News from the School of IAS
Films for a feminist future
IAS faculty member Kari Lerum's class, "Girls on Film," introduces students to feminist theory and film. The class screens films that explore the cultural and institutional implications of coming-of-age narratives. To be viewed in class, the films must be directed by a woman, have a female lead and pass the Bechdel test — a measure of the representation of women in fiction.
July 15, 2021
IAS faculty organize and perform at “Still/Hear: A Healing Concert”
On Friday, May 14, 2021 IAS faculty members Anida Yoeu Ali, Masahiro Sugano, and Naomi Macalalad Bragin co-organized alongside students of Global Media Lab a healing concert to demand an end to Anti-Asian violence. The healing concert titled “Still/Hear” was a response to the Asian American community's experiences of ...
July 9, 2021
Jeanne Heuving named Judith E. Wilson Poetry Fellow
IAS faculty member Jeanne Heuving will be the Judith E. Wilson Poetry Fellow at Cambridge University (UK) beginning Fall 2021 through Spring 2022. During her fellowship, Heuving will write a new book to add to her series of books that ...
July 6, 2021
Jeanne Heuving edits volume on Nathaniel Mackey
IAS faculty member Jeanne Heuving is the editor of a collection of essays on the writer Nathaniel Mackey, a book of ten separate essays, with an introduction by Heuving, published by the University of Iowa Press. The essays cover ...
July 6, 2021
Amadanyo Oguara publishes Danku of Nembe Kingdom
Amadanyo Oguara has published his third book, Danku of Nembe Kingdom. Oguara is an alum of the M.A. in Cultural Studies program and published his first two books, Fisherman’s Son and Asanda of Agirisaba, in 2020. Danku of Nembe Kingdom narrates a ...
June 30, 2021
Ching-In Chen and Scott Bentley’s work included in Endangered Species Coalition exhibition
IAS faculty member Ching-In Chen and MFA in Creative Writing & Poetics alum Scott Bentley’s work has been included in the Submergence: Going Below the Surface with Orca and Salmon Exhibition, an innovative, multi-media ...
June 29, 2021
Jung Lee receives IAS Staff Recognition Award
Jung Lee, IAS Assistant Director of Academic Services, has received an IAS Staff Recognition Award. Jung is recognized for her extraordinary and skillful work prior to and during the pandemic to manage course scheduling for IAS. The dedication, compassion, and ...
June 28, 2021
Jin-Kyu Jung: “Crowdfunding as a response to COVID-19: Increasing inequities at a time of crisis”
IAS faculty member Jin-Kyu Jung published a coauthored article, “Crowdfunding as a response to COVID-19: Increasing inequities at a time of crisis,” in Social Science & Medicine. This collaborative study offers a systematic examination of the scope and impacts of COVID-19 related crowdfunding use and outcomes, using data collected from all US-based GoFundMe campaigns mentioning COVID or ...
June 24, 2021
Dan Berger discusses prison abolition on Rumble with Michael Moore
IAS faculty member Dan Berger discussed prison abolition on Rumble with Michael Moore. The Oscar-winning filmmaker interviewed Berger about the problem of prison and whether a “Department of Restorative Justice & Redemption” should replace our existing Prison Industrial Complex. Earlier this month, Berger ...
June 22, 2021
Carrie Bodle artwork selected for Portland and Seattle public projects
IAS faculty member Carrie Bodle recently had her artwork acquired for the City of Portland Portable Works Public Art Collection. Her work, Northeast Pacific Ocean Hovmoller Plots 2002-2010, was selected by curators Yaelle Amir, Elisheba Johnson, Vanessa Perez-Winder, Susanō Surface, and Jaimes Valdez on the themes of Ecology, Wellness, and Connectivity and ...
June 22, 2021