News from the School of IAS
Julie Shayne discusses her book and presents at the Pacific Sociological Association
IAS faculty member Julie Shayne discussed her new book and presented a paper at the Pacific Sociological Association conference. Shayne’s book, Taking Risks: Feminist Activism and Research in the Americas, was featured at an author-meets-critics session at the conference.
July 1, 2015
Susan Harewood, Jin-Kyu Jung, and Janelle Silva Named as Distinguished Teaching Award Finalists
Congratulations to IAS faculty members Susan Harewood, Jin-Kyu Jung, and Janelle Silva, all of whom were finalists for the 2015 Distinguished Teaching Award, the highest honor given for teaching at the University of Washington.
July 1, 2015
S. Charusheela speaks on “Unsettling the University”
IAS faculty member S. Charusheela spoke at conference at the University of California Riverside on "Unsettling the University: Confronting Capitalism and the Crisis of Higher Education."
June 30, 2015
Amen Meng screens Horeta at the Langston Hughes African American Film Festival
IAS alum and Media and Communications Studies major Amen Meng had his documentary Horeta: The Journey Beyond Culture selected for a screening at the annual Langston Hughes African American Film Festival.
June 30, 2015
UWave Radio participates in Northwest Community Media Summit
UWave Radio faculty advisor Amoshaun Toft and student leaders (Amani Carithers, Grace Lynn Scott, and David Gillespie) participated in the Alliance for Community Media "NW Community Media Summit"...
June 30, 2015
Sarah Dowling, Gregory Laynor, and Alice Pedersen present at the American Comparative Literature Association
IAS faculty members Sarah Dowling, Gregory Laynor, and Alice Pedersen all presented at the annual conference of the American Comparative Literature Association.
June 30, 2015
Priya Frank wins Outstanding Early Career Award
IAS 2011 Master of Arts in Cultural Studies alum and Associate Director for Advancement Priya Frank received the 2015 Outstanding Early Career Award from the UW Seattle Department of Communication.
June 30, 2015
Rebecca Brown performs in public events, including one séance
IAS faculty member Rebecca Brown performed at a number of public events this winter and spring. She participated in a reading and seance to celebrate the work of Alice B. Toklas and Gertrude Stein at the Sorrento Hotel, while IAS faculty member Ted Hiebert shot "ghost photos."
June 30, 2015
Ted Hiebert and Jin-Kyu Jung publish on “Imag(in)ing Everyday Geographies”
IAS faculty members Ted Hiebert and Jin-Kyu Jung co-authored an article, “Imag(in)ing Everyday Geographies: A case study of Andrew Buckles’s Why Wait? Project,” in GeoJournal. The article presents...
June 30, 2015
Denise Vaughan wins Presidents Award in Parliamentary Debate
IAS faculty member and UW Bothell Director of Speech and Debate Denise Vaughan was presented with a Presidents Award in Parliamentary Debate at the Northwest Forensics Conference. The Presidents Award is given to...
June 30, 2015