News from the School of IAS
Category: Research and Creative Practice
Anida Yoeu Ali exhibits, performs and lectures at Haus Der Kunst in Munich
IAS faculty member Anida Yoeu Ali was one of three internationally recognized artists invited for a live performance, exhibition and lecture at Haus Der Kunst as part of the museum’s “Archiv Galerie 2019” series. Ali’s “The Buddhist Bug” was the opening performance for the launch of “Archives in Residence: Southeast Asia Performance Collection” on view in Munich, Germany from June 28 - September 29, 2019. The series focuses on the relationship between the archive and the formation of history ...
August 13, 2019
Min Tang publishes Tencent: The Political Economy of China’s Surging Internet Giant
IAS faculty member Min Tang has published Tencent: The Political Economy of China’s Surging Internet Giant. The book, as part of Routledge's Global Media Giants Series, examines the history and expansion strategies of the China-based leading global Internet giant, Tencent, and illuminates its emergence as a joint creation of the Chinese state and ...
August 7, 2019
Dan Berger on recent activism in Puerto Rico
IAS faculty member Dan Berger published two op-eds on the recent demonstrations that forced Puerto Rico's governor to resign. In the Washington Post Berger and historian Carly Goodman write that the protests build upon a long history of activism that might inspire people in the US as well. "For years, Puerto Ricans have been organizing in opposition to U.S.-backed austerity policies supported by ...
August 5, 2019
Dan Berger on the critical, overlooked history of WA’s prison abolition movement
In Crosscut, IAS faculty member Dan Berger published an op-ed about the history of prison abolitionist organizing in Washington state. Berger highlighted the state's role as a national leader in thinking about prison policy, prison reform, and alternatives to prison. The article focuses on efforts by incarcerated people, including the prisoner newspapers archived in the Washington Prison History Project, as well as ...
July 16, 2019
Amaranth Borsuk interviewed on the Copyright Clearance Center’s Beyond the Book podcast
IAS faculty member Amaranth Borsuk gave a short interview on the Beyond the Book podcast this week. She and host Chris Kenneally discussed the book as both an interface and material container, touching on its changing form and its future. Listen here.
July 16, 2019
Alan Wood takes history into the future
IAS professor emeritus and UW Bothell founding faculty member Alan Wood is turning two of his classes, Problems in World History to 1500 and Problems in World History after 1500, into fully online courses. After nearly 30 years of lecturing in classrooms, Wood is embracing new technologies because he “feels a sense of urgency” to bring these topics to students. “As a species, humans are now facing challenges that for the first time are fully global in their scale and scope,” he said.
July 16, 2019
Becca Price mentors and leads discussion on making the culture of science inclusive
IAS faculty member Becca Price attended the Gordon Research Seminar and the Gordon Research Conference on Undergraduate Biology Education Research. The Seminar is intended for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, and Dr. Price attended as a mentor to support these early career scientists. She also led a The GRC Power Hour™ for the conference, an hour long discussion about how to change the culture of science to be more welcoming to women. Later in the conference ...
July 16, 2019
Amy Lambert introduces students to bees and conservation
IAS faculty member Amy Lambert introduces UW Bothell students to bees through courses such as Pollinator Diversity and Conservation and the CCUWBee initiative. "They learn so much about something that’s been under their noses for a long time, And then you see it and learn about it. You’re just amazed by the complexity of the environment, complexity of relationships between insects and plants...
July 12, 2019
Anida Yoeu Ali exhibits “The Buddhist Bug” at Wei-Ling Contemporary in Kuala Lumpur
IAS faculty member Anida Yoeu Ali exhibits the “Buddhist Bug” performance series at Wei-Ling Contemporary in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The exhibition titled “The Buddhist Bug: A Creation Mythology” is on view from 19th June – 18th August 2019 and features large-scale photos, previously commissioned videos, a 60-meter garment installation and a public performance. Ali’s The Buddhist Bug project started in 2009 and has since been exhibited internationally with upcoming exhibitions at ...
July 8, 2019
Washington Prison History Project in the news
Washington Prison History Project, a digital initiative codirected by IAS faculty member Dan Berger, has been in the news. OZY published an article about The Warden Game, a text-adventure game housed on the project's website. The game was designed by someone incarcerated at the Washington State Reformatory in the late 1980s; it was revamped and redesigned by Berger and Master of Arts in Cultural Studies alumna Magdalena Donea, both of whom are ...
June 10, 2019