Join us for a day of enriching dialogue as we explore the transformative journey of the Center for the Study of Women in Society (CSWS). Engage with esteemed CSWS leaders and affiliates, both past and present, as they delve into CSWS's evolution, its profound impact, and chart future directions. Don't miss this opportunity to listen in on these captivating conversations and insightful histories.
Event Schedule
8:30 AM • Doors Open (coffee/tea service all day)
9:00 AM • Event Welcome
9:30–10:45 AM, “Shaping a Feminist Research Center” Leadership Panel. Past and present leaders discuss what has shaped CSWS’s identity as a feminist research center over time and what forces will continue to shape it in the future.
11:00 AM–12:15 PM, “Incubating Feminist Futures” Special Projects Panel. Over time CSWS has supported many research interest groups (RIGs) and special projects—some of which evolved into self-sustaining initiatives and programs, both on and off campus, such as the Woman of Color Project (WOC), the Center for Latino/a and Latin American Studies (CLLAS), the Fembot Collective, and the Northwest Women Writers Symposium (NWWS).
12:30–1:45 PM, Screenings and Poster Session. During lunch (provided for registered participants), symposium attendees can browse a poster session for 2023-24 CSWS Graduate Student Research Grant fellows and the Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project, and view two documentaries: Agents of Change: A Legacy of Feminist Research, Teaching, and Activism at the University of Oregon (dir. by Gabriela Martinez) and Outliers and Outlaws: The Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project (short preview of full documentary coming soon).
2:00–4:00 PM, “Envisioning Feminist Futures” Alumni Panel. Over five decades, CSWS has provided more than $3 million in grant funding to faculty, staff, and graduate students at the University of Oregon. We will hear from a panel of alumni about the long-term impacts of funding feminist research and brainstorm together what the next five decades may hold for CSWS.