News from the School of IAS
Category: Research and Creative Practice
Adam Romero receives American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship
IAS faculty member Adam Romero received an American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) for 2018-19. The highly-competitive fellowship will support the completion of Romero’s book project: Economic Poisoning: Industrial Waste and the Chemicalization of United States Agriculture, 1860-1945.
February 20, 2018
Simpson Center publishes on media attention surrounding Lauren Berliner and Nora Kenworthy’s medical crowdfunding research
The University of Washington's Simpson Center for the Humanities recently published "Medical Crowdfunding Researchers Draw Widespread Media Attention," an article that features the collaborative research of IAS faculty member Lauren Berliner and Nora Kenworthy. The article notes: "The media queries began before the research had even appeared in print. Last February ...
February 20, 2018
Solicitor General Purcell discusses president’s travel ban
Washington State Solicitor General Noah Purcell visited campus on February 8 to discuss the state’s successful challenge of the president’s travel ban. Purcell was hosted by UW Bothell’s American Muslim Research Institute, which is headed by IAS faculty member Karam Dana, who moderated the Q&A session.
February 15, 2018
Becca Price launches new feature in CBE-Life Sciences Education
IAS faculty member Becca Price, along with colleagues Erin Dolan (UGA) and Clark Coffman (Iowa State) have launched a new feature in the journal CBE-Life Sciences Education called “Anatomy of an Education Study.” The feature annotates influential papers that the journal has published to introduce scholars to biology education research. The annotations are framed through five lenses: background, definitions, applications for instruction, research design, and tips for writing papers to submit to the journal. The first series of annotations is about ...
February 15, 2018
Jennifer Atkinson presents “Environmental Grief and Hope in an Age of Climate Consequences”
IAS faculty member Jennifer Atkinson presented on “Environmental Grief and Hope in an Age of Climate Consequences” at the Washington & Oregon Higher Education Sustainability Conference in Portland. The session aimed to help students, faculty, and climate activists directly address their anxiety and grief, and build the resilience to navigate climate issues without becoming overwhelmed. The seminar drew on the humanities, environmental philosophy, contemplative practice, and creative writing to help participants develop capacities to stay engaged in this difficult work over the long term. The session examined ...
February 12, 2018
Anida Yoeu Ali exhibits in Dhaka, Bangladesh as part of a four country international traveling group show
IAS faculty member Anida Yoeu Ali exhibits in Dhaka, Bangladesh, the first stop in a 4 country traveling group exhibition. Ali’s “The Buddhist Bug” series of photographs is on exhibition from February 2 - 10, 2018 as part of “A Beast, A God and A Line” curated by Cosmin Costinas. The exhibition touches on issues marking the current historical moment in this macro-region: the development and spread of politicised religion (jihadist Islam across several countries, fascist Buddhism in Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Thailand, and Hindu ethno-fascism in India, alongside revivalist Christianity among many indigenous ...
February 12, 2018
Anida Yoeu Ali’s artist talk and works archived with San Francisco Camerawork
IAS faculty member Anida Yoeu Ali’s panel discussion and artworks were recently digitized and archived with SF Camerawork, a platform founded in 1974 to support emerging artists to explore new directions and ideas in the photographic arts. In October 2016, Ali presented her artworks, a durational performance and artist talk in the exhibition Love in the Time of War at SF Camerawork curated by Việt Lê and Jennifer Vanderpool. Connecting ...
February 2, 2018
Alka Kurian publishes “MeToo is riding a new wave of feminism in India”
IAS faculty member Alka Kurian published a new article, "MeToo is riding a new wave of feminism in India," in The Conversation. In this article Kurian argues that a social media-led anti-sexism movement began in India long before the present-day feminist resurgence in the US.
February 1, 2018
Dan Berger: Are Florida prisons suppressing an inmate strike or just lying about it?
IAS faculty member Dan Berger published "Are Florida prisons suppressing an inmate strike or just lying about it?," an op-ed in the Washington Post about a whether the state of Florida is suppressing a strike by prisoners. Called "Operation Push," the strike was supposed to begin on Martin Luther King Day and demanded a series of changes to one of the nation's largest prison systems. Yet prison officials have denied the existence of ...
January 25, 2018
Jin-Kyu Jung publishes three new papers
IAS faculty member Jin-Kyu Jung returns from sabbatical, having published 3 papers. The first is “Mapping Communities: Geographic and Interdisciplinary Community-Based Learning and Research,” in Professional Geographers. The article reflects on Jung’s teaching of a community-based learning and research course, BIS352 Mapping Communities, and highlights the role of geography in promoting community engagement, and ...
January 25, 2018