April 18, 2023: Christopher Newfield Katz Distinguished Lecture

On April 18, 2023 the Katz Distinguished Lecture will be offered by Christopher Newfield (Director of Research at the Independent Social Research Foundation in London and Immediate Past President of the MLA) in a talk titled, "The End of a Global Model: Prospects for the North American Public University, 2020-2050." Part of the UW College of Arts & Sciences Rethinking the Academy initiative. Register to attend in-person in KNE 210 at 6:30 pm.

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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 fellows. Subscribe now on your preferred platform.

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Featured Video: Digital Humanities Summer Fellowship Showcase

The UW Libraries Open Scholarship Commons' "Hacking the Academy" series hosted three Summer 2022 Simpson Center Digital Humanities Fellows for lightning talks on their projects. The event is now edited, captioned, and available for viewing on the Simpson Center YouTube Channel.

Navigating Makah Borderlands of Sovereignty (April 20, 2023)

As part of the Emil and Kathleen Sick Series in Western History and Biography and Indigenous Borderlands in North America, Timothy J. Greene (Makah Tribal Council Chairman), Janine Ledford (Director, Makah Cultural and Research Center), and Rebekah Monette (Cultural Resource Manager) convene to discuss ways they continue to exercise sovereignty across ancestral homelands and waters. The discussion is moderated by Joshua L. Reid (Snohomish). Register to attend on April 20, 2023, 7pm (PT), KNE 210.

Image: "Pulling in the Strait." Photo by Debbie Ross Preston.

May 9-12: Daphne A. Brooks Katz Distinguished Lecture & Related Events

On May 9, 2023, DaphneA. Brooks (African American Studies, American Studies, Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Music, Yale University) gives a Katz Distinguished Lecture on "Kitchen Insurrections: Porgy & Bess, Mamba’s Daughters & the End of an Era/Error." Her visit builds on over a decade of sound studies at the UW and includes multiple on and off-site events. Read more about this history in an article by Writer-in-Residence nanya jhingran titled, "The Sound Collaboratory: Building Relational Infrastructure for Radical Sound Practice," learn about Brooks' related events, and register to attend the Katz Distinguished Lecture.

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[April 14] The Future of US-Taiwan Relations: A Conversation with Representative Bi-khim Hsiao (In-person Only)

Apr 14, 2023

9:30am

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[Apr 15 & 22 at 11 am] Kids Storytime: "LOKOT: the Fish that Lived in a Tree" with Nikal Kabala’an (Pangcah / 'Amis, Taiwan)

Apr 15, 2023

11:00am

Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
4303 Memorial Way Northeast, Seattle, WA 98195

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[Apr 15 & 22 at 1 pm] Kids Workshop: 'Alofo Lover's Bag from Pangcah, Taiwan with Chu-mei Lin (Pangcah / 'Amis, Taiwan)

Apr 15, 2023

1:00pm

Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
4303 Memorial Way Northeast, Seattle, WA 98195

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Digital Humanities Drop-In Office Hours

Apr 17, 2023

11:30am

Mary Gates Hall (MGH)

Daphne Brooks & The Sound Collaboratory

Summary On May 9, 2023, Sound Practices, a multidisciplinary research collaboration funded by the Simpson Center, hosts Black feminist pop culture and music scholar Daphne Brooks (African American Studies, American Studies, Women’s, Gender and Sexuality...