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Why We Don't Have Wings
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Historian Phillip Thurtle draws on genetics, comics, film, and a vast array of cultural mythology to probe a question that haunts our collective past.
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NEH Awards $179,000 for Urban-Nature Summer Institute
UW ecologists, landscape historians, and literary scholars lead a three-week exploration of nature and the city. More.
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Rewriting the Narrative of Success for Humanities PhDs
Bringing philosophy to children and shaking up attitudes toward study-abroad trips, UW graduate students are broadening the notion of successful scholarship through a Mellon-funded program. More.
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A World in Translation: AmazonCrossing Editors Reveal Inside View on Publishing
Top editors describe Amazon's foray into the long-neglected field of translation publishing. More.
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| EVENTS |
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Teaching World Literature
Literature is everywhere alive, transforming people across space, time, and cultures. Noted leaders gather to consider literature as a global phenomena. Keynote by David Damrosch. October 21-22. |
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Immigration, Toleration, and Human Rights
International scholars explore philosophical questions related to the global rise in immigration and refugee displacement. October 27-28. |
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David Shields: The Novel Is Dead; Long Live the Anti-Novel
The bestselling author and UW English professor delivers a provocative argument for "evolution beyond narrative" in a Katz Distinguished Lecture. November 15.
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Full Events Calendar
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Ethnography Unbound: Experiments in New Scholarship
Sasha Su-Ling Welland curates a series of creative projects pushing past the limits of traditional academic writing. Read.
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Talking to the Public Will Sharpen Your Work
Historian and veteran media commentator Stephanie Coontz urges academics to find their voice in the public square. Read the story. |
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All Funded Projects for 2016-17
This year’s lineup includes studies of the Anthropocene, activist poetics, global health partnerships, and much more. See all projects.
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