UW Events Archive

Translation Studies Hub Colloquium

Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024

11:30 a.m.

Communications Building 202

The Translation Studies Hub serves as a platform for discussion about the theories, histories, and practice of translation at UW and in the broader Seattle community.

War in the Middle East Lecture: The ‘New Elites’ of X: Identifying the Most Influential Accounts Engaged in Hamas/Israel Discourse

Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024

5 p.m.

Architecture Hall 147

Kate Starbird, Mert Bayar and Mike Caulfield, UW Center for an Informed Public, give a talk on the war in Gaza and responses worldwide.

Hopkins Faculty Award Lecture in Chemistry: Prof. Daniel Gamelin

Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024

4 p.m.

TBD

Prof. Gamelin was selected for this award for his outstanding contributions to education, service missions, and to research in the inorganic and physical chemistry of materials

Severyns Ravenholt Seminar in Comparative Politics – Suparna Chaudhry, Lewis and Clark College

Friday, Feb. 2, 2024

3:30 p.m.

Gowen Hall 1A

Join Suparna Chaudhry, Assistant Professor in the Department of International Affairs at Lewis and Clark College, and Ji Hyeon Chung, political science graduate for a talk.

UW Tacoma Alumni Speaker Series featuring Desmond Trufant

Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024

6 p.m.

William W. Philip Hall

Desmond Trufant, UW Husky Football Legend, Philanthropist, Businessman, Tacoma KidZ, Investor, and Former NFL Player will speak while interviewed by a student/recent grad at UWT.

Persian Literature Across Borders: The Cases of Afghanistan and Iranian Azerbaijan

Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024

7:30 p.m.

Denny Hall 159

Dr. Nasir Arian and Mehrdad Rahimi-Moghaddam speak about Persian literature in Afghanistan and Iranian Azerbaijan.

Printing Power: Franklin Book Programs and the Cold War Ideology of Education

Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024

7 p.m.

Kane Hall, Room 120

This talk examines FBP’s impact on book translation, textbook production, and educational policies in the Middle East, especially Iran, from 1952 to 1977.

Why “the Linguacene”? Accounting for Language and Linguistic Indifference in Anthropocene Histories and Futures

Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024

2:30 p.m.

Denny Hall 359

This talk asks: why has language been so suspiciously left out of discussions and analyses defining the Anthropocene / Capitalocene / Plantationcene?

War in the Middle East Lecture: The Question of Palestine and the Evolution of Solidarity and Resistance in the U.S.

Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024

5 p.m.

Architecture Hall 147

Karam Dana, Alyson McGregor Distinguished Professor of Excellence and Transformative Research UW – Bothell will host a discussion on the war in Gaza and responses worldwide.

Cultivating Tomorrow: Empowering Change through Community Farming, Agro-tourism, and Climate Action in Nepal

Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024

6 p.m.

Thomson Hall 317

Join us for a case study on how Sanskriti Farms & Research Centre is responding to climate change, migration, and shifting livelihoods in Nepal.