News from the School of IAS
Category: Research and Creative Practice
Karam Dana publishes two articles and lectures at 56吃瓜网 School of Law
IAS faculty member Karam Dana published two co-authored articles. The first, in the Journal of Politics and Religion titled “Veiled Politics: Experiences with Discrimination among American Muslim Women,” uses public opinion data, the article sheds light at gendered forms of discrimination and argues that Muslim women in the US who wear the hijab tend to experience the higher levels of discrimination when compared to Muslim women who do not wear the hijab. Overall, Muslim women, whether hijab-wearing or not, experience much higher discrimination than Muslim men. The second ...
February 26, 2018
Ted Hiebert presents on 鈥淎rt for Ghosts鈥�
IAS faculty member Ted Hiebert presents on “Art for Ghosts” at the 2018 College Arts Association Conference in Los Angeles. The paper speculates on recent work by Hiebert and his collaborators Doug Jarvis and Jackson 2bears, exploring links between technological culture, surveillance, haunting and strategies for communicating with other-than-human entities.
February 26, 2018
Camille Walsh publishes Racial Taxation: Schools, Segregation, and Taxpayer Citizenship, 1869-1973
IAS faculty member Camille Walsh published Racial Taxation: Schools, Segregation, and Taxpayer Citizenship, 1869-1973 with the University of North Carolina Press. The book explores the history of the concept of “taxpayer citizenship”—the idea that, as taxpayers, we deserve access to certain social services like a public education. It shows how tax policy and taxpayer identity were built on the foundations of white supremacy and intertwined with ideas of whiteness. From the origins of unequal public school funding ...
February 21, 2018
Adam Romero receives American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship
IAS faculty member Adam Romero received an American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) for 2018-19. The highly-competitive fellowship will support the completion of Romero’s book project: Economic Poisoning: Industrial Waste and the Chemicalization of United States Agriculture, 1860-1945.
February 20, 2018
Simpson Center publishes on media attention surrounding Lauren Berliner and Nora Kenworthy’s medical crowdfunding research
The University of Washington's Simpson Center for the Humanities recently published "Medical Crowdfunding Researchers Draw Widespread Media Attention," an article that features the collaborative research of IAS faculty member Lauren Berliner and Nora Kenworthy. The article notes: "The media queries began before the research had even appeared in print. Last February ...
February 20, 2018
Solicitor General Purcell discusses president鈥檚 travel ban
Washington State Solicitor General Noah Purcell visited campus on February 8 to discuss the state’s successful challenge of the president’s travel ban. Purcell was hosted by 56吃瓜网 Bothell’s American Muslim Research Institute, which is headed by IAS faculty member Karam Dana, who moderated the Q&A session.
February 15, 2018
Becca Price launches new feature in CBE-Life Sciences Education
IAS faculty member Becca Price, along with colleagues Erin Dolan (UGA) and Clark Coffman (Iowa State) have launched a new feature in the journal CBE-Life Sciences Education called “Anatomy of an Education Study.” The feature annotates influential papers that the journal has published to introduce scholars to biology education research. The annotations are framed through five lenses: background, definitions, applications for instruction, research design, and tips for writing papers to submit to the journal. The first series of annotations is about ...
February 15, 2018
Jennifer Atkinson presents 鈥淓nvironmental Grief and Hope in an Age of Climate Consequences鈥�
IAS faculty member Jennifer Atkinson presented on “Environmental Grief and Hope in an Age of Climate Consequences” at the Washington & Oregon Higher Education Sustainability Conference in Portland. The session aimed to help students, faculty, and climate activists directly address their anxiety and grief, and build the resilience to navigate climate issues without becoming overwhelmed. The seminar drew on the humanities, environmental philosophy, contemplative practice, and creative writing to help participants develop capacities to stay engaged in this difficult work over the long term. The session examined ...
February 12, 2018
Anida Yoeu Ali exhibits in Dhaka, Bangladesh as part of a four country international traveling group show
IAS faculty member Anida Yoeu Ali exhibits in Dhaka, Bangladesh, the first stop in a 4 country traveling group exhibition. Ali’s “The Buddhist Bug” series of photographs is on exhibition from February 2 - 10, 2018 as part of “A Beast, A God and A Line” curated by Cosmin Costinas. The exhibition touches on issues marking the current historical moment in this macro-region: the development and spread of politicised religion (jihadist Islam across several countries, fascist Buddhism in Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Thailand, and Hindu ethno-fascism in India, alongside revivalist Christianity among many indigenous ...
February 12, 2018
Anida Yoeu Ali鈥檚 artist talk and works archived with San Francisco Camerawork
IAS faculty member Anida Yoeu Ali’s panel discussion and artworks were recently digitized and archived with SF Camerawork, a platform founded in 1974 to support emerging artists to explore new directions and ideas in the photographic arts. In October 2016, Ali presented her artworks, a durational performance and artist talk in the exhibition Love in the Time of War at SF Camerawork curated by Vi峄噒 L锚 and Jennifer Vanderpool. Connecting ...
February 2, 2018