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Winter 2013 Sawyer Seminar Series: B/ordering Violence

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 during Winter 2013 as part of the 2012-13 John E. Sawyer Seminar series B/ordering Violence: Boundaries, Gender, Indigeneity in the Americas. Their talks focus on the intersections of gender, violence, and popular culture.

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

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 significance of The Rite of Spring and a complete listing of events, including performances by Compagnie Marie Chouinard and pianist Jon Kimura Parker and talks by UW scholars Jürg Koch (Dance), Betsy Cooper (Dance), Huck Hodge (Music), Abby Aresty (Music), and Cuong Vu (Music), click here!

Congrats to Grammy-nominated Quetzal!

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, Rock, or Urban Album” category.

The Unconference Experience: InfoCamp and THATCamp

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 fall, Dana Bublitz, a graduate staff assistant at the Simpson Center, had the opportunity to attend two unconferences: InfoCamp (Information Camp), held here at the UW, and THATCamp (The Humanities and Technology Camp): Digital Humanities and Libraries in Denver, Colorado.

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

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 Winter Quarter, so mark your calendars!

"Thank You" from the Simpson Center!

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 initiative, helping us move even closer toward our goal of $1,875,000!

Shu-mei Shih Visits the UW to Deliver Katz Lecture

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

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

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 classes and the Northwest African American Museum (NAAM). Together with CPS graduate fellows Maurice Dolbery (Education) and Melanie Hernandez (English), and NAAM staff members Chieko Phillips, Leilani Lewis, and deputy director Brian Carter, she’ll be laying the foundations for a sustainable partnership between NAAM and the graduate and undergraduate sections of this course. She teaches the undergraduate class every Winter, and the graduate level course is taught in alternating years.

Fall Funding Round Application Deadline is November 14, 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 Study of the Pacific Northwest travel grants for the 2013-2014 academic year. The deadline is November 14, 2012.