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Few states in the nation are as culturally, economically, politically, and geographically diverse as Washington. Those differences often generate what appears to be an insurmountable divide. Yet, since 1973, Humanities Washington has shown in profound and poignant ways our commonality as a people. Regardless of where we live, Asotin or Neah Bay, Ilwaco or Metaline Falls, we share the same dreams for a better world for ourselves and our descendants. The programs of Humanities Washington remind us of those common dreams.

Quintard Taylor
Scott and Dorothy Bullitt Professor of American History University of Washington
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Current Speakers

2012-14 Speakers Bureau roster.

Eva Abram

Slavery in the Northwest: The Charles Mitchell Story

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Alex Alben

Analog Days: How Technology Changed Our Culture

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Harriet Baskas

Hidden Treasures in Washington's Museums

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Gloria Burgess

It Takes a Village: Sparks of Light

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Hank Cramer

One Trail, Many Voices: Songs of the Oregon Trail

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Antonio Davidson-Gómez

Mapping Latino Musical Migrations

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Peter Donahue

Washington History and Historical Fiction

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Kathleen Flenniken

My Hanford: A Personal History

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Christina Fusch

Why Culture Matters: An Anthropological Approach to Our Lives

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Julia Harrison

A World of Sweets in Washington State

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Joan Hockaday

The Lewis & Clark Wildflower Discoveries

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Robert Horton

The End of the Trail: How the Western Movie Rode Into the Sunset

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Tom Keogh

Dr. Doyle and Mr. Holmes: The Cultural Staying Power of Sherlock Holmes

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Jeanne Kohl-Welles

Human Trafficking in Washington: From the Historic Mercer Maids to Sexual Exploitation in Internet Ads

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John Marshall

Fire and Forests, East of the Cascade Divide

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Lorraine McConaghy

Territorial Voices: A Civil War Reader’s Theater

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Janet Oakley

Tree Army: The Civilian Conservation Corps in Washington State, 1933-1941

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Milt Priggee

Political Cartooning: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

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Lance Rhoades

American Indians in Cinema: Portrayals and Participation, Onscreen and Behind the Scene

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Claudia Rowe

The New Front Page: 21st Century Journalism and What It Means for You

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Ratna Roy

Dance of the Atoms: Modern Physics Meets Eastern Mysticism

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Amy Rubin

Exploring the Magical Process of Creating Music

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Michael Schein

Bones Beneath Our Feet: The Puget Sound Indian Wars of 1855-56

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Jennifer K. Stuller

Ink-Stained Amazons and Cinematic Warriors: Superwomen in Modern Mythology

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Anu Taranath

The World in Washington: An Exploration of Literature and Our Lives

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David B. Williams

Stories in Stone: Travels Through Urban Geology in Washington State

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Shawn Wong

How to Write a Novel in Only 30 Years

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William Woodward

Coming Home: Baseball’s America

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