As Fall quarter begins, two Simpson Center projects invite participants and applicants

Translation Studies Hub offers a $250 research fund for up to six colleagues interested in designing a thematically focused course module on translation. Learn more and apply by October 10, 2022. Imagining Trans Futures invites trans-identified alumni, faculty, staff, and grad students across the three campuses interested in joining its writing group to complete this interest form by the end of the day on Friday, October 21, 2022 and to attend the October 7, 2022 online Meet and Greet.

(image credit: "Unterwegs / On the Way" by Ella Ponizovsky Bergelson)

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Fall Funding Round Opens Oct. 4. 2022

The Simpson Center administers two funding rounds per year, in Fall and Spring Quarters. Digital Humanities and Society of Scholars Fellowship applications are only accepted in the Fall Funding Round, while collaborative projects such as Colloquia & Conferences and Graduate Research Clusters are accepted in both rounds. Read more about funding categories and how to apply under "Support & Funding." Applications due Nov. 4, 2022.

Katz Distinguished Lecture: Shawn Wong on Dec. 7, 2022

The Fall 2022 Katz Distinguished Lecture will be offered by Shawn Wong (English) in a talk titled, "How to Write a DEI Statement in Only 50 Years." Shawn Wong will be joined in conversation by Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Academic Affairs Ed Taylor. Register to attend in-person in Kane Hall 210 at 7:00 pm.

New Podcast! Going Public: Reimagining the PhD

The episodes of Going Public consist of interviews with Mellon-supported public scholars after they have launched their projects or taught their public-facing seminars. In addition to the podcast, the new Reimagining the Humanities archive features over 9 full graduate seminar descriptions with downloadable, complete syllabi from faculty that received funding through the program to develop public scholarship courses that transform doctoral education. Subscribe now on your preferred platform, including Apple and Spotify

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The Walter Chapin Simpson Center for the Humanities

fosters intellectual discovery across boundaries, supporting crossdisciplinary exchange among scholars at the University of Washington and beyond. It is known internationally for its leadership in the digital humanities and public scholarship.

Event

Book Launch: "How the Soviet Jew Was Made" with Sasha Senderovich

Oct 6, 2022

4:00pm

Student Union Building (HUB)

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Graduate Student Meet and Greet: Making Connections Across Departments and Disciplines in the Humanities

Oct 6, 2022

4:00pm

Communications Building (CMU)

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Waging Peace in Vietnam | GI and Veteran Resistance in the PNW: conference and reception

Oct 6, 2022

9:30am

Student Union Building (HUB)

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CONVERSATION | Potential Career Opportunities in International Development

Oct 6, 2022

4:30pm

Smith Hall (SMI)

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New Podcast! Going Public: Reimagining the PhD

The Simpson Center is excited to announce the launch of Going Public, a podcast dedicated to exploring public scholarship and publicly-engaged teaching in the humanities. Since 2015, two successive Andrew W. Mellon-funded grant initiatives under...