Intersectional Theory Primer for Psychology Students RIG
This reading group “aims to provide theory background to engage in research outside of limiting race and gender variables to the traditional dichotomous categories as well as critique many of the default methodologies psychological science employs.” Aimed at graduate students and early career faculty, coordinators hope that the RIG will “invigorate researchers’ praxis in incorporating an intersectional lens to their work and intellectual community” in the psychological sciences. For more information, contact RIG coordinators Gretchen Nihill (gnihill@uoregon.edu) and Chanel Meyers (chanelm@uoregon.edu).
Decolonial, Feminist Futures of Comics Studies RIG
This reading group that asks, “How can Comics Studies become a space for antiracist, feminist, ecocritical, interdisciplinary work?” and “What are the stakes involved in contemporary careers based in visual media?” The RIG plans to read selected texts and host conversations with experts about the future of the field. According to RIG coordinators, “Our goal is to conceptualize Comics Studies with and against comparator disciplines, while recognizing the unique frameworks and histories that have coalesced in its current instantiations” in order to reimagine the field and produce scholarship and programming in support of that goal. For more information, contact RIG coordinators Kate Kelp-Stebbins (kkelp@uoregon.edu) and Anu Sugathan (asugatha@uoregon.edu).
Decolonial Philosophies Collaboratory
This RIG started as an interdisciplinary reading group in 2020 and has since gone on to organize conferences and symposia. “Our group is devoted to the study of decolonial, postcolonial, anti-colonial, and indigenous scholarship to establish a conversation between these fields that will help us rethink and reimagine pathways for decolonization across different geopolitical spaces,” state RIG coordinators. The group is planning a three-day Decolonization and Global Justice conference for Winter 2025 “that brings to the UO a unique opportunity to engage with feminist leaders, feminist academics, and community organizers who focus on global justice in various geopolitical locations.” For more information, contact RIG coordinators Cintia Martinez Velasco (cintiam@uoregon.edu) and Matt Tuten (mtuten@uoregon.edu).
RIG funding applications are due by May 1 for the following academic year. For more information on applying for RIG grants, go to csws.uoregon.edu/rig-funding.