2019-20 Events

Fall 2019

  • October 3 Race, Ethnicities & Inequalities Colloquium
    “The When and Where of Our Talk: The Shoals of Black and Native Feminisms.” Tiffany Lethabo King, Georgia State University. 12–1:30 pm, Knight Library, Browsing Room, 1501 Kincaid St. Sponsored by the Office of the Provost, Center for the Study of Women in Society, and the UO School of Law. Information: https://csws.uoregon.edu/tiffany-king/

Rhaisa Williams

  • October 25 Lorwin Lecture Series
    “Screaming to Dream: Toni Morrison, Emmett Till, and Black Maternal Grief.” Rhaisa Kameela Williams, Washington University in St. Louis. 11 am–12:30 pm, Gerlinger Lounge, 1468 University St. Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Women in Society. The Lorwin Lectureship on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties is funded by a gift from Val and Madge Lorwin to the University of Oregon College of Arts and Sciences and School of Law. Information: https://csws.uoregon.edu/rhaisa-williams/
  • November 6 noon talk
    "Women’s Mosque Movement of the 21st Century," Dr. Irum Shiekh, Department of Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies, Clark Honors College, University of Oregon. 12-1:30 pm, Jane Grant Room, 330 Hendricks Hall, 1408 University St. Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Women in Society. Information: https://csws.uoregon.edu/irum-shiekh/

Renisa Mawani

  • November 7 Race, Ethnicities & Inequalities Colloquium
    “Across Oceans of Law.” Renisa Mawani, University of British Columbia. 12–1:30 pm, Erb Memorial Union 230, Swindells Room, 1395 University St. Sponsored by the Office of the Provost, Center for the Study of Women in Society, and the UO School of Law. Information: https://csws.uoregon.edu/renisa-mawani/
  • December 3 Grants Information Session
    4-5:30 pm, Jane Grant Room, 330 Hendricks Hall, 1408 University St. Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Women in Society. Information: https://csws.uoregon.edu/grant-info-session-2/

Winter 2020

Sylvanna M. Falcón

  • Jan 30 Noon Talk
    “Escape the Corset: Radical Korean Feminism,” Jane Nam, Philosophy, University of Oregon. 12–1:30, Jane Grant Room, 330 Hendricks Hall, 1408 University Street. Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Women in Society. Information: https://csws.uoregon.edu/jane-nam/
  • February 6 Lorwin Lecture Series
    “Finding ‘Light born in darkness:’ The Urgency of Feminist Activism in These Times.” Sylvanna M. Falcón, University of California, Santa Cruz. 12–1:30 pm, Knight Library, Browsing Room, 1501 Kincaid St. Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Women in Society.  The Lorwin Lectureship on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties is funded by a gift from Val and Madge Lorwin to the University of Oregon College of Arts and Sciences and School of Law. Information: https://csws.uoregon.edu/sylvanna-falcon/
  • February 13 Race, Ethnicities & Inequalities Colloquium
    “Witnessing Violence in These Migratory Times.” Annie Isabel Fukushima, University of Utah. 12–1:30 pm, Knight Library, Browsing Room, 1501 Kincaid St. Sponsored by the Office of the Provost, Center for the Study of Women in Society, and the UO School of Law. Information: https://csws.uoregon.edu/annie-isabel-fukushima/
  • February 17 Lorwin Lecture Series
    “The New Black Gaze.” Tina Campt, Brown University. 12–1:30 pm. Ford Lecture Hall, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, 1430 Johnson Lane. Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Women in Society. The Lorwin Lectureship on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties is funded by a gift from Val and Madge Lorwin to the University of Oregon College of Arts and Sciences and School of Law. Information: https://csws.uoregon.edu/tina-campt/
  • February 26 Noon Talk
    “Moans, Groans, Slurping: The Politics of Captioning Pornography,” Celeste Reeb, English, University of Oregon. 12–1:30, Jane Grant Room, 330 Hendricks Hall, 1408 University Street. Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Women in Society.

Karla Holloway

  • March 4 Lorwin Lecture Series
    “From Fact to Fiction: A Life in Letters.” Karla Holloway, Duke University. 12–1:30 pm, Ford Lecture Hall, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, 1430 Johnson Lane. Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Women in Society. The Lorwin Lectureship on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties is funded by a gift from Val and Madge Lorwin to the University of Oregon College of Arts and Sciences and School of Law. Information: https://csws.uoregon.edu/karla-holloway/
  • March 9 Noon Talk
    “An Exploratory Analysis of Honor Killings in Pakistan,” Amna Javed, Economics, University of Oregon. 12–1:30, Jane Grant Room, 330 Hendricks Hall, 1408 University Street. Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Women in Society.

Note: The following events were cancelled due to the COVID-19 crisis.

Winter 2020

  • [Cancelled] March 16 Race, Ethnicities & Inequalities Colloquium
    “Ethnographies of U.S. Empire.” John Collins, Queens College & the CUNY Graduate Center. 12–1:30 pm, Erb Memorial Union, Lease Crutcher Room, 1395 University St. Sponsored by the Office of the Provost, Center for the Study of Women in Society, and the UO School of Law. Information: https://csws.uoregon.edu/john-collins/

Spring 2020

  • [Cancelled] April 10 Lorwin Lecture Series
    “Black. Still. Life.” Christina Sharpe, York University (Toronto). 12:30–2:30 pm, Knight Law School, Room 110, 1515 Agate. Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Women in Society. The Lorwin Lectureship on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties is funded by a gift from Val and Madge Lorwin to the University of Oregon College of Arts and Sciences and School of Law. Information: https://csws.uoregon.edu/christina-sharpe/

  • [Cancelled] April 16 Noon Talk
    “’Worthy of All Honors Accorded to the Brave’ Women’s Rights and the Sanctification of Race War in Oregon.” Marc Carpenter, History, University of Oregon. 12–1:30, Jane Grant Room, 330 Hendricks Hall, 1408 University Street. Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Women in Society.
  • [Cancelled] April 23 Noon Talk
    “Non-binary Gender and the Driver’s License: A documentary Exploration of State Identification.” Michelle Dreiling, SOJC, University of Oregon. 12–1:30, Jane Grant Room, 330 Hendricks Hall, 1408 University Street. Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Women in Society.

  • [Rescheduled for 2022] April 30 Acker-Morgen Lecture
    “Masculinity and Capitalism: A Brief History of the Rise and Fall of a Foundational Relationship.” Raka Ray, University of California, Berkeley. 12:00–1:30 pm, Gerlinger Lounge, 1468 University St. Sponsored by Center for the Study of Women in Society, the Office of the Provost, Department of Sociology, and other UO units. Information: https://csws.uoregon.edu/raka-ray-2/
  • [Cancelled] May 6 Queer Studies Lecture
    “Translocas: The Politics of Puerto Rican Drag and Trans Performance.” Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes, University of Michigan. 12–1:30 pm, Gerlinger Lounge, 1468 University St. Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Women in Society. Information: https://csws.uoregon.edu/queer-studies-lecture/
  • [Cancelled] May 11 Noon Talk
    "Complicating Vulnerability: Gendered Disaster Narratives, Ice Loss, and Resilience in the Peruvian Cordillera Blanca." Holly Moulton, Environmental Studies. 12:00-1:30 pm, Jane Grant Room, 330 Hendricks Hall, 1408 University Street. Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Women in Society.
  • [Cancelled] May 21 Noon Talk
    "Manufacturing Race at 24 Frames per Second: Creative Voice at the Intersection of Disney Animation and Audience." Stephanie Mastrostefano, English. 12:00-1:30 pm, Jane Grant Room, 330 Hendricks Hall, 1408 University Street. Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Women in Society.

Alicia Garza

  • [Cancelled] June 4 Lorwin Lecture Series
    “Gender, Power, and Grief.” Alicia Garza, Co-founder, Black Lives Matter movement. 3:30–5:30 pm, Erb Memorial Union, Room 175, 1395 University St. Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Women in Society, the Office of the President, and other UO units. The Lorwin Lectureship on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties is funded by a gift from Val and Madge Lorwin to the University of Oregon College of Arts and Sciences and School of Law. Information: https://csws.uoregon.edu/garza/