News from the School of IAS
Priya Frank named to Puget Sound Business Journal’s 40 Under 40
The Puget Sound Business Journal recently unveiled the 2019 40 Under 40 honorees, putting a spotlight on individuals who are among the business community's brightest and most innovative leaders under the age of 40. Among them is M.A. in Cultural Studies alum Priya Frank (’11), Associate Director for Community Programs at Seattle Art Museum (SAM), where she focuses on partnerships, programming, and equity-related initiatives. Frank is also ...
August 15, 2019
Partnership with Northwest Film Forum enhances student learning
This summer IAS faculty member David Goldstein teamed up with Northwest Film Forum (NWFF) on his Introduction to Film Studies course, which exposes students to the world of film and Seattle’s arts scene. This collaboration is just one example of NWFF’s strong commitment to education - and why we named them our 2019 Outstanding Community Partner.
August 15, 2019
Masahiro Sugano Screens “Cambodian Son” in Four Different Countries
IAS faculty member Masahiro Sugano recently screened his award-winning feature documentary “Cambodian Son” in four different countries including Cambodia, Japan, Australia, and the Philippines. Sugano filmed, directed, edited, and released the documentary during his residency in Cambodia from 2012-2015. The film was awarded the “Top Documentary Prize at CAAMFEST 2014”, “The Special Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the Lebanon International Film Festival 2014”, and the “2015 Audience Award at Bali International Film Festival,” along with ...
August 14, 2019
Cary Westerbeck invests his talents in Bothell’s revitalization
Cary Westerbeck remembers when Bothell was a smaller town and the North Creek Wetlands were a working cattle ranch. A lifelong resident, Westerbeck takes pride in his north Lake Washington roots and the bustling region it’s become. Today, he is the principal of westerbeck|architecture, based in downtown Bothell and specializing in modern works of architecture including remodels, custom homes, multi-family, and mixed-use commercial projects. An early IAS alum ...
August 13, 2019
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
Morgan Mentzer advances queer and trans rights
Morgan Mentzer is co-founder and executive director of Lavender Rights Project, whose mission is to advance a “more just and equitable society by providing low-cost civil legal services and community programming centered in values of social justice for trans and queer low-income people and other marginalized communities.” Last spring Mentzer and Lavender Rights Project (LRP) collaborated with students in Julie Shayne’s “Histories and Movements of Gender and Sexuality” course to chronicle the organization’s history as part of the ...
August 12, 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
Laura Halpin credits interdisciplinary education for her success as international policy consultant
IAS Early Grad Laura Halpin (’93) enrolled at UW Bothell with set her sights on an international career. Today she draws heavily from her Liberal Studies foundation to address complex social policy issues as a development consultant and lecturer to European institutions. “No matter which courses I took,” she recalls, “we were always discussing across disciplines ways in which to achieve social justice and effect ethical change. I’ve built it in to everything I do to this day.”
July 25, 2019
Cultural Studies Graduate Student Berette Macaulay Recognized for Research on Embodied Memory & Identity in Black Diaspora
Multidisciplinary artist, writer, and Cultural Studies graduate student Berette Macaulay has received a number of honors recognizing her scholarship recently. She was selected to present her capstone research titled “Embodied Witness” at the Tilting Axis conference on “Beyond Trend: Decolonisation and Art Criticism.” The conference was held at the Memorial ACTe Museum in Guadeloupe in June 2019. Her participation was supported by travel grants from the School of IAS and the Graduate School. Macaulay also ...
July 18, 2019