What does democracy look like from below? This talk will look at how ordinary lives are reshaped by surveillance, majoritarianism, and corporate-political nexus in South Asia. Exploring media influence, gendered surveillance, majoritarian and casteist politics, the struggles of urban poor...
Calendar
Tiffany Tsao will discuss the challenges of translating Indonesian literature in the context of a publishing industry that has tended to value Indonesian works more for their “Indonesianness” than their literary value. Catering to a readership interested specifically in the...
Join us for the Keynote Speech of the 32nd Annual REECAS Northwest, an official regional conference of the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES). Phillips OBrien will give a lecture on European Strategy and the Ukraine War, a look...
RSVP Required: simpsoncenter.org…The past several years have seen an increase in the literary world’s appetite and appreciation for translated works. But what progress has been made when it comes to reviewing translations as translations? Speaking from both her current position...
Join us for a talk on Elizabeth E. Imber’s award-winning new book: Uncertain Empire: Jews, Nationalism, and the Fate of British ImperialismFollowing the British takeover of Ottoman Palestine, Jews across the British world found themselves at the center of global political debate...
The Tateuchi East Asia Library (TEAL) is proud to present the 2025-2026 TEAL Digital Scholarship Series, a dynamic program showcasing cutting-edge research by scholars in the fields of Chinese, Japanese and Korean studies. This series highlights how innovative digital tools...
Free and open to the public. Doors open at 6:00 pm. Seats open until filled.Accommodation requests related to a disability or health condition should be made by April 14 to the Simpson Center, 206.543.3920, humanities@uw.edu.This talk considers the role of fiction...
Free and open to all. At the Jackson School, opportunities and events are open to all eligible persons regardless of race, sex or other identity. THIS IS A HYBRID EVENT.ZOOM REGISTRATION HERE: washington.zoom.us…IN-PERSON LOCATION: HUB 145This panel features talks on conducting research...
Generously made possible by the Solomon Katz Endowment in the Humanities.