An invitation to think on the edges, surfaces, and turns of the literary artifact when it crosses cultural boundaries.
Cross-Craft Interaction at Poggio Civitate: The Social Dynamics
Redford Post-Doctoral Fellow Anna Soifer will present her talk "Cross-Craft Interaction at Poggio Civitate: The Social Dynamics" in Wyatt 109 on April 8th a
Susan Resneck Pierce Lecture Spring 2025

Hrishikesh Hirway to Lead Pierce Lecture Q&A on AI’s Creative Future.
Revelation, Revolution, & Revival: A transgender, evangelical pastor's path to fighting fascism and following Jesus
Puget Sound alumnus Rev. Jae Bates ’18 will lead this exploration of his journey to Christian Public Leadership, digging into the TRUE meaning of "evangelical" (little e) being "in accordance with or related to the Good News (the Gospel). Jae will discuss the (Mainline and Otherwise) Church’s complicity in slowly building Christian White Nationalism and how these three "R-Words" (Revelation, Revolution, & Revival) are going to be crucial to pushing back against the hijacking of the Gospels of Jesus and the democracy of America.
Jollof Wars: A Rice Dish, Digital Debates, and the African Diaspora
Special international speaker, Gertrude Goh, from Ghana, will share the popular food culture phenomenon of Jollof Rice and the digital, and in person "war" across the African diaspora. Which Jollof Rice reigns supreme: Senegalese, Ghanaian, or Nigerian?
Event open to all students, faculty, staff, and Puget Sound community members.