News from the School of IAS
Amaranth Borsuk’s video work featured in the Huffington Post
IAS faculty member Amaranth Borsuk's video project from her new book As We Know was featured this week in the Huffington Post. The book and videos are a collaboration with writer Andy Fitch, who visited Bothell on January 20 as part of the From the Convergence Zone reading series.
June 24, 2015
Dan Berger discusses Eric Holder and civil rights in the International Business Times
IAS faculty member Dan Berger was interviewed for a story in the International Business Times about U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder’s civil rights legacy. Berger places Holder’s legacy in the context of the protest and civil disobedience currently organized under the banner “black lives matter,” suggesting ...
June 24, 2015
Bruce Kochis and Ron Krabill speak on Conflict and Human Rights
IAS faculty members Bruce Kochis and Ron Krabill contributed to a panel discussion, "Conflict and Human Rights," as a part of Cascadia College's Human Rights Awareness Week.
June 24, 2015
Ron Krabill leads retreat on interdisciplinary pedagogies
IAS faculty member Ron Krabill led a faculty retreat for the Seattle School of Theology and Psychology on developing interdisciplinary pedagogies. ...
June 24, 2015
IAS student Zoe Wong publishes in The International Examiner
IAS student Zoe Wong published an article, "Standardized tests: Asian parents need to be part of the solution," in The International Examiner. Wong reported and wrote the story as part of IAS faculty member Kristin Gustafson's Introduction to Journalism course. ...
June 24, 2015
Julie Shayne’s Taking Risks receives positive reviews
Julie Shayne’s new book Taking Risks: Feminist Activism and Research in the Americas is out in paperback and receiving positive reviews. Taking Risks was reviewed by the journal Gender & Society. Reviewer Elizabeth Borland writes: “Editor Julie Shayne makes a strong case that reflections of feminist risk-taking of varying kinds and degrees help us recognize both the challenges and benefits that can result. For this reason...
June 24, 2015
Joe Milutis publishes “Marcel Duchamp’s The [Creative] Act”
IAS faculty member Joe Milutis published "Marcel Duchamp's The [Creative] Act" with Gauss PDF. The 14-page book transforms Duchamp's 1957 lecture "The Creative Act" into a playful commentary on interactivity in the digital age, complete with broken links and mad libs. ...
June 24, 2015
Dan Berger joins advisory board of Global Dialogues on Incarceration
IAS faculty member Dan Berger joined the advisory board for a national project on mass incarceration coordinated by the Global Dialogues program of the Humanities Action Lab at The New School. Global Dialogues on Incarceration will coordinate over 300 students from a dozen partner universities around the country...
June 24, 2015
Amaranth Borsuk receives Club Advisor of the Year award
At the Club Council Recognition Banquet this month, Amaranth Borsuk received the Club Advisor of the Year award for her work with students on Clamor, UWB's undergraduate Literary and Arts journal. Asked about the award, Amaranth replied: "Working with students on Clamor this year has been a great gift. We've had an exceptional board of editors who are passionate about the work they want to see in the world. I am grateful to them for nominating me and to Club Council for this recognition of all the labor and the love that goes into Clamor."
June 23, 2015
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