The download Exhibit tells stories of beauty, strength, resilience
Miranda Belarde-Lewis
Devastating colonial practices are the focus of an exhibition curated by Assistant Professor Miranda Belarde-Lewis that went on display this fall at the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art in Vancouver, B .C . “Sho Sho Esquire: Doctrine of Discovery” showcases Esquiro’s meticulously crafted couture gowns, textiles, paintings and photographs, which celebrate the beauty, strength and resilience of First Nations communities in the face of historical and ongoing trauma . “This powerful and vital exhibition of contemporary fashion sheds an urgent light on the devastating impacts of the Doctrine of Discovery, an international law which influenced European settlers to believe they had dominion over the lands and Indigenous peoples of the Western Hemisphere,” said Belarde-Lewis, the iSchool’s Joseph & Jill McKinstry Endowed Faculty Fellow in Native North American Indigenous Knowledge . The exhibition continues through June 5 . Meanwhile, “Raven and the Box of Daylight,” an exhibition of the work of Native glass artist Preston Singletary curated by BelardeLewis, will go on display at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D .C ., on Jan . 28, 2022 . If you’re making travel plans, you have until Jan . 29, 2023, to get there .
Mike at the mic
Five iSchool students among the Husky 100 Each year, the Husky 100 honors students who are making the most of their UW experience, in the classroom and in their communities . Five iSchool students were among the 2021 honorees . They are (top row, left) Jack Lucas Chang, INFO ’21; (top row, right) Ali Salahuddin, a current MSIM student; (bottom row, from left) Jamie Ramos, MLIS ’21; Benjamin Xie, a current Ph .D . candidate; and Travis Windleharth, Ph .D . ’21 .
Michael Eisenberg, professor and dean emeritus, is never shy about sharing his opinions . A podcast he launched this year gives him a platform for sharing them . In “Libraries Lead,” he and co-host David Lankes of the University of South Carolina tackle topics such as social justice, misinformation and our emerging “new normal .” Mike and Dave think that this can be a time of life-altering, groundbreaking, and transformative change with libraries and librarians fulfilling major roles to play as society comes to grip with the post-pandemic landscape . It’s not all business, though — they also include segments such as “wazzup with Dave and Mike” and an “awesome library thingy” in each episode . You can find “Libraries Lead” at librarieslead .org and on Apple, Spotify or whatever podcasting app you prefer .
iSchool lands high on the charts The iSchool held the No . 2 spot in the latest rankings of U .S . master’s degree programs in library and information science by U .S . News & World Report . The iSchool rose steadily up the rankings in the past two decades, first reaching No . 2 in 2017 . It also ranked highly in several specialties, including digital librarianship (#2), information systems (#2), health librarianship (#3), and children and youth services (#5) . 16
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