Political scientist Jack Turner co-edits volume on African American political theory

, UW associate professor of political science, has teamed with of Brown University to edit “.” The book is being published this month by University of Chicago Press.

The volume of essays features scholars’ reflections on prominent Black intellectuals of the past four centuries including W.E.B. Du Bois, James Baldwin, Ida B. Wells, Toni Morrison, Malcolm X, Audre Lorde, Cornel West and others. Turner and UW political science professor both contributed chapters, and Turner penned the introduction with Rogers.

Publisher’s notes say the book offers “an unprecedented philosophical history” of Black thinkers “who have addressed the central issues of political life: democracy, race, violence, liberation, solidarity, and mass political action.”

For more information, contact Turner at jturner3@uw.edu.

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Ruth Etzioni co-authors new textbook on data science and health research

, UW affiliate professor of biostatistics and health services, has co-authored a new textbook on data science. “” was published in January by Springer.

Etzioni, who is also on the faculty of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, wrote the book with of Hebrew University and , also with the Fred Hutchinson center.

Publisher’s notes say the book, aimed at researchers familiar with the basics of statistical analysis, “brings together key statistical ideas that are foundational for contemporary investigators in health services, health outcomes and health policy.”

Read on the Department of Biostatistics website.

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Oxford Press offers free chapter of Michael Blake book, noting among its best philosophy volumes of 2020

Oxford University Press has made a chapter of UW philosophy professor book “” freely available for several weeks as the press highlights 20 of its .

Publisher’s notes say the book offers a new approach to such questions as: How should we understand the political morality of migration? Are travel bans, walls, or carrier sanctions every morally possible in a just society?

“Blake challenges the current global realities of migration which ensure open borders for a select few and closed borders for the majority, most often the most marginalized in society.”

He views the idea of mercy as key to a moral analysis of migration, “which leads to the conclusion that we ought to show mercy and justice in constructing migration policy as well as in public debate.” Read Blake’s chapter, “.”

For more information, contact Blake at miblake@uw.edu.

The discussion, titled “,” will be held 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, in Room 332 of the HUB. The event is free and open to the public.

Moderating the discussion will be , professor of philosophy and Samuel and Althea Stroum Chair in Jewish Studies. The panelists will be:

• , professor with the Department of Philosophy and Evans School of Public Policy & Governance
• , associate professor in the Jackson School of International Studies
• Sarah Eltantawi, assistant professor of comparative religion and Islamic studies at Evergreen State College.
• Thomas Schmidt, professor of philosophy of religion, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany

The discussion is part of a two-day conference Oct. 27 and 28 titled “,” organized by , UW professor of philosophy, and , associate professor in the UW Tacoma School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences.

The conference will bring diverse international scholars together to explore questions related to the global rise in immigration and refugee displacement, such as:

• What kind of toleration and treatment do immigrants and refugees deserve by virtue of their humanity?
• How have national and international organizations acted to protect their human rights, and how should they act?
• What do liberal societies owe to immigrants and refugees from nonliberal societies?

During the conference, Blake will present on “Justice, Migration, and Mercy”; Nascimento on “Immigration, Human Rights, and Critical Theory”; and Elizabeth Bruch of UW Tacoma on “Sovereignty as Responsibility: Human Rights, Refugees, and the Syrian Conflict.” Conference registration is .

The conference and discussion have multiple sponsors, among them the UW Tri-Campus Research Cluster on Human Interactions & Normative Innovation, the Global Innovation Fund of the UW Office of Global Affairs, and the Simpson Center for the Humanities.

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For more information, contact Talbott at 206-543-5095 or wtalbott@uw.edu, or Rosenthal at 206-685-2655 or rosentha@uw.edu.