David Shields
December 14, 2020
Behold! UW-authored books and music for the good Dawgs on your shopping list
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Here’s a quick look at some giftworthy books and music created by UW faculty and staff in 2020, and a reminder of some recent favorites.
June 3, 2019
Documentary films by UW faculty members Jeff Shulman, David Shields to screen
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Two films by UW faculty members — business professor Jeff Shulman and English professor David Shields — will have screenings in Seattle in coming days — both with strong connections to the city.
December 13, 2018
Hark! UW talents — on page and disc — for the good Dawgs on your holiday shopping list
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As the year comes to a close and festivities abound, some UW faculty creations can make great gifts for the thinking Dawg on your giving list.
September 24, 2018
David Shields deconstructs the mind of President Donald Trump in latest book
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David Shields, UW professor of English, discusses his latest book, “Nobody Hates Trump More than Trump: An Intervention.”
December 19, 2017
UW-authored books and more for the Dawg on your holiday shopping list
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Here’s a quick look at some gift-worthy books and music created by UW talents in the last year or so — and a reminder of some perennial favorites.
January 6, 2015
New David Shields book a collaboration, an argument — and a movie, too
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Two men, four days, one cabin and an epic discussion of life and art, while James Franco makes a movie of it all. That’s the setup for the latest book by UW English Professor David Shields, working this time with former student Caleb Powell.
December 30, 2013
David Shields acts, James Franco directs: A report from the set
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An English professor turned actor? David Shields answers a few questions about “playing himself” in a film directed by James Franco based on Shields’ forthcoming book with colleague Caleb Powell, “I Think You’re Totally Wrong: A Quarrel.”
February 11, 2013
A reading life considered in David Shields’ ‘How Literature Saved My Life’
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English professor David Shields discusses his new book, “How Literature Saved My Life.”