Katz Distinguished Lecture: Winnie Wong, May 14, 2024

On May 14, Winnie Wong (University of California, Berkeley) will give a Katz Distinguished Lecture on "The Many Names of Anonymity: Rethinking Export Art." Wong's lecture introduces the Chinese painters of the global maritime circa 1700-1850. These painters, whose historical identities remain speculative even today, produced thousands of artworks for European and American buyers.

Going Public 2023-2024: "Audio from the Archive"

The 2023-2024 Season of Going Public features "audio from the archive" of Katz Distinguished Lecturers. Each month, we are releasing a past lecture from speakers such as Robin D.G. Kelley (2010) and Wendy Brown (2008). We invite you to share the lectures with students in your classrooms and join us in listening to an archive of public lectures in the humanities. Subscribe now on your preferred platform to receive notice when each new episode goes live.

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Anton Hur, "Translator Jetlag: Voice and the World We Build"

On April 30, writer and translator, Anton Hur will examine the idea of voice in literary translation. He will focus on the practice of “triangulation,” or the zeroing in on a narrative voice, and “translator jetlag,” or the tendency for translators to require periods of adjustment between book-length projects defined by different narrative voices. Click for more information.

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UW Teaching and Learning Symposium

Apr 16, 2024

1:00pm

Kane Hall (KNE)

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Misleading data visualizations (and how to avoid making them)

Apr 16, 2024

11:00am

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Seeding a Musical Tradition: Creativity in Contemporary Southern Vietnam

Apr 16, 2024

3:30pm

Thomson Hall (THO)

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Authoritarian Journalism: Controlling the News in Post-Conflict Rwanda

Apr 18, 2024

3:30pm

Thomson Hall (THO)

Henry Luce Foundation Grant Announcement: Global Asias at the UW

The Henry Luce Foundation has granted $50,000 for the planning phase of a transformational initiative on Global Asias at the University of Washington. The initiative, led by Rick Bonus (American Ethnic Studies) and Ted Mack...

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Advocating for the Humanities on the Hill

Every year, a coalition of humanities advocates gather in D.C. for Humanities Advocacy Day, organized by the National Humanities Alliance. Meeting with members of congress and their staff, the goal of the day is to...

Call for Proposals Spring 2024 Funding Round

The Simpson Center for the Humanities will begin accepting proposals for its Spring Funding Round on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Applications are due Friday, April 5, 2024. The Simpson Center provides financial and administrative support...

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