News from the School of IAS

Category: Research and Creative Practice

A search to find and map happy places

When you think about mapping, most people immediately think about geography. Layered onto that might be cultural sites, the current political landscape or, these days, census demographics. But for IAS faculty members Jin-Kyu Jung and Ted Hiebert, the most intriguing possibilities lie in concepts that resist visualization. ...

March 24, 2020

Jennifer Atkinson shares research on Climate Despair and Eco-Grief at Pacific Science Center

IAS faculty member Jennifer Atkinson shared her research on Climate Despair and Eco-Grief at the Pacific Science Center as part of their Science in the City Series. In her talk, Atkinson discussed the emotional dimensions of our climate crisis and shared strategies for addressing anxiety over environmental loss without retreating in despair. Having taught one of the first college seminars on climate grief ...

March 11, 2020

Yolanda Padilla presents “Borderlands Modernism and Mariano Azuela’s Los de abajo”

IAS faculty member Yolanda Padilla presented her work on a panel titled "Recovering Latinx Modernisms" at the Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage Project conference in Houston, TX. The panel centered non dominant literary forms, such as testimonies and periodical writing, to stage a conversation about what it means to recovery Latinx modernism as indispensable to and constitutive of U.S. and Latin American modernisms. Padilla's presentation ...

February 28, 2020

Jennifer Atkinson featured in two news stories for her work on Eco-Grief and Climate Anxiety

IAS faculty member Jennifer Atkinson was featured in two recent news stories for her work on Eco-Grief and Climate Anxiety. The Daily's "Dealing with the emotional impact of climate change" profiled her efforts to keep students engaged in challenging curriculum around climate justice, while Edge Effects cited Atkinson's work in an article profiling activism among the Climate Generation (late millennials and Generation Z).

February 27, 2020

Lauren Berliner cited by John Oliver on Last Week Tonight

IAS faculty member Lauren Berliner and Nora Kenworthy’s research on medical crowdfunding was cited by comedian John Oliver on his show Last Week Tonight during the February 16, 2020 episode in which he discussed the failures of the American healthcare system and the debate surrounding Medicare for All. Oliver used their research to ...

February 26, 2020

Julie Shayne in Ms. Magazine: “The Trump Era Proves That Women’s Studies Matters”

IAS faculty member Julie Shayne wrote a piece for Ms. Magazine online about the importance of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies (GWSS), especially in the Trump era. In it she argues that GWSS is fundamental for its explanatory power; it is needed for its ability to demand accountability, and its expertise in documenting both injustice and resistance. Shayne makes her case in part by ...

February 24, 2020

Alka Kurian receives Fulbright Award

IAS faculty member Alka Kurian has been awarded a five-month Fulbright US Scholar award for Morocco. Starting in September 2020, Kurian will be based at the University of Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdella, Fez, where she will carry out research on digital feminism. Data gathered will ...

February 10, 2020

Melanie Malone’s work highlighted as part of UW’s Urban Environmental Justice Initiative

With a background in soil science and geology, Melanie Malone positions her work in the space of Critical Physical Geography, a theoretical framework that connects biophysical sciences to social sciences and spatial analysis. In her teaching and research, Malone’s technical experience in the environmental remediation of industrial and Superfund sites merges with a consideration of social justice and equity. She emphasizes that issues like racism and sexism are environmental problems, yet ...

February 3, 2020