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October 28, 2022
ArtSci Roundup: Democracy and the 2022 Midterm Elections, Hafu ハーフ film screening, and more!
Connect with the UW community every week through public events and exhibitions, summarized in this ArtSci Roundup.
January 25, 2021
Nicolaas Barr translates powerful Dutch coming out memoir ‘Djinn’
Nicolaas Barr of the UW’s Comparative History of Ideas Department talks about his translation of “Djinn,” a memoir by Tofik Dibi, who served for six years as a member of the Dutch Parliament.
September 2, 2020
UW Books: Climate change meets restoration science in ‘Anticipating Future Environments’; ‘Building Reuse’ in paperback — and Anu Taranath’s ‘Beyond Guilt Trips’ named a Washington State Book Award finalist
Recent news about UW-authored books includes a UW Press book on salmon habitat restoration amid climate change and a paperback edition of a book on building reuse. Also, Anu Taranath’s “Beyond Guilt Trips: Mindful Travel in an Unequal World” is a Washington State Book Award finalist.
