Simpson Center News

Winter 2013 Sawyer Seminar Series: B/ordering Violence

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Shannon Speed (Anthropology, University of Texas), Nicole Guidotti- Hernández (American Studies, University of Texas), and William Nericcio (English and Comparative Literature & Chicana/o Studies, San Diego State University) all visit the UW...

UW Celebrates Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring" with Centennial Celebration

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

The UW is celebrating the 100th anniversary of Stravinsky’s groundbreaking work The Rite of Spring with a series of performances and lectures, and the Simpson Center is excited to help sponsor. For more information on the history and...

Congrats to Grammy-nominated Quetzal!

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Congrats to UW graduate student Martha Gonzalez (Gender, Women, & Sexuality Studies), former Simpson Center staff member Quetzal Flores, and their band Quetzal! Their album “Imaginaries” has been nominated for a 2012 Grammy in the “Latin Pop,...

The Unconference Experience: InfoCamp and THATCamp

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Unconferences are quickly becoming an alternative to traditional academic conferences. The model is especially appealing because it actively promotes collaboration and discussion acrossdisciplines, and participants are engaged at every level. This...

"New Books in Print" Returns this Winter with Jessica Burstein and Eric Ames

Friday, November 30, 2012

The “New Books in Print” series, hosted by the Simpson Center, provides UW scholars an opportunity to discuss their recently published books. Book talks by faculty members Jessica Burstein (English) and Eric Ames (Germanics) will take place during...

"Thank You" from the Simpson Center!

Monday, November 26, 2012

We are very excited to announce that, counting funds and pledges raised thus far, we are just $25,000 away from our goal of matching the NEH Challenge Grant in support of the Digital Humanities Commons! Thanks to all who have donated to this...

Shu-mei Shih Visits the UW to Deliver Katz Lecture

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Noted scholar Shu-mei Shih visits the UW in November to deliver a Katz Distinguished Lecture in the Humanities. Her talk is also the keynote address for the international conference New Geographies of Feminist Art: China, Asia, and the World....

Victoria Lawson to Deliver Katz Lecture

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

On Wednesday, November 7, UW Professor of Geography Victoria Lawson will present the first Katz Distinguished Lecture of the 2012-13 academic year.

In Partnership: A Course Re-envisioned with the Northwest African American Museum

Monday, October 22, 2012

Ralina Joseph (Communication) received a Certificate in Public Scholarship (CPS) course development grant from the Simpson Center this year, to explore the possibilities for further project-based collaboration between her Black Cultural Studies...

Fall Funding Round Application Deadline is November 14, 2012

Thursday, October 18, 2012

The Simpson Center is currently accepting applications for Society of Scholars research fellowships, Collaboration Studio Grants, conferences and collaborative projects of all scales, as well as nominations for Katz lecturers and Center for the...