Fall-Winter 2004-05
Noon Talks:
330 Hendricks Hall, Wednesdays, 12:00 to 1:00 PM
- October 20th – “The Empire of Women and Women’s Travel Writing in 17th Century France,” Nathalie Hester, assistant professor, Romance Languages
- November 10th – “Nupital Nation: Marriage and the Politics of Civic Membership in the United States,” Priscilla Yamin, research associate, CSWS
- December 1st – “CSWS Grants Question-Answer Seminar,” Judith Musick, associate director, CSWS
- January 26th – “Body Politics and Women’s Consciousness in Argentina,” Barbara Sutton, doctoral student, Sociology
- February 23rd – “The Contemporary Women’s Movement in Korea – 1980 to the Present,” Joo-Hyun Cho, CSWS, visiting scholar and professor, Women’s Studies, Keimyung University, Korea
- March 2nd – “Malinche and Matriarchal Utopia: The Myth of Isthmus Zapotec Exceptionality in Mexico,” Analisa Taylor, assistant professor, Romance Languages
Events:
- December 2nd - 7:30pm, Alumni Lounge, Gerlinger Hall, Joy Belsky Lecture: "Hope in the Dark"
- Author Rebecca Solnit - writer, art critic, and environmental activist. Critics have warmly welcomed Hope in the Dark. Mike Davis calls it "an extraordinary book," applauding how her "prose grows poetic wings that enable her to soar to a visionary height." Studs Terkel appreciates how her book illuminates hope for those "seemingly lost in the woods of deceit and banality, bereft of hope."
- October 21st - 4pm-5:30pm, Knight Library Browsing Room, Karen Brodkin, UCLA, "Making Democracy"
- November 19th - Alumni Lounge, Gerlinger Hall, Gender and Interpersonal Violence Forum Set
Winter-Spring 2005
Wednesdays at Noon:
330 Hendricks Hall, 12:00 to 1:00 PM
- February 23rd – “The Contemporary Women’s Movement in Korea – 1980 to the Present,” Joo-Hyun Cho, CSWS, visiting scholar and professor, Women’s Studies, Keimyung University, Korea
- April 6th – “Colonial Masculinities: the British West Indies, 1770-1833,” Elizabeth Bohls, associate professor, English
- April 20th – “An Islamist Victory in NWFP, Pakistan: A Defeat for Women’s Rights?” Anita Weiss, professor, International Studies
- May 4th – “Preventing Sexual Violence Against Women: The Role of Self-Defense Training,” Jocelyn Hollander, assistant professor, Sociology
Road Scholars:
- February 5th, 10:30am-12pm, Oasis at Meier & Frank, Eugene, “Damned Women: What’s a Witch to Do in 1692?”, Elizabeth Reis, assistant professor, Women’s and Gender Studies
- February 9th - 9:30am, The Academy for Lifelong Learning, Corvallis; February 17th - Tualatin Public Library, “Frida Kahlo: Mexican Painter – World Icon,” Stephanie Wood, senior research associate, CSWS
- February 24th - 1:30pm, River Road Park and Recreation District, 1400 Lake Dr. Eugene; March 3rd - Tualatin Public Library, “The Gendered Garden: Women in the History of Gardens,” Judith Musick, associate director, CSWS
- February 24th - Tualatin Public Library; April 13th - Oasis at Meier & Frank, Eugene, “The Taxing Stat of Economic Insecurity,” Sandra Morgen, director, CSWS
- March 10th - Tualatin Public Library, “Praise and Blame of Women: The Middle Ages and Now”, Gina Psaki, professor, Romance Languages
- April 26th - 1:30pm, River Road Park and Recreation District, 1400 Lake Dr. Eugene, “Fighting and Sailing Women in Folk Songs and History”, Dianne Dugaw, professor, English
Events:
- "Rethinking Security: Gender, Race, and Militarization Colloquium" – 1:15pm, Hendricks Hall 330
- March 9th – “Shock and Awe: Masculinity and the Justification of America’s War.” Bonnie Mann, assistant professor, philosophy
- March - "The Intersection of Race, Gender, and Ethnicity in Higher Education" - a panel discussion with visionary academic scholars and leaders who have worked to promote racial and gender equality in higher education.
- April 13th – “Nation Building/Empire Building: Waging War at Home and War Abroad.” M. Jacqui Alexander, professor, Women’s Studies and Gender Studies, University of Toronto
- May 11th – “Women Write War.” Monique Balbuena, assistant professor, Robert Donald Clark Honors College