IAS contributes mightily to the American Studies Association

IAS faculty members contributed to six different events at the American Studies Association conference in Toronto, Canada. Bruce Burgett chaired a roundtable on “After the Misery: What Are Critical University Studies For?,” responding with the answer “Transdisciplinary Praxis.” Dan Berger ...

October 14, 2015

David Goldstein Shares Knowledge of Teaching and Learning Centers in Japan and Milwaukee

David Goldstein, IAS senior lecturer and Director of the Teaching and Learning Center, served as a Visiting Scholar at Waseda University in Tokyo for the month of July. Along with three colleagues from UW Seattle, he helped launch a Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology that will be jointly run by Waseda and the UW. Back in the U.S. ...

October 14, 2015

Kari Lerum Speaks on Feminism and Mad Max, Fury Road

IAS faculty member Kari Lerum recently spoke on a panel discussing the feminist potential of the sci-fi dystopian film Mad Max, Fury Road (2015). The panel -- part of GeekGirlCon ’15 held at the Washington State Convention Center -- included...

October 14, 2015

Kristy Leissle Speaks on Social Justice and Chocolate

IAS faculty member Kristy Leissle hosted a talk at the NW Chocolate Festival, as part of the event's two-day Educational Program. Leissle's talk took the format of a live interview with Gillian Goddard of Sun Eater Organics, a chocolate company based in Trinidad and Tobago.

October 5, 2015