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FILM SCREENING |”My Imaginary Country”

February 20, 2025 5:30 pm

Allen Library Auditorium

FreeAvailableOpen

Join Livia Lima and Andrés Barría for a screening of Patricio Guzmán's 2019 documentary, "My Imaginary Country (Mi país imaginario)."

Self-Destructive Policy Seeking and Self-Benefiting Shirking, with Ko Maeda, University of North Texas

February 21, 2025 3:30 pm

Thomson Hall

FreeAvailableOpen

This study empirically shows that Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party has been gaining an electoral advantage by not achieving its stated goal of revising the constitution

Diana Behler Memorial Lecture: DorotFrom the Grimms’ Wonder Tales to AI: Wells, Hedges, Automata, Screens. How to connect the dots?

February 21, 2025 2:30 pm

Denny 359

FreeAvailableOpen

Prof. Dorothee Ostmeier, University of Oregon, will deliver a lecture in honor of beloved UW Professor Diana Behler.

Disparities in Disconnections: Utility Access in the Age of Climate Change

February 21, 2025 12:00 pm

Gowen Hall 1A, The Olson Room

FreeAvailableOpen

Lecture from David Konisky, Indiana University Bloomington, about utility access in the age of climate change

A Spotlight on Rumors: Illuminating How Influence and Improvisation Shape Online Conversations

February 24, 2025 5:30 pm

Livestream, HUB North Ballroom (Hybrid)

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Join UW Professor Kate Starbird for a discussion about her work understanding how online rumors, misinformation and disinformation are created and shared during times of crisis — shining a light on the roles everyone plays on social media and beyond.

An Evening with Krzysztof Siwczyk

February 24, 2025 6:00 pm

TBD

FreeAvailableOpen

Join us for a reading and a conversation with an award-winning Polish poet Krzysztof Siwczyk and his translator Prof. Piotr Florczyk, moderated by Prof. Agnieszka Jeżyk.

Understanding Caste on Campus

February 25, 2025 4:00 pm

Thomson Hall, 101 THO

FreeAvailableOpen

In today’s global economy, the South Asian diaspora plays a pivotal role across various sectors. With increasing migration, caste has evolved into a global phenomenon.

Provost’s Town Hall

February 26, 2025 10:00 am

Livestream, Alder Hall Auditorium (Hybrid)

FreeAvailableOpen

Join UW Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Tricia Serio as she discusses the state of the University from an academic perspective and how the University inspires and supports faculty, staff and students to use their talents and passions to change the world.

Weston and Sheila Borden Endowed Lecture in Theoretical Chemistry: Prof. Abraham Nitzan

February 26, 2025 4:00 pm

TBD

FreeAvailableOpen

This lecture is supported by the Weston and Sheila Borden Endowed Fund in Chemistry, established by the Bordens in 2015.

Can the Subaltern Sweat? Race, Climate Change, and Inequality

February 27, 2025 3:30 pm

Hans Rosling Center for Population Health (HRC) HRC 155

FreeAvailableOpen

In a world where one must bear the heat, divisions of labor / laborers have become a primary means through which our collective thermal burden is unequally and unjustly allocated.

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A Magic Flute for the 21st Century

February 28, 2025 6:30 pm

Kane Hall (Room 120)

FreeAvailableOpen

Join Seattle Opera Associate Director of Community Engagement Alex Minami (German Studies, '10) as he discusses the company's upcoming production of The Magic Flute.

Linguistics Department Colloquium: Kathleen Hall from UBC

February 28, 2025 3:29 pm

Hitchcock Hall 320

FreeAvailableOpen

Winter 2025 Linguistics Colloquium Series with Kathleen Hall, University of British Columbia

2025 John B. and Mary K. McDiarmid Lecture

February 28, 2025 3:30 pm

TBD

FreeAvailableOpen

2025 John B. and Mary K. McDiarmid Lecture with Craig Williams, University of Illinois.

Severyns Ravenholt Seminar in Comparative Politics: Pablo Beramendi, Duke University

February 28, 2025 1:30 pm

Gowen Hall 1A, The Olson Room

FreeAvailableOpen

Severyns Ravenholt Seminar in Comparative Politics with Pablo Beramendi, Duke University

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The Future of Immigration Justice

March 3, 2025 3:30 pm

HUB 214

FreeAvailableOpen

This is a panel discussion about the future of immigration justice.

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Nirliit, a conversation with Quebec author Juliana Léveillé-Trudel

March 4, 2025 1:30 pm

TBD

FreeAvailableOpen

Quebec author Juliana Léveillé-Trudel will talk about her novel, Nirliit, followed by a discussion.

Transnational Feminist Non-aligned Movement for Genuine Security and a Culture of Life

March 4, 2025 6:30 pm

Town Hall Seattle, Livestream (Hybrid)

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Join us for a conversation with San Francisco State University (emerita) activist and educator, Margo Okazawa- Rey for a conversation that will explore how generations of feminist and other radical and visionary movements, activists, artists, musicians, journalists, academics are facing “monsters” - the state and civil society leaders of the globalized culture of killing are threatening the very survival of the planet.

Registration opens on December 12, 2024.

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The Memory of GULAG in the Russian North

March 6, 2025 4:00 pm

Smith Hall 306

FreeAvailableOpen

Written by Tyler Kirk, After the Gulag: A History of Memory in Russia's Far North, shares the stories of prisoners' experiences in the Soviet Union.

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Book Talk: ‘Island Tinkerers: Innovation and Transformation in the Making of Taiwan’s Computing Industry’

March 6, 2025 3:30 pm

Livestream, Thomson Hall 317 (Hybrid)

FreeAvailableOpen

In Island Tinkerers, Honghong Tinn tells the critical history of how hobbyists and enthusiasts in Taiwan helped transform the country with their hands-on engagement with computers.

The Idea of Equality in America

March 6, 2025 12:00 pm

Gowen Hall 1A, Olsen Hall

FreeAvailableOpen

UW Colloquium in Political Theory: Dr. Emma Rodman, "The Idea of Equality in America"

Guest Pianist Lecture Recital: Catherine Kautsky

April 1, 2025 5:00 pm

Brechemin Auditorium

FreeAvailableOpen

Pianist Catherine Kautsky, chair of the keyboard department at Lawrence University, Appleton, WI, presents a lecture-recital: “Debussy’s Paris: Poets, Politics and the Piano.”

2025 Washin Kai Lecture

April 8, 2025 5:30 pm

Kane Hall (Room 210)

FreeAvailableOpen

Speaker: Prof. Davinder Bhowmik, Department of Asian Languages & Literature, University of Washington. More information to come.

WISIR Speaker Series presents Emily Zackin, Johns Hopkins University

April 15, 2025 12:30 pm

Smith Hall 40A

FreeAvailableOpen

Public lecture from Emily Zackin, Johns Hopkins University.

Severyns Ravenholt Seminar in Comparative Politics: Iza Ding, Northwestern University

April 18, 2025 1:30 pm

Gowen Hall 1A

FreeAvailableOpen

Severyns Ravenholt Seminar in Comparative Politics: Iza Ding, Northwestern University

Center for Environmental Politics: Emily M. Broad Leib, Harvard Law School, “Harnessing Law and Policy to Reduce Food Waste”

April 18, 2025 12:00 pm

Gowen Hall 1A

FreeAvailableOpen

Center for Environmental Politics presents a lecture on food waste laws and reduction.

The AfroFuture Now

May 1, 2025 6:30 pm

Town Hall Seattle

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Join award-winning graphic novelist and all-around champion of Black culture, John Jennings for a conversation about the current history of Black speculation.

Registration opens on March 12, 2025.

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An Evening with Christine Sun Kim

May 6, 2025 6:30 pm

Town Hall Seattle

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Berlin-based artist Christine Sun Kim discusses her wide-ranging practice around sound and language. Reflecting on her experiences as a member of the Deaf community, Kim will delve into her work within various systems of visual communication, including American Sign Language (ASL), musical notation, infographics, and television captioning. Kim is currently showing a new mural, Ghost(ed) Notes, on the east facade of the Henry Art Gallery. We encourage you to visit the mural prior to the talk!

Registration opens on March 12, 2025.

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A Triadic Counterinsurgency Framework to Unpack Government – Non State Armed Actor – Constituency Relations

May 9, 2025 2:00 pm

Gowen Hall 1A

FreeAvailableOpen

UW International Security Colloquium (UWISC): “A Triadic Counterinsurgency Framework to Unpack Government – Non State Armed Actor – Constituency Relations” with Efe Tokdemir.

Katz Distinguished Lecture in the Humanities: Jahan Ramazani

May 13, 2025 6:30 pm

Kane Hall (Room 120)

FreeAvailableOpen

Jahan Ramazani is University Professor and Edgar F. Shannon Professor of English at the University of Virginia.

Center for Environmental Politics: Maura Allaire, University of California-Irvine, “Water Governance Disparities and Utility Performance: Evidence from California”

May 16, 2025 12:00 pm

The Olson Room, Gowen Hall 1A

FreeAvailableOpen

University of California-Irvine's Maura Allaire discusses water governance disparities and utility performance in relation to what's been observed in California.

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2025 Andrew L. Markus Memorial Lecture

May 19, 2025 5:00 pm

Kane Hall (Room 225)

FreeAvailableOpen

This lectureship was established in memory of Andrew L. Markus, Associate Professor of Japanese Literature at the University of Washington from 1986-1995.

Judge Joel Ngugi

May 21, 2025 6:30 pm

Town Hall Seattle, Livestream (Hybrid)

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As a member of the Kenyan judiciary Judge Ngugi will talk about some of the most pressing political questions of our time in both his country and the USA, including how we ensure an equitable, independent and wise judiciary; as well as how we can imagine justice beyond narrow legal frameworks.

Registration opens on March 12, 2025.

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Severyns Ravenholt Seminar in Comparative Politics: Nathan Lane, University of Oxford

May 23, 2025 1:30 pm

Gowen Hall 1A

FreeAvailableOpen

Nathan Lane; University of Oxford with graduate Student Discussant: Brian Leung, UW.

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Past Lectures

FILM SCREENING |”My Imaginary Country”

Self-Destructive Policy Seeking and Self-Benefiting Shirking, with Ko Maeda, University of North Texas

Diana Behler Memorial Lecture: DorotFrom the Grimms’ Wonder Tales to AI: Wells, Hedges, Automata, Screens. How to connect the dots?

Disparities in Disconnections: Utility Access in the Age of Climate Change

A Spotlight on Rumors: Illuminating How Influence and Improvisation Shape Online Conversations

An Evening with Krzysztof Siwczyk

Understanding Caste on Campus

A Scheme to Forget, a Demand to Remember: The Century-Long Battle Over the Memory of the Tulsa Race Massacre

Provost’s Town Hall

Weston and Sheila Borden Endowed Lecture in Theoretical Chemistry: Prof. Abraham Nitzan

Can the Subaltern Sweat? Race, Climate Change, and Inequality

A Magic Flute for the 21st Century

Linguistics Department Colloquium: Kathleen Hall from UBC

2025 John B. and Mary K. McDiarmid Lecture

Severyns Ravenholt Seminar in Comparative Politics: Pablo Beramendi, Duke University

The Future of Immigration Justice

Nirliit, a conversation with Quebec author Juliana Léveillé-Trudel

Transnational Feminist Non-aligned Movement for Genuine Security and a Culture of Life

The Memory of GULAG in the Russian North

Book Talk: ‘Island Tinkerers: Innovation and Transformation in the Making of Taiwan’s Computing Industry’

The Idea of Equality in America

Guest Pianist Lecture Recital: Catherine Kautsky

2025 Washin Kai Lecture

WISIR Speaker Series presents Emily Zackin, Johns Hopkins University

Severyns Ravenholt Seminar in Comparative Politics: Iza Ding, Northwestern University

Center for Environmental Politics: Emily M. Broad Leib, Harvard Law School, “Harnessing Law and Policy to Reduce Food Waste”

The AfroFuture Now

An Evening with Christine Sun Kim

A Triadic Counterinsurgency Framework to Unpack Government – Non State Armed Actor – Constituency Relations

Katz Distinguished Lecture in the Humanities: Jahan Ramazani

Center for Environmental Politics: Maura Allaire, University of California-Irvine, “Water Governance Disparities and Utility Performance: Evidence from California”

2025 Andrew L. Markus Memorial Lecture

Judge Joel Ngugi

Severyns Ravenholt Seminar in Comparative Politics: Nathan Lane, University of Oxford