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Richard Balthazar (M.A., Slavic Linguistics, 1966) writes:
On May 24, 2025, Affiliate Professor Eugene Lemcio gave the main address during the 25th Anniversary Celebration of the Ivan Ohienko Ukrainian Saturday School in Renton. The School was named after the renowned 20th century scholar who had headed the team that translated the Bible into modern Ukrainian for the British and Foreign Bible Society.
Recent faculty books from the University of Washington include those from linguistics, Slavic languages and literature and French. UW News spoke with the authors of four publications to learn more about their work. Scrutinizing and confronting AI hype Emily M. Bender, UW professor of linguistics, co-authored The AI Con: How to Fight Big Techs Hype...
Contemporary Slavic Horror across Media: Cursed Zones, edited by Professor Agnieszka Jezyk, will be released by Manchester University Press on June 17, 2025. Professor José Alaniz is among the contributors to the anthology, with the essay "Post-Soviet gothic and the East European zombie."
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In March 2025, Svetlana Ostroverkhova presented “Public Executions in 19th-century England, France, and Russia: An Evil Performance” at the 45th Annual Mid-America Theatre Conference.
In May 2025, Svetlana Ostroverkhova presented "Turkish Language Reform: How Far Did It Go?” at the 18th AATT Graduate Student Conference.
Taylor Eftimov won the "2024 Alexander Dunkel Graduate Student Essay Prize" as the best Graduate Student Essay for the Western Association of Slavic Studies, a regional affiliate of ASEEES.
Eftimov presented her paper, titled "Homeland and Slovenia's 'Southern Burden'," at the Western Social Science Association (WSSA) Conference in Seattle on April 4, 2025.
UW Slavic Department Professor Jose Alaniz presents his latest book, Moscow 93. Dr. Alaniz will be joined to discuss his book by Professor Sasha Senderovich, also of the UW Slavic Department.
When: Tuesday, May 27, 2025, 12-1 p.m.
Seattle-based Polish artist Kalina Winska will hold an artist talk at the closing of her exhibition "Natural Households" at 2pm on May 17 at the Method Gallery.
Exhibition at Method Gallery:
KALINA WINSKA
Natural Households