News from the School of IAS

Joshua Heim Becomes Arts Program Manager for the City of Bellevue

Joshua Heim (’10, MA in Cultural Studies) has accepted a position at the City of Bellevue as their Arts Program Manager. In this capacity, he will manage cultural planning, grant making, public art programs, and serve as staff liaison to the Bellevue Arts Commission.

January 4, 2016

Kristin Gustafson Publishes Two Columns in Clio Among the Media

IAS faculty member Kristin Gustafson published two columns in Clio Among the Media: Newsletter of the History Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. Gustafson’s contributions are part of her role as Teaching Standards Chair for AEJMC's History Division.

January 4, 2016

IAS faculty Members Win Awards from the Simpson Center for the Humanities

Seven IAS faculty members received grants from the UW Simpson Center for the Humanities. Sarah Dowling will join the Society of Scholars in 2016-17 to complete her current book project, "Remote Intimacies." Ron Krabill will host visiting scholar Sara Ahmed as a Katz Distinguished Lecturer. Minda Martin and Ben Gardner will ...

December 23, 2015

Kari Lerum Publishes in Archives of Sexual Behavior

IAS faculty member Kari Lerum is the lead author of a commentary published in Archives of Sexual Behavior. The article, entitled: “The Power of (But Not In?) Sexual Configurations Theory” is an invited commentary on a new model (Sexual Configurations Theory) recently published in the journal.

December 21, 2015

Asaya Plumly (MACS 2017) Named Grad Rep to the New Campus Diversity Council

Asaya Plumly, a first-year MA in Cultural Studies student, has been named the graduate student representative on the newly constituted campus Diversity Council. The Diversity Council is charged with guiding campus work to fully implement the Diversity Action Plan, and “intentionally include(s) membership from all campus units and appropriate diversity related student groups.” Asaya comes from a mixed race family and ...

December 11, 2015

Karam Dana Responds to Trump – “Feeding the Monster: Islamophobia, Ratings, and Elections”

IAS faculty member Karam Dana has just published an op-ed in response to GOP presidential candidate Donald Tump’s call for closing immigration to the United States for all Muslims. “Feeding the Monster: Islamophobia, Ratings, and Elections” appeared today on the site Informed Comment: thoughts on the Middle East, History and Religion. In his post, Dana addresses ...

December 9, 2015