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For five decades CSWS has funded feminist scholarship at the University of Oregon. Our mission is simple: we create, fund, share, and support research that addresses the complicated nature of gender identities and inequalities.

Joe Scott, David G. Lewis, and Kari Marie Norgaard

Spotlight on Native Ecologies Panel

Krystale Littlejohn, author of Just Get on the Pill

Video: Littlejohn discusses her research on birth control and reproductive justice

Arlene Stein, author of The Stranger Nextdoor

Video: Arlene Stein discusses her research on gender and LGBTQ rights

Common Reading selects 'Feminist Futures' theme for 2023-24

Haunting Ecologies: The Past, Present and Future of Feminist and Indigenous Approaches to Forest Fire

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Our faculty and student affiliates generate wide-ranging research on the complexity of women’s lives and the intersecting nature of gender identities and inequalities. Discover what we are working on.

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For five decades, we have funded feminist scholarship at the University of Oregon. Read about our present opportunities and past awards

As a research center, we disseminate new knowledge on the complicated nature of gender identities and inequalities with other scholars and educators, the public, policymakers, and activists. Keep in touch with the latest news, publications, and media.

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Through event programming and special initiatives, we foster networking, collaboration, and mentorship within our vibrant community of feminist scholars. Learn more about how to get involved.

Feminist Futures: CSWS 50th Anniversary

The Center for the Study of Women in Society is celebrating 50 years of enriching the University of Oregon community. Starting in Spring 2023, our year-long celebration will include invited speakers, exhibits, performances, and events that speak to intersectional feminist research and the ways in which gender, race, class, ability, and sexual orientation intersect and inform our visions of social justice. As the Center looks ahead to our next five decades, we will explore both the promises for and the imperilment of our “feminist futures” within fraught social, political, and environmental landscapes both nationally and globally.

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Upcoming Events

Oct 5

Aurora Tang: Critical Conversations Lecture at Lawrence Hall

University of Oregon Visiting Artist Lecture Series
Presented by the Department of Art and Center for Art Research

Aurora Tang is a curator and researcher, often working at the intersections of contemporary art, architecture, and landscape studies. In this lecture, Aurora will share recent curatorial and research projects, produced as an independent curator, as well as with the Center for Land Use Interpretation, a non-profit arts and culture organization interested in exploring and understanding contemporary landscape issues in the United States. 

Oct 05 - 4:00pm

Oct 24

Author Visit and Panel Discussion: Diana Greene Foster at Erb Memorial Union (EMU)

Author of The Turnaway Study: Ten Years, a Thousand Women and the Consequences of Having -- or Being Denied -- an Abortion, joins in a conversation with University of Oregon experts and students. In partnership with UO Common Reading.

Oct 24 - 5:00pm

Oct 26

Gracelee Lawrence: “Digital Materiality: Tense Pixels” at Lawrence Hall

University of Oregon Visiting Artist Lecture Series
Presented by the Department of Art and Center for Art Research

Oct 26 - 4:00pm

News

Aug 23, 2023

Pictured from left are Joe Scott, David G. Lewis, and Kari Marie Norgaard.

Spotlight on Native Ecologies and Fire Management

Pictured above, from left, are Joe Scott, David G. Lewis, and Kari Marie Norgaard. Photos by Jack Liu.

On April 25, 2023, CSWS hosted “Native Ecologies,” a panel discussion on Indigenous histories and approaches to fire management, knowledge production, and ecological stewardship.

Aug 11, 2023

Weaver receives OVPRI award for houselessness study

CSWS affiliate Jo Weaver from the Department of Global Studies has received a 2023 Incubating Interdisciplinary Initiatives (I3) award from the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation (OVPRI). Weaver is an associate professor and director of the Global Heath Program.

Aug 11, 2023

Hypatia to host UO conference Sept. 6-9

Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy is hosting its 40th anniversary conference at the University of Oregon, Sept. 6-9, 2023. Registration for the conference is free for UO community members.

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Agents of Change: A legacy of feminist research, teaching, and activism at the University of Oregon

Interview with Krystale Littlejohn

Interview with Arlene Stein

History of CSWS

For 50 years CSWS has funded feminist scholarship at the University of Oregon. Our mission is simple: we create, fund, and share research that addresses the complicated nature of gender identities and inequalities.

Our ability to do this resulted from an incredible act of generosity. In 1983, the hard work and vision of faculty members working in what was then called the Center for the Sociological Study of Women attracted the attention of Fortune magazine editor William Harris. His endowment, the largest single gift ever given to the university at that time, was given in memory of his wife, Jane Grant, an early feminist and co-founder of The New Yorker.

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