News from the School of IAS
Julie Shayne organizes panel on the lecturer track/tenure track hierarchy
IAS faculty member, and Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies (GWSS) coordinator, Julie Shayne, was asked to organize a panel discussion about the lecturer track/tenure track hierarchy at this year's Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) conference in Denver, Colorado. Her session was called “Upsetting the Tenure/Non-Tenure Track Hierarchy: An Interactive Conversation” and it was based on a blog post she wrote for ...
February 12, 2019
Sara Maxwell’s research highlighted in the Washington Post
IAS faculty member Sara Maxwell is quoted in a Washington Post article on using advances in data analysis to inform regulation of the fishing industry in the interests of protecting endangered species. Addressing the current state of regulatory practice, Maxwell says: "The whole structure is antiquated. It assumes a level of stability that is definitely not happening ... The climate is changing. Fisheries are not prepared." Read the full article:
February 6, 2019
IAS faculty promotions
IAS faculty members Christian Anderson, Amaranth Borsuk, and Lauren Lichty were official notified by the UW Provost’s Office of their promotion from Assistant to Associate Professor (with tenure).
February 1, 2019
Masahiro Sugano selected for Rah Artist Residency in Tehran, Iran
From Dec 7 - Dec 31, 2018, IAS faculty member Masahiro Sugano traveled to Tehran, Iran on invitation of the Rah Artist Residency program. During his residency he presented a collection of his film works in a retrospective screening at Jaleh Gallery in Tehran and gave an artist talk at the University of Tehran. The 3-week residency also ...
February 1, 2019
Anida Yoeu Ali publishes two poems in the Massachusetts Review
IAS faculty member Anida Yoeu Ali published two poems titled “Reflections” and “Camp” in the latest issue of the Massachusetts Review (Volume 59, Issue 4). This special issue themed around Asian American Literature is titled “Rethinking the Canon” and appears by way of a partnership between the Massachusetts Review, the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center (APAC), and the University of Connecticut Institute for Asian and Asian American Studies, with a guest editorial committee of Cathy J. Schlund-Vials, Lawrence-Minh Bùi Davis, Rajini Srikanth, and Min Hyoung Song. It ...
February 1, 2019
Ted Hiebert translates 101 Words of Pataphysics
IAS faculty member Ted Hiebert has translated 101 Words of Pataphysics (authored by the Collège de 'Pataphysique), a book of keywords related to the "science of imaginary solutions" invented by French playwright Alfred Jarry. The translation is available in book form through Noxious Sector Press in Seattle, or ...
February 1, 2019
Jennifer Atkinson and students interviewed in Medium
IAS faculty member Jennifer Atkinson and three IAS students - Rhissa Delphin, Mahleah Grant, and Michael Groves - were interviewed for a story published by Medium on the emotional dimensions of environmental loss. The article, titled "Climate Change’s Hidden Victim: Your Mental Health," explores UW Bothell's seminar on Environmental Anxiety and Grief. It argues that ...
January 30, 2019
IAS alum Jared Mead joins Washington Legislature as youngest lawmaker
At 27, Jared Mead represents the 44th Legislative District, which includes Mill Creek, where he grew up. Mead graduated in 2014 with a degree in Global Studies, and he credits UW Bothell and IAS faculty member Bruce Kochis for his introduction to Olympia. At Kochis’ urging, Mead applied for a legislative internship in Olympia, which opened up the possibility of working in state government. “Five years ago ...
January 28, 2019
Khairat Salum and Maisha Manson on Black Panther: Representation, gender and decolonization
Last week Black Panther received six Oscar nominations, challenging the norms of a traditional superhero film. As Cultural Studies graduate students, Maisha Manson and Khairat Salum spoke with the UW Graduate School last year about why this groundbreaking film has resonated with black audiences ...
January 28, 2019
Howard Hsu publishes article and video on climate change’s impact on salmon
IAS faculty member Howard Hsu published a video and news article for Climate Nexus / Nexus Media on climate change and the impact on threatened salmon in the Pacific Northwest. The video and article examine how warmer summers have been killing salmon before they can reproduce over the last few years ...
January 28, 2019