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Bertha Hidalgo
The Office of Public Lectures presents: Unlocking Secrets: Interrogating the Epigenome to Reveal Pregnancy Risks in Moms with High Blood Pressure with Bertha Hidalgo
April 7, 2026 6:30 pm
Town Hall Seattle, Livestream (Hybrid)
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Discover how epigenetics is revolutionizing maternal health. In this lecture, Dr. Bertha Hidalgo reveals how early biomarkers and population research unlock new tools to prevent hypertensive pregnancy disorders—advancing equity, innovation, and the future of prenatal care.
Registration opens March 10, 2026.
Registration opens March 10, 2026.
The Japanese Literature of Brazil
April 7, 2026 5:30 pm
Kane Hall (Room 220) , Livestream (Hybrid)
FreeOpen
This lecture will raise some questions about what makes up "Japanese literature" – and all other identity-based groupings of literary texts.
Media, Power, and Democracy in South Asia
April 10, 2026 3:30 pm
HUB 214
FreeOpen
What does democracy look like from below? This talk will look at how ordinary lives are reshaped by surveillance, majoritarianism, and corporate-political nexus in South Asia.
Making Generative AI into a Public Problem
April 22, 2026 3:30 pm
CMU 125
FreeOpen
Join us for a talk by USC Professor Mike Ananny, exploring how generative AI is often seen as an abstract idea rather than a set of concrete systems with real-world consequences.
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
The Office of Public Lectures presents: A Larger Freedom: Multiracial Democracy and the Radical Reconstruction of the United States with Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
April 30, 2026 6:30 pm
Town Hall Seattle
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Uncover the deeper roots of democratic erosion in America. This lecture challenges myths about 2024, examining long-standing structural forces and offering urgent insights into how we can recognize decline, protect rights, and build an inclusive democratic future for all.
Registration opens March 10, 2026.
Registration opens March 10, 2026.
Briana Scurry
The Office of Public Lectures presents: My Greatest Save with Briana Scurry
May 13, 2026 6:30 pm
Town Hall Seattle, Livestream (Hybrid)
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Join legendary goalkeeper Briana Scurry as she shares her powerful journey of triumph, adversity, and redemption—offering raw insight into her Olympic glory, career-ending injury, and the global impact of soccer through an unforgettable, deeply personal lens.
Registration opens March 10, 2026.
Registration opens March 10, 2026.
What Is Troubling Josephus in the Contra Apionem? Comparative Narrative Approaches to the Question of Antisemitism in Antiquity
May 18, 2026 3:30 pm
Thomson 317
FreeOpen
Lecture on the historiography of the term 'antisemitism' in the ancient past.
Ron Krabill
The Office of Public Lectures presents: Five Ways to Watch the World Cup with Ron Krabill
May 19, 2026 6:30 pm
Town Hall Seattle, Livestream (Hybrid)
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Explore five provocative perspectives on the 2026 FIFA World Cup’s impact—economic, cultural, and political. This talk examines what hosting the tournament means for Seattle and beyond, challenging assumptions and sparking fresh debate about global spectacle and local consequence.
Registration opens March 10, 2026.
Registration opens March 10, 2026.
Ly Xīnzhèn M. Zhǎngsūn Brown
The Office of Public Lectures presents: What Does Law Mean in Crisis? How Crip Feminist Technoscience Will Save Us with Ly Xīnzhèn M. Zhǎngsūn Brown
May 21, 2026 6:30 pm
Town Hall Seattle
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In a world ablaze with crisis, this lecture explores crip feminist technoscience as a tool for survival and resistance—offering disabled wisdom to reimagine justice, regulate AI, and challenge empire, white supremacy, and late-stage capitalism through a disability justice lens.
Registration opens March 10, 2026.
Registration opens March 10, 2026.
Robert Macfarlane
The Office of Public Lectures presents: Is A River Alive? Exploring the lives, deaths and rights of rivers with Robert Macfarlane
May 27, 2026 6:30 pm
Town Hall Seattle, Livestream (Hybrid)
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low into a radical reimagining of rivers—as sentient beings with rights. This global lecture blends activism, art, and law to reveal how river justice shapes our survival in a world where water is more than resource—it’s kin.
low into a radical reimagining of rivers—as sentient beings with rights. This global lecture blends activism, art, and law to reveal how river justice shapes our survival in a world where water is more than resource—it’s kin.
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