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Lauren Berlant: On Humorlessness
Friday, February 12, 2016
Affect theorist Lauren Berlant delivers a Katz Distinguished Lecture on March 2.
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UW Invited to Propose Sawyer Seminar Project to Mellon Foundation
Friday, January 29, 2016
The University of Washington has been invited to apply for a prestigious Sawyer Seminar grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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Welcome to Visiting Scholar and Poet Lisa Samuels
Friday, January 22, 2016
The Simpson Center welcomes visiting scholar Lisa Samuels from the University of Auckland, New Zealand.
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Preserving the Lessons of the Seattle-SeaTac $15 Wage Victories
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
A groundbreaking new digital archive preserves the history of two hard-fought minimum-wage campaigns.
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Announcing First Round of Funding Awards for 2016-17
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
The Simpson Center awards its first round of support to UW scholars for the 2016-17 year.
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In Praise of the Welder-Philosopher: William D. Adams on the Humanities and the Common Good
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
The Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities argues for the practical value of the humanities for all citizens.
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The Show Goes On: Examining Socially Engaged Art with a Banned Guest
Friday, December 4, 2015
Celebrated curator Kitagawa Fram was denied entry to the US, allegedly over military protests, but a robust examination of his work went on anyway.
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Announcing Digital Humanities Summer Institute 2016 Attendees
Friday, November 20, 2015
Five teams of scholars will travel to Victoria, British Columbia, for the renowned training institute in June 2016.
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NEH Chairman on Democracy, the Humanities, and the Public Good
Thursday, November 19, 2015
William D. Adams, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, visits UW Friday, December, 4, 3:30 pm at the wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House.
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Prominent Japanese Artist Denied Entry to US for UW Art Conference
Thursday, November 12, 2015
Artist and curator Fram Kitagawa has been denied a visa to speak at the University of Washington, allegedly due to his involvement in student protests in the 1960s. His keynote will go on as planned, with conference organizers reading his address, "...

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