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An Evening with Margaret Cho

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024

6:30 p.m.

Town Hall Seattle

Comedian and five-time GRAMMY and EMMY nominee, Margaret Cho will join us for a moderated discussion about her career highs and lows as well as share her thoughts around activism in the current political climate.

When an event is sold out, as a courtesy, the Graduate School will offer standby seating on a first-come, first-served basis. Any reserved seats not taken by 15 minutes before the start of the lecture will be offered to our guests in the standby line. Please note: standby entrance is based on seat availability and there is no guarantee of admittance to the public lecture.

Pax Americana: The Past, Present, and Prospects of the American World Order

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

3:30 p.m.

Allen Library Auditorium

Join the Jackson School for a discussion with Daniel J. Sargent, an associate professor at the University of California, Berkeley.

Hidden Biases of Good People

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Tuesday, Apr. 30, 2024

6:30 p.m.

Town Hall Seattle

Professor of Social Ethics, Dr. Mahzarin Banaji studies the disparities between conscious expressions of attitudes and beliefs. Spend the evening with her as she provide insights into how our minds work, and the often surprising and even perplexing manner by which implicit bias operates.

When an event is sold out, as a courtesy, the Graduate School will offer standby seating on a first-come, first-served basis. Any reserved seats not taken by 15 minutes before the start of the lecture will be offered to our guests in the standby line. Please note: standby entrance is based on seat availability and there is no guarantee of admittance to the public lecture.

Translator Jetlag: Voice and the World We Build

Tuesday, Apr. 30, 2024

4:30 p.m.

HUB 332

Anton Hur, author of Toward Eternity and No One Told Me Not To, will examine the idea of voice in literary translation.

The Making of 1177 BC A Graphic History of the Year Civilization Collapsed

Friday, Apr. 26, 2024

3:30 p.m.

TBA

Glynnis Fawkes, cartoonist and archaeological illustrator, analyzes the way a cartoonist adapts history.

The Darkened Light of Faith: Race, Democracy, and Freedom in African American Political Thought

Friday, Apr. 26, 2024

Noon

The Smith Room, Suzzallo Library

Dr. Melvin Rogers, Professor of Political Science, at Brown University, is invited to speak for the Political Theory Colloquium.

Intergenerational Encounters: A Conversation with Kelly Akashi

Friday, Apr. 26, 2024

3 p.m.

Henry Education Studio

Join artist Kelly Akashi at the Henry for a small group conversation on intergenerational ties through objects.

Addressing Post-Pandemic Trauma in Youth: How Mindfulness Practices Support Positive Mental Health Outcomes in Challenging Times

Thursday, Apr. 25, 2024

7 p.m.

HUB 250

This free public lecture will address post-pandemic trauma in youth and the empowering effects of trauma-informed mindfulness practices.

Paul C. Cross Endowed Lecture in Physical Chemistry: Prof. Keith A. Nelson

Thursday, Apr. 25, 2024

4 p.m.

Bagley Hall 154

The Department of Chemistry invites Professor Keith A. Nelson to speak for the Paul C. Cross Endowed Lecture in Physical Chemistry.

Escaping the Highway to Hell: Death, the Afterlife, and Buddhist Practice in Premodern Japan

Thursday, Apr. 25, 2024

5:30 p.m.

Kane 225

Miriam Chusid introduces two sets of fourteenth-century hell paintings and examines the Buddhist narrative tales (setsuwa) embedded in both of these paintings.