrad, discusses the usage of the singular pronoun "they."

Charles Johnson, a professor in English, is featured on new American Psychological Association diversity posters.

This week in the arts, Three Sisters closes, Professor Shannon Dudley bridges campus and community, Burke Open Doors allows chatting with researchers, and more!

English Professor Shawn Wong has long worked to protect the rights of the family of the author of "No-No Boy," a classic piece of Asian-American literature.

Andrew Nestingen received Knight First Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland.

English Professor Chadwick Allen discusses the contemporary relevance of Native American mound building.

Through the Early Buddhist Manuscripts Project, led by UW professor emeritus Richard Salomon, scholars study the oldest known Buddhist texts to understand how Buddhism developed and spread.

In the late '60s, a couple of UC Berkeley students, including UW English Professor Shawn Wong, were in search of Asian-American writers, when they learned about the work of John Okada.

Kate Fernandez wants you to see all research happening at the Burke Museum. She’s made it easy to know where to look.