News from the School of IAS
Melinda Bocci builds inclusive communities through education and employment
Melinda Bocci (’06) had worked several years in the developmental disabilities sector when she decided to pursue a master’s in Policy Studies. Much of her work was driven by policy, and she wanted to impact change at a systemic level. While earning her degree, critical disability legislation was being implemented in Washington state. Melinda chose to ...
December 21, 2017
IAS faculty members receive support from the UW Simpson Center for the Humanities
Seven IAS faculty members received support from the UW Simpson Center for the Humanities in its fall 2017 funding round. Naomi Bragin will be a Society of Scholars fellow in 2018-19, enabling her to work on her book manuscript, “Black Power of Hip-Hop Dance: On Kinethic Politics.” Ron Krabill and Ben Gardner are teaming up with Anu Taranath on a project focused on “Pedagogies of Reciprocity: The Politics of International Education.” Two ...
December 19, 2017
Shannon Cram discusses Environmental Worlds: Between Craft and Emergence
IAS faculty member Shannon Cram attended the annual American Anthropological Association meeting in Washington D.C. where she served as discussant for a panel entitled, "Environmental Worlds: Between Craft and Emergence." Bringing together scholars from multiple disciplines and institutions, this panel explored the embodied relations of labor and environment through ethnographic research in high-end food cultivation in Japanese strawberry fields and "geoparks," "dead labor" in ...
December 19, 2017
Anida Yoeu Ali performs and speaks at the first Palestinian Performing Arts Network Conference in Ramallah
IAS faculty member Anida Yoeu Ali was one of two US-based artists invited to speak at the 1st Palestinian Performing Arts Network (PPAN) Conference held at The Red Crescent Society in Ramallah. Themed around “The Impact of Arts on Communities/Societies,” the conference aimed to assess the impact of performing arts as a powerful tool with which to engage communities in various levels of social, political, economic, and educational change. The host organization centers Palestinian people’s knowledge, arts and culture as central tools of resistance to oppression and as a window for international solidarity and ...
December 18, 2017
IAS Artists-in-Residence Anida Yoeu Ali and Masahiro Sugano Awarded a 2017 Art Matters Grant
Studio Revolt, the collaborative media lab of IAS faculty members Anida Yoeu Ali and Masahiro Sugano was awarded a 2017 Art Matters grant. The Art Matters foundation awarded 22 fellowships of 7,500 USD each for ongoing work that breaks ground aesthetically and socially. Art Matters considers applications by invitation only. Priority is given to artists working with social issues and experimenting with form.
December 14, 2017
Heidi Larwick receives “20 under 40 Rising Business Stars” award
On December 5, alum Heidi Larwick ('05, Policy Studies) received a "20 under 40 Rising Business Stars" award, recognizing her as one of 20 emerging business leaders making a difference in the Eugene-Springfield, Oregon community. Larwick is the Director of Connected Lane County, a coalition aiming to increase the number of high school graduates who are successful in higher education and life by creating a streamlined transition between early childhood, K–12, and higher education. Larwick is also ...
December 13, 2017
Anida Yoeu Ali exhibits and speaks at the National Art Gallery Malaysia
IAS faculty member Anida Yoeu Ali’s artwork is exhibited in the inaugural Kuala Lumpur Biennale currently on view at the National Art Gallery until March 30, 2018. Featuring a celebrated line-up of artists from Southeast Asia, China, South Korea, Japan and India, the KL Biennale is anticipated by Malaysians and visitors as a highlight on the city’s cultural calendar. The biennale is poised to attract more than 250,000 visitors over the five month period with public programs that include outreach to local schools and community centers. At the event’s opening celebration held on November 23, 2017, Ali performed live as The Red Chador to an audience of thousands including ...
December 12, 2017
Kristin Gustafson publishes “Faculty addresses diversity by getting students into communities early, often”
IAS faculty member Kristin Gustafson published "Faculty addresses diversity by getting students into communities early, often" in Clio: Among The Media. Her column shares with readers curriculum strategies in the works at Temple University that provide journalism students engagement with their surrounding community sooner and more consistently throughout their studies. The changes build on the diversity of faculty, students, and the Philadelphia community. Gustafson's quarterly columns surface best practices that ...
December 12, 2017
Students present research at Seattle Human Rights Day event
On December 7, the Seattle Human Rights Commission hosted Seattle Human Rights Day, a celebration of local organizations and individuals working to bring positive change to our community and the world. The pre-program reception featured a poster display by 20 students of the Washington, D.C. Human Rights Seminar, who shared their research on topics, such as child labor in the West African cocoa industry, gender violence in India, and the Syrian refugee crisis.
December 12, 2017
Jeremy Richards infuses leadership development with cultural studies
Jeremy Richards ('10) chose the M.A. in Cultural Studies for its interdisciplinary, practice-based approach. An accomplished radio producer, writer, and actor rooted in the Seattle arts community, Richards desired a program that would stretch his creativity while broadening his professional options. As a graduate student, he focused on the writings and music of Friedrich Nietzsche, culminating in the creation and production of "Nietzsche! The Musical."
December 5, 2017