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  • The Trouble with Sympathy

    A Germanics course explores how sympathy can be used for good but can also serve a darker purpose.

    November 2018 Perspectives
  • Why do we cry on airplanes?

    Stephen Groening, Professor of Cinema and Media, has studied how inflight entertainment might have unique effects on travelers.

    CNN
  • Faculty Friday: Jennifer Bean

    “I want to recover these moments in which women were stepping out into the streets, onto the screen, and behind the camera and mobilizing."

    The Whole U
  • John Okada's 'No-No Boy'": Once overlooked, now a classic tale of identify

    Widely dismissed after publication, John Okada's (BA, English, '47) 1957 book was nearly forgotten until it gained attention by word of mouth throughout the Asian-American community.

    The Japan Times
  • Seattle style blogger launches Asian American female web series

    Carolyn Yuen-Marino (BA, English, 2010) wanted to see more Asian American representation in pop culture, so she took a leap of faith and produced her own web series.

    King 5
  • Unearthing Seattle’s Deeper Histories through Art and Humanities

    Students expose layers hidden beneath the city's staggering wealth, using "dark tourism" to find reasons for protest and celebration--sometimes both at once.

    Medium
  • Hidden Seattle Inspires Research

    Students in the Summer Institute in the Arts & Humanities dug into Seattle history and unearthed some surprises. 

    September 2018 Perspectives
  • Pre-Med, Italian Style

    A UW pre-med student explains why her academic major — Italian — will make her a better doctor.

    September 2018 Perspectives
  • Meet the UW Libraries’ keeper of rare books and artifacts

    Since 1968, Sandra Kroupa (BA, English, '80/MLib,'85) has worked in UW's Special Collections. As book arts and rare-book curator, she provides access to a vast collection.

    Seattle Times
  • Media scholar to explore feminism and pop culture

    Amy Peloff, an affiliate assistant professor of gender, women and sexuality studies and former assistant director of the CHID program, will present "Feminism and Pop Culture."

    Sequim Gazette
  • From Japan, an award honoring scholarship and community-building

    The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs is honoring the Dept. of Asian Language & Literature for its outstanding contributions to the promotion of friendship between Japan and the U.S.

    UW Office of Global Affairs
  • Artists and Writers, by the Book

    Art and creative writing students collaborated on artist books through an interdisciplinary course. 

    July 2018 Perspectives
  • Writing Right There

    Eric Morel, a doctoral candidate in the Department of English and pre-doctoral instructor in the Program on the Environment, addresses the importance of teaching science writing.

    San Juan Islander
  • Don't turn the Turkish army into a political tool

    Opinion piece by Ozgur Ozkan, a doctoral candidate at the Jackson School of International Studies and fellow with the department of Near Eastern languages and civilization.

    Foreign Policy
  • Talking about art and identity at KEXP

    Four Huskies, all who studied in the Collage of Arts & Sciences, presented the rawness of struggle and survival at the UWAA Short Talks on Art.

    Columns

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