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UW Books in Brief: US credit markets in history, ‘value sensitive’ design, the lasting effects of reproductive slavery, and more
Faculty members in Social Sciences and Humanities are recognized for their recently published books.
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Social media tempest brings new attention to Asian American literary classics
When Professor Shawn Wong went public with criticisms of publishing house Penguin, the literary community responded. American Ethnic Studies Professor Vince Schleitwiller weighs in.
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Juneteenth in Seattle brings jubilation and reflection on justice not yet realized
UW sociologist LaShawnDa Pittman, weighs in on the multiple meanings of Juneteenth celebrations in Seattle.
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Inside the Immigrant Experience
Yolanda Valencia (PhD, 2019) explores how undocumented immigrants thrive despite US policies.
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Interrupting Privilege
UW professor Ralina Joesph is teaching people to talk about race across generational and racial lines
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Character: Comedian Howie Echo-Hawk is happy to make you uncomfortable
Columns interviews Howie Echo-Hawk (BA, American Indian Studies, 2018).
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Going beyond guilt trips
KUOW interviews Anu Taranath, faculty member in English and Comparative History of Ideas departments, about her new book called Beyond Guilt Trips: Mindful Travel in an Unequal World.
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Woman in Seattle's Central District to preserve music history with virtual reality
Yolanda Barton (BA, Laws, Societies, and Justice, 2004 | MC, Digital Media, 2018) wants to use virtual reality to preserve the music history of Seattle.
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A new play looks at Black trauma and the struggle for self-determination
Tim Bond, UW's Head of Professional Actor Training Program and Professor of Acting and Directing, directs Antoinette Nwandu's 'Pass Over' at ACT Theatre.
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Dani Tirrell moves through space
Dani Tirrell (Dance lecturer) is a self-described "movement guide," and mines both his personal life and the culture around him to create dance performances with something to say.
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These musicians use cardboard boxes, books and rocks to create music focusing on wrongfully convicted prisoners
Allen Otte and John Lane will lead a lecture-performance, with UW Percussion Ensemble, and discussion.
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These artists want to draw the Chinese railroad workers back into history
An artist’s inspiration can come from anywhere. For UW Painting + Drawing Professor Lin Zhi, it happened in August 2001, on a road trip from Missouri to Seattle.
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Greek Jewry and the Holocaust
Devin Naar, professor of Sephardic Studies at the UW, weighs in on the impact of the Holocaust on the Jewish community in Saloniki, Greece.
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Alumni Spotlight: Jake Prendez
Meet the American Ethnic Studies alum whose new gallery in White Center celebrates Latinx art and a home for the 'in-between.'
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With ‘Nina Simone: Four Women,’ director Valerie Curtis-Newton wants audiences to see the work of black women
Valerie Curtis-Newton, head of directing program in the School of Drama, is the director of "Nina Simone: Four Women" at the Seattle Repertory Theatre, on stage April 26.