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.
Registration opens on March 12, 2025.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Christine Sun Kim is an American artist based in Berlin. Kim’s practice considers how sound operates in society, deconstructing the politics of sound and exploring how oral languages operate as social currency. Musical notation, written language, infographics, American Sign Language (ASL), the use of the body, and…
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: lectures@uw.edu or 206-543-5900. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Town Hall Seattle.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. 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. Linguistics Faculty Meeting
Linguistics faculty meeting.
ASL interpretation will be provided.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Guggenheim Hall (GUG). Campus room: GUG 415 L. Accessibility Contact: linguw@uw.edu. Event Types: Meetings.
Friday, May 2, 2025, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
Spring 2025 Linguistics Colloquium Series: "The syntax and semantics of quantificational expressions in Chuj" Justin Royer (UdeM)
Speaker: Justin Royer (UdeM)
Talk Title: "The syntax and semantics of quantificational expressions in Chuj"
Abstract: TBA
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Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 111. Accessibility Contact: linguw@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics.
Friday, May 16, 2025, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
General Papers Fest (GP Fest)
2nd year Linguistics graduate students will be presenting their Generals Papers to the department during the Linguistics colloquium.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: Johnson Hall 111. Accessibility Contact: Anna Schnell linguw@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics.
Friday, May 23, 2025, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
Linguistics Department Graduation
Linguistics Department graduating students, their guests, students receiving awards, linguistics faculty, and staff are warmly invited to attend. RSVP is required.
Please RSVP by May 7 2025 for the Linguistics Graduation using the form below:
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Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Kane Hall (KNE). Campus room: KNE 220. Accessibility Contact: linguw@uw.edu. Event Types: Ceremonies.
Friday, June 13, 2025, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
Linguistics Department Graduation
Linguistics will hold a departmental graduation event for students and faculty. (By invitation only.)
Please RSVP by May 7 for the Linguistics Graduation using the form below:
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Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Kane Hall (KNE). Campus room: KNE 220. Accessibility Contact: linguw@uw.edu. Event Types: Ceremonies.
Friday, June 13, 2025, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM.