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Readers Respond to Seattle Times Article on Humanities at UW
Thursday, January 31, 2019
Seattle Times staff reporter Katherine Long’s most recent article on the changing landscape of
ethan ucker Awarded Humanities Without Walls Fellowship
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
ethan ucker (English) has received a 2019 Humanities Without Walls Fellowship, one of 30 doctoral students selected nationwide.
Whiting Public Engagement Fellowship and Seed Grant CFP
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
The Whiting Public Engagement Fellowship provides an award of $50,000 to humanities professors to advance ambitious projects to infuse the richness, profundity, and nuance that give the humanities their lasting value into public
Annie Dwyer Publishes Article on Graduate Education in Western Humanities Review
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
The fall 2018 Special Issue of the Western Humanities Review, on the theme of “humanities in the community,” is now available, and inside, you can find Annie Dwyer’s most recent publication, “The Humanities Doctoral Student in the Communi
Call for Nominations: Barclay Simpson Prize for Scholarship in Public
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
 Barclay Simpson Prize for Scholarship in Public Nominations Due Friday, February 15, 2019
Announcing Funding Awards for 2019-20
Sunday, January 13, 2019
The Simpson Center for the Humanities announces our first round of funding awards for 2019-20 after receiving many strong proposals from University of Washington faculty and graduate students.
Alt-Ac Retrospective
Friday, January 11, 2019
By Rachel Arteaga, Simpson Center Assistant Director
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Why We Don’t Have Wings: Phillip Thurtle Book and Website Explore Vexing Existential Questions
Tuesday, November 6, 2018
Phillip Thurtle (History and Comparative History of Ideas) has a new book on the role of visual grids in the history of biology, with startling implications that fan outward into the nature of desire, bodies, and society.
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Berliner and Krabill Create New Collection on Feminist Interventions in Participatory Media
Monday, October 29, 2018
Lauren S. Berliner and Ron Krabill (both Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences, UW Bothell) have co-edited a new book that examines practices that integrate participatory technology with feminist approaches.
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Jordanna Bailkin on Migrants and Refugees in British History Dec. 6
Tuesday, October 9, 2018
The UW historian delivers a Katz Distinguished Lecture in the Humanities at 7 pm on Thursday, December 6.

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