Simpson Center News

Remembering Herbert Blau, 1926-2013

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

We are sad to note the passing of Herbert Blau, Byron W. and Alice L. Lockwood Professor Emeritus of the Humanities and Professor Emeritus of English and Comparative Literature. Herb was very much a presence at the Simpson Center and was active in...

Demystifying the Digital Humanities at UW

Friday, May 3, 2013

The emerging field of digital humanities (DH) has been attracting more and more attention on campus in recent years. But what exactly are the “digital humanities”? And how exactly does one going about becoming a “digital humanist”? To answer some of...

Katz Lecture Podcasts Now Available at simpsoncenter.org!

Thursday, May 2, 2013

This year we’ve been working on the development of the “Media & Publications" section of our website.

Profile of a Public Scholar: Keith Feldman

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Currently Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, Keith Feldman received his PhD in English from the University of Washington in 2008. His current research centers on theorizing and narrating the many...

UW Students Collaborate with the EMP Museum for Their Upcoming Exhibit, "Fantasy: Worlds of Myth and Magic"

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Popular perceptions of what is “medieval” often go hand-in-hand with of “fantasy.” Ever since J.R.R. Tolkien penned his Lord of the Rings trilogy, the term “medieval” has grown to encompass wizards, epic quests, and other-worldly lands.

Profile of a Public Scholar: Anoop Mirpuri

Thursday, March 28, 2013

Currently Assistant Professor of English at Portland State University, Anoop Mirpuri received his PhD in English from the University of Washington in 2010. Prior to joining the faculty at Portland State, he was Assistant Professor of English at Drew...

Josiah Ober Delivers Spring 2013 Katz Lecture on Democracy

Thursday, March 28, 2013

The original, ancient Greek meaning of democracy—“the People’s capacity to do things”—emphasizes citizen participation. By acting as citizens, with the authority to decide important public matters, we achieve a basic human good: freely exercising...

Spring Funding Round Applications Accepted April 1-17, 2013

Friday, March 15, 2013

The Simpson Center will accept applications for collaborative projects—including Colloquia and Conferences, Crossdisciplinary Research Clusters, Graduate Student Interest Groups, Large-Scale Collaborations, Public Scholarship / Community Engagement...

Certificate in Public Scholarship Application Deadline is April 17, 2013

Friday, March 15, 2013

Applications to the Simpson Center’s Certificate in Public Scholarship program are due April 17, 2013 for coursework beginning in Fall 2013. Graduate students of good standing in any program at the UW are eligible to apply.

Rock the Archive: Women Who Rock’s 2013 (un)Conference & Film Festival Launches Digital Oral History Archive

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

The guiding impulse of the humanities involves the creation and interpretation of archives. Historically “the archive” connotes repositories of officially-sanctioned value—Shakespeare’s folios, the Eisenhower papers, government-sponsored entities...