Among its many other crimes, the Nazi State carried out modern history's most deadly persecution of men accused of having sex with men. Until the 1980s, little was known about the anti-homosexuality campaign. Since then, there has been an explosion of scholarship. Yet there are many unanswered questions. Recently, a wide-ranging, heated public debate among historians about the extent and nature of the campaign has broken out. It even got the attention of mainstream German media. This talk draws on new research on the anti-homosexuality campaign as well as on queer theory and trans studies to pose some new answers to old questions.

Laurie Marhoefer is an assistant professor of German history at the University of Washington. Her first book, Sex and the Weimar Republic (Toronto, 2015) is on the politics of queer and transgender in Weimar Germany and the rise of the Nazi Party. Her work has been published in the American Historical Review and elsewhere.

Panel on Women's Economic Empowerment: Breaking Gender Barriers and Advancing Equity

Investing in women’s economic empowerment sets a direct path toward gender equality, poverty eradication and inclusive economic growth. Women make enormous contributions to economies, whether in businesses, on farms, as entrepreneurs and employees, or by unpaid work in the home. Women also remain disproportionately affected by poverty, discrimination and exploitation.

Please join us for a keynote address by HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, followed by a dynamic discussion featuring panelists from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), World Vision, and University of Washington faculty and students.

Timothy Snyder, the Richard C. Levin Professor of History at Yale University, speaks at UW Kane Hall about ways to resist and create change in times of political trouble in On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century.

Timothy Snyder, the Richard C. Levin Professor of History at Yale University, speaks at UW Kane Hall about ways to resist and create change in times of political trouble in On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century.

Session 1 of the Undergraduate Conference on the European Union at Scripps Colleges. In this section titled Extremism and Populism, Lauren Barnes (Baylor University), Austin Hudgens (University of Washington), and Austin Prather (Pamona College)discussed their research on party politics and populism.

The podcast begins with Lauren Barnes' presentation on, "The Significance of the Trends Shown in The Austrian Party System During the 1990s", which explores party politics in Austria using the Manifesto Project as a means of comparison. Next Austin Hudgens presents his research on, "The Quite Rise of the Far-Left", which analyzed the electoral success of far left parties across Europe, such as Syriza, Unidos Podemos, and Die Linke, at the expense of Social Democratic parties. Lastly, Austin Prather presents on his research, "Can the EU Survive Populism?", in order to examine the effects Populism has had on the EU, and Europe's future relationship with populism.

Session 1 of the Undergraduate Conference on the European Union at Scripps Colleges. In this section titled Extremism and Populism, Lauren Barnes (Baylor University), Austin Hudgens (University of Washington), and Austin Prather (Pamona College)discussed their research on party politics and populism.

The podcast begins with Lauren Barnes' presentation on, "The Significance of the Trends Shown in The Austrian Party System During the 1990s", which explores party politics in Austria using the Manifesto Project as a means of comparison. Next Austin Hudgens presents his research on, "The Quite Rise of the Far-Left", which analyzed the electoral success of far left parties across Europe, such as Syriza, Unidos Podemos, and Die Linke, at the expense of Social Democratic parties. Lastly, Austin Prather presents on his research, "Can the EU Survive Populism?", in order to examine the effects Populism has had on the EU, and Europe's future relationship with populism.

Dr. Jürgen Salay welcomes student participants for the 2018 West Coast Model EU. He reflects on his experiences and conceptions of Europe, while describing the benefits and accomplishments of the European Union.

Dr. Jürgen Salay welcomes student participants for the 2018 West Coast Model EU. He reflects on his experiences and conceptions of Europe, while describing the benefits and accomplishments of the European Union.

Former US Ambassador to Cyprus, John Koenig, delivers a humorous and insightful speech to this year's Model European Union participants. His speech covers the state of US-EU relations, US Diplomacy, and his time spent working in Europe.

Former US Ambassador to Cyprus, John Koenig, delivers a humorous and insightful speech to this year's Model European Union participants. His speech covers the state of US-EU relations, US Diplomacy, and his time spent working in Europe.