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Comparative History of Ideas (CHID)

Projects

Drawing of a bear walking, from Leonardo da Vinci's "Studies of a Bear Walking"

The Postcolonial Animal: Nature/Culture/Empire

Animal Studies, Comparative History of Ideas (CHID), Postcolonialism

Articles

The silhouette of a person walks from a chalkboard onto an electronic tablet

Virtual Pedagogies: Affordances

Pedagogy, COVID-19, Comparative History of Ideas (CHID)
Clockwise from top left: Students at the August 17 symposium (David Ryder), Duwamish waterfront (Yaran Cui), Seattle skyline (Creative Commons), Tokens 2: Khairut Salum (Yabsira Wolde), and Sonia Rodriguez family tribute ‘Where the Red Roses Grow’ (David Ryder).

Unearthing Seattle’s Deeper Histories through Art and Humanities

Comparative History of Ideas (CHID), Visual Culture, Seattle, History
The UW campus in the summer, with the Drumheller Fountain and Mount Rainier visible in the distance

Summer at the Simpson Center

Undergraduate Education, Comparative History of Ideas (CHID), American Indian and Indigenous Studies, Digital Humanities, Graduate Education
Book cover for Beyond Guilt Trips: Mindful Travel in an Unequal World

Dr. Anu Taranath's Book, Beyond Guilt Trips, Selected as Finalist for 2019 Book Awards

Postcolonialism, Comparative History of Ideas (CHID), Globalization, Global South

People

Close-up photo of a smiling woman with brown hair wearing round glasses and a red sweater. Part of the Seattle skyline is in view behind her.

Shelby House (she/they)

As the Communications & Events Support Specialist at the Simpson Center, Shelby designs, finalizes, and circulates promotional materials for all upcoming events and programs, maintains the organization's physical and digital media archives, and manages the Simpson Center website.

21st Century, American Indian and Indigenous Studies, Animal Studies, Anthropocene, Anthropology, Asian Languages & Literature, Barclay Simpson Award, Cinema, Colonialism, Comparative History of Ideas (CHID), Creative Writing, Cultural Studies, Digital Humanities, Environmental Humanities, India, International Relations, Political Science, Prison Studies, Social Justice, South Asia