News from the School of IAS
Howard Hsu publishes photo essay and article on nuclear waste and the Tao Aborigines in Orchid Island,Taiwan
IAS faculty member Howard Hsu has published a series of photographs and an article in The Diplomat magazine on Taiwan's nuclear waste stored on Orchid Island, home of the Tao Aborigines. The photo essay and article examine the struggle and current political climate for removing the radioactive waste imposed on the indigenous community - originally without their consent or approval. View ...
October 10, 2016
David Nixon and Kristy Leissle publish The Monolith Volume IV: Mostly Dark Matter
IAS faculty members David Nixon and Kristy Leissle stewarded publication of the fourth volume in their annual collection of science fiction short stories. The Monolith Volume IV: Mostly Dark Matter, is now available in print. Since 2013, Nixon and Leissle have published the most philosophically provocative literature by first year students in their Discovery Core I class, Philosophical Explorations of Science Fiction. This year ...
October 6, 2016
Kristin Gustafson publishes three new columns in Clio Among the Media
IAS faculty member Kristin Gustafson published three new columns in Clio Among the Media: Newsletter of the History Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication and was re-elected in August as the Division's Teaching Standards Chair. Gustafson’s columns are part of her role. The column published in the spring 2016 issue discusses how online videos make journalism history accessible. The column published in the ...
October 5, 2016
Denise Vaughan interviewed by KING5 on vice presidential debate
IAS faculty member Denice Vaughan was interviewed by Seattle’s KING5 for a segment titled “What to expect in Tuesday's VP Debate.” “I think it's going to be a little boring, and in a good way,” said Vaughan in the segment that aired last night. “They cannot mess up. They need to do well, and that’s the only bar. So, if they do exceptionally well, whatever…but if they do poorly, it could be awful.”
October 4, 2016
Ben Gardner selected as a speaker in Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau
IAS faculty member Ben Gardner was selected as a speaker in Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau, 2017-2018. Humanities Washington sparks conversation and critical thinking using story as a catalyst, nurturing thoughtful and engaged communities across Washington state. The roster of 31 Speakers Bureau presenters is made up of professors, artists, activists, historians, performers, journalists, and others—all chosen not only for their expertise, but also for their ability to inspire discussion with people of all ages and backgrounds. Gardner’s presentation ...
October 4, 2016
Amaranth Borsuk performs and speaks in New York and Colorado
IAS faculty member Amaranth Borsuk was recently in New York to take part in an event at legendary art nonprofit The Kitchen: "Electronic Literature Organization: We Have Always Been Digital." The afternoon of new media writing included established and emerging artists whose born-digital work spans apps, augmented reality, bots, generative poetry, live writing, video, and even work for the Amazon Echo. Hosted and curated by artist Illya Szilak, the event included Abraham Avnisan, John Cayley, David Clark, Caitlin Fisher, Ian Hatcher, Porpentine Charity Heartscape, Flourish Klink, Tan Lin, Nick Montfort, Kia Miakka Natisse, and Allison Parrish. Borsuk also ...
September 28, 2016
Dan Berger participates in roundtable on prisoner organizing and publishes in Black Power 50
IAS faculty member Dan Berger participated in a roundtable discussion for Process, the blog of the Organization of American Historians, on prisoner organizing in the 1960s and 1970s. The three-part roundtable discussed the history of prisoner organizing, research methods for those studying the history of prisons and prisoners, and the relevance of this history and scholarship on contemporary criminal justice policy. Berger also ...
September 23, 2016
Karam Dana deliveres keynote lecture to the 58th Washington Judicial Conference
IAS faculty member Karam Dana delivered a keynote lecture to Washington State's judges, during the 58th Washington Judicial Conference, an annual conference attended by judges of all levels in the State of Washington, His talk ...
September 16, 2016
Rob Turner presents Pedagogy for Change at the Just Sustainability Conference
IAS faculty member Rob Turner presented at the Just Sustainability Conference at Seattle University on August 9, 2016. The talk, “Pedagogy for Change: Effects of Sustainability Engagement on Student Attitudes, Values and Beliefs,” examined shifts in student environmental perspectives and cultural worldviews in 4 courses based on responses to survey instruments completed at the beginning and end of each course. In 2 of the courses ...
September 16, 2016
Yolanda Padilla publishes Bridges, Borders, and Breaks: History, Narrative and Nation in Twenty-First Century Chicana/o Literary Criticism
IAS faculty member Yolanda Padilla published a volume of critical essays that she co-edited titled Bridges, Borders, and Breaks: History, Narrative and Nation in Twenty-First Century Chicana/o Literary Criticism. The essays reveal how "Chicana/o" defines a literary critical sensibility as well as a political one, and show how this view can yield new insights about the status of Mexican Americans, the legacies of colonialism, and the ongoing prospects for social justice.
September 16, 2016