UW Events Archive

Confronting Control: A Conversation with A.K. Burns, Lucy Kim, and Tala Madani moderated by Berette Macaulay

Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024

2 p.m.

Henry Art Gallery

This panel brings together three of the Henry’s current artists, whose work challenges and redefines notions of power, control, and agency through contemporary art.

UW Artist Book Talk and Q&A: When to Pick a Pomegranate by Yasmeen Abedifard

Friday, Oct. 18, 2024

1 p.m.

Denny 211

Iranian American artist, Yasmeen Abedifard, offers a book talk and Q&A session about her newly published comic collection: When to Pick a Pomegranate (pub. Silver Sprocket 2024).

Poetry in Translation for the Wretched of Academia

Friday, Oct. 18, 2024

11:30 a.m.

Communications Building 202

Wendy Call (she/ella) will speak to us about translating poetry written in Mexican languages. Hamza Ahmad shares his translations and what he feels affects audiences.

| “Are we the story or merely a character in it?” Laal Singh Chaddha’s Narration of the Ordinary in the Time of Hindutva Neoliberalism

Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024

3 p.m.

Thomson Hall 317

In a lecture on the Hindi film Laal Singh Chaddha, Madhavi Murty, UC Santa Cruz explores how film is deliberately negating the forms in which Hindu nationalism and Indian capitalism come together.

U.S. Elections: A Global Perspective

Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024

5:30 p.m.

Livestream, HUB 214

Join Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies as they explore the U.S. election from the perspective of China, India, Taiwan, the Middle East, European Union, and Mexico. Jackson School faculty: Professor David Bachman; Associate Professor Vanessa Freije; Professor Sunila J. Kale, Professor Reşat Kasaba, Professor Sabine Lang, and Assistant Professor James Lin.

Coming to Terms: Building the Barangay

Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024

1 p.m.

Burke Museum

The Burke Museum invites you to help build a barangay, as we reflect upon the 4,200 cultural collections and archival materials from the Philippines.

“Are we the story or merely a character in it?” Laal Singh Chaddha’s Narration of the Ordinary in the Time of Hindutva Neoliberalism

Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024

3 p.m.

Thomson 317

Madhavi Mohan Murty discusses her essay on the Hindi film Laal Singh Chaddha (Advait Chandan, 2022), an adaptation of Forrest Gump (Robert Zemeckis, 1994).

2024 Samuel E. Kelly Distinguished Faculty Lecture: Past, Present and Future Demographic Diversity in the U.S. and Washington, Dr. Sara Curran

Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024

6 p.m.

Alder Hall Auditorium

Dr. Sara Curran will discuss past and present ways in which demographic diversity has been measured and why, and also the complexities of measuring demographic diversity.

Hostile Waters: Orcas in Peril – Kavli Science Journalism Award Lecture Series with Lynda V. Mapes

Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024

5 p.m.

Kane Hall, Room 225

Join the UW Department of Communication and the journalism community to learn more about the changing lives of orcas in the Puget Sound.

Zooming Out: 2024 Elections in Historical, Social, and Cultural Contexts

Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024

4 p.m.

Livestream, Oak Hall, Denny Room

Democracy in Focus Lecture Series: Every Tuesday leading up to the election, UW faculty members will share their expertise through a public lecture on an election-related topic.
Margaret O’Mara, History; Jessica Beyer, Jackson School of International Studies; and Daniel Bessner, Jackson School of International Studies

Free pizza will be served.