An Evening with Christine Sun Kim
Berlin-based artist Christine Sun Kim discusses her wide-ranging practice around sound and language. Kim, who was born in California and is now based in Berlin, reflects on her experiences as part of the Deaf community, using performance, video, drawing, writing, and technology to explore how we perceive and understand sound. In her talk, Kim will delve into her work within various systems of visual communication, including American Sign Language (ASL), musical notation, infographics, and television captioning. With humor and critique, Kim illuminates the complexities of social interactions where language, culture, and access collide. 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.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Office of Public Lectures at lectures@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Diversity Equity Inclusion.
Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Town Hall Seattle.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. The AfroFuture Now
Afrofuturism began as a concept coined by scholar Mark Dery in 1993. It was his way of grouping ideas regarding how Black people used the technology of stories to deal with racial oppression, disrupted history, and the challenge of moving into a positive future. In recent years, we have seen an explosion of interest from various fields around the critical making space that we call Afrofuturism. Black scholars and makers have taken this term and pushed it into places we never thought it would be. Black speculative fiction has moved from the fringes to the center. Mainstream institutions like Carnegie Hall, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Lincoln Center, and The Smithsonian have all put a great deal of time, money and effort into lavish exhibitions and productions centered around Black creativity, politics and culture. In this lecture, John Jennings will explore the major themes in the Afrofuturism movement, track the timeline of its growth, and posit future possibilities around this vibrant and ever-changi…
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Office of Public Lectures at lectures@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Diversity Equity Inclusion.
Thursday, May 1, 2025, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
Town Hall Seattle.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. Judge Joel Ngugi
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.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Office of Public Lectures at lectures@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Diversity Equity Inclusion.
Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
Town Hall Seattle.
For more info visit www.washington.edu.