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Minda Martin Film ‘Ramps to Nowhere’ Premieres at Northwest Film Forum
Friday, September 28, 2018
Minda Martin (Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences, UW Bothell) has completed a documentary film about the civ
Collage of photos from the students in Seattle Upside Down
Unearthing Seattle’s Deeper Histories through Art and Humanities
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Students expose layers hidden beneath the city’s wealth through summer research institute.
Gillian Harkins Creates Seminar on Public Scholarship as Means and Ends
Monday, September 17, 2018
Gillian Harkins (English) has developed a new graduate seminar based on her work as a 2016
Jordanna Bailkin Unpacks the ‘Unsettled’ History of British Refugee Camps in New Book and Public Appearances
Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Jordanna Bailkin (History) has a new book with Oxford University Press delving into the history of refugee c
Man stands in front of housing tower.
Ethnography of a Surveillance State
Tuesday, June 5, 2018
Anthropologist Darren Byler chronicles artistic culture in Northwest China amid a massive security crackdown.
Campus totem pole, law school building, and new Burke Museum
Announcing Funding Awards for 2018-19
Tuesday, June 5, 2018
We are delighted to announce our full funding awards for the 2018-19 academic year.
Mills holding book at lecture
Video: Charles W. Mills on Liberalism and Racial Justice
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
The philosopher speaks as part of a year-long exploration of race and capitalism.
Mother holds the hands of her two children as they walk in Queens
Students Organize Spanish Film Festival for High School
Thursday, May 17, 2018
UW graduate students curate films for Seattle’s most diverse high school, discovering a new way to bring their scholarship to public audiences.
Partnership entry on dictionary page, courtesy Medicine Anthropology Theory
‘Medicine Anthropology Theory’ Publishes UW Scholars on Global-Health Partnerships
Thursday, May 17, 2018
The open-access web journal Medicine Anthropology Theory has published a themed issue led by University of Washington faculty examining the notion of “partnership” as it’s used in global health and related fields.
Man stands near rubble in ruined tower
Learning to Inhabit Ruins in Postwar Liberia
Thursday, May 17, 2018
Anthropologist Danny Hoffman photographs urban forms to show how our lives are shaped by the spaces we inhabit.

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