Major Events Co-sponsored by CSWS:
- Australian Literature Conference
- Women in Design Film Series "Fascism(s): roots/extensions/replays"
- "Inclusions, Exclusions, Collusions"
- "May Day Colloquium: Labor, Education, and Intellectual Life"
Faculty Presentations:
- "Teaching Women in Prehistory," Madonna Moss, Anthropology
- "The Situation of Women in Classified Staff at the University of Oregon," Linda King, Office of Human Resources
- "The Ombudswoman and Women's Needs on Campus," Janet Wentworth, Ombud officer
- "Swedish Women: Are They Living at the End of Social Democracy?," Joan Acker, Sociology
- "Discussion of Oregon Economy, Higher Education, and Measure 5," Margaret Hallock, Labor Education and Research Center
- "Reading from her new novel, In Flight," Diana Abu-Jaber, English
- "Access to Library Resources in Women's Studies," Cheryl Kern-Simirenko and Sara Brownmiller, UO Library
- "Mothers, Children, and Consumer Culture," Ellen Seiter, Speech
- "Consumer Reports: Gender, Race, Age, and Control of Work in the Service Sector," Linda Fuller, Sociology
- "Uncomfortably Close Encounters: Sexual Assault in the Conquest of Latin America," Stephanie Wood, History
Research Conversations:
- "Autobiography and Narrative in the Research Process," Mary Romero, Sociology, Mary Wood, English, and Morton Gernsbacher, Psychology
- "The Pitfalls and Possibilities of Collaborative Research," Suzanne Clark, English, Linda Ede, Oregon State University, Patricia Gwartney Gibbs, Sociology, Marie Harvey, School and Community Health, and Denise Lach, Sociology
- "Making Research Make a Difference beyond the University," Margaret Hallock, Labor Education and Research Center, Marsha Ritzdorf, Women's Studies and Planning, Public Policy, and Management, and Carol Silverman, Anthropology.
- "Integrating Gender, Race, and Class into the Research Process," Diana Abu-Jaber, English, Debbie LaCroix, Education; Sandra Morgen, CSWS, and Mary Romero, Sociology
Speakers:
- "Commemoration and Recognition of Human Rights Work in Latin America," Barbara Kingsolver, author; Cultural Forum, UO Bookstore, Oregon Humanities Center, Associated Students of the University of Oregon
- "Black History Month-a Reading," Colleen McElroy, poet, University of Washington; Creative Writing Program, Black Student Union
- "Women, Politics, and the New Society in Hungary," Eniko Bollobas, deputy ambassador of Hungary to the United States; Russian and East European Studies Center
- "The Maternal Body and the State," Ruth Perry, Massachusetts Institute Technology; Department of English
- "Appropriate Technologies for Developing Countries' Health Programs for Women," Elizabeth Abu-Haydar, Programs for Appropriate Technology in Health Seattle; lnternational Studies Program
- "Reading from Her Book, Voices from a Promised Land," Penny Rosenwasser, producer and broadcaster, Pacifica Radio
- "Building a Healthy America," Helen Caldicott, physician, activist; Associated Students of the University of Oregon, PeaceWorks, Women's Action for Nuclear Disarmament, UO Women for Peace
- "The Lesbian Body in Latina Cultural Production: Expanding Race and Gender Categories in Gay and Lesbian Studies," Yvonne Yarbro-Bejarano, University of Washington President's Task Force on Lesbian and Gay Concerns
- "Exploring Gay and Lesbian Latin American Writing," David Fosler, Arizona State University, President's Task Force on Lesbian and Gay Concerns; Department of Romance Languages; Oregon Humanities Center; MEChA; Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Alliance; Comparative Literature Program
- "Czechoslovakia and the New Europe," Rita Klimova, ambassador of Czech and Slovak Republics to the United States
- "Seduced and Abandoned· Lesbian Cultural Practice," Sue Ellen Case, University of California, Riverside President's Task Force on Lesbian and Gay Concerns
- "Women with Cancer Confront an Epidemic," Judith Brady, editor; Mother Kali's Bookstore
- "Evolution of Uzbek Women's Dance in the Twentieth Century," Laurel Gray, Uzbek Dance Society of America, Dance Oregon, Oregon Ethnic Dance Theatre, Department of Dance, Office of International Affairs
- "The Politics of Refugees in Canada," Gillian Creese, University of British Columbia; Canadian Studies Committee, Department of Sociology, Division of Educational Policy mid-Management
- "Assault on Equality: The New World Disorder," Angela Gilliam, Evergreen State College; Folklore and Ethnic Studies Program
- "Reaffirming a Sociology for Women," Dorothy Smith, CSWS visiting scholar from Ontario; Institute for Studies in Education
- "Queer and Now," Eve Sedgwick, Duke University, President's Task Force on Lesbian and Gay Concerns
- "Personal Experiences as an Artist and Recent Experience as a 'De-fundee' of the National Endowment for the Arts," Karen Finley, performing and visual artist; Hult Center, Cultural Forum, Oregon Humanities Center
- "Honduras: The Fight for Land and Liberty," Elvia Alvarado, author, activist, Honduras; Latin American Support Committee, Peace Studies Program, University of El Salvador Sister University Project, Survival Center, ASUO Women's Center
- "Orchestrating Events: Participation and Storytelling Among African American Girls," Marjorie Harness Goodwin, University of South Carolina, Office of tire Provost Speaker's Fund, Social Science Speaker's Fund, Departments of Anthropology, Linguistics, and Sociology
- "Nicaragua Today: Women's Struggle for Bread, Health, and Dignity," Charles Gray and Dorothy Granada, Maria Luz Ortiz Women's Cooperative, Mulukuku, Nicaragua; Clergy and Lairy Concerned, Fellowship of Reconciliation, Friends Meeting
- "Women in the New El Salvador," Carmen Morales, Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front El Salvador, University of El Salvador Sisler University Project, ASUO Women's Center, Cultural Forum, UO Women for Peace
- "Politics, Women and the Creative Writer in Russia," Ruth Zernova, Russian fiction writer, Russian and East European Studies Center, Office of International Affairs, Oregon Humanities Center, Creative Writing Program