If your research, scholarship, or creative work engages with the complexities of women’s lives or the complicated nature of intersectional gender identities and inequalities, then you should apply for research funding from the UO Center for the Study of Women in Society (CSWS).

As the 2025-26 grant funding cycle rapidly approaches, CSWS will be hosting an information session and a grant writing workshop to support graduate students, faculty, and staff through the funding application process.

Darshana Sreedhar Mini, assistant professor of communication arts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will be giving a talk Friday, Oct. 25, on "Madakarani as Screen Pleasure: Scandal and Soft-porn Imaginary." The free lecture will be held 3–5 p.m. in 145 Straub Hall, 1451 Onyx St, at the University of Oregon, Eugene. 

Yale Professor Moira Fradinger will be presenting "A Decolonial Reading: The Case of Latin American Antígonas" on Friday, October 18, 2024. The event will be held 3–5 p.m. in 182 Lillis Hall, 955 E 13th Ave, University of Oregon.

From Around the O—Camisha Russell, an associate professor of philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences at University of Oregon, has been named a Mellon Foundation New Directions Fellow  for 2024. 

Each year, approximately 12 scholars are selected for the prize, and Russell is the UO’s first faculty member to receive this honor.

As we conclude this milestone anniversary year, CSWS is entering a period of strategic planning to build on our strengths and identify new opportunities.

Your steadfast support and participation during our 50th anniversary and beyond demonstrates the significance and impact of the Center for the University of Oregon and broader community.
 We seek your input as we strategize what “feminist futures” can mean for the coming years and decades. 

For two years, Bryant Taylor (PhD candidate, Indigenous, Race and Ethnic Studies) had a special appointment working as a Graduate Employee (GE) on our 50th anniversary events and projects. I had the opportunity to chat with Bryant about his time at CSWS before he left for a summer internship on an African American archival history project at Harvard University. Click this video link to watch a clip from our interview, and read the full conversation below. —Jenée Wilde

Editor's note: Tykeson Teaching Award winner Lynn Fujiwara is a CSWS Advisory Board member, faculty affiliate, and co-convenor of the Women of Color Project. The Tykeson Teaching Award is an annual prize given to one outstanding faculty member in each division of the College of Arts and Sciences who goes above and beyond in the classroom. Story from Around the O.

Providing individual feedback to each student ended up being the best way for Lynn Fujiwara, associate professor in the Department of Indigenous, Race and Ethnic Studies, to learn how to connect with students.

Congratulations to CSWS faculty affiliates who received 2023-24 awards and opportunities from the Office of the Provost!

Williams Instructional Grants were awarded to Assistant Professor Abigail Fine, Musicology, for “Writing Musically,” and to Assistant Professor Solmaz Mohammadzadeh Kive, Architecture, for “Hostile Design in Eugene.”

An award for Distinguished Teaching Professor went to Senior Instructor II Julie Voelker-Morris, Career Services Director for the School of Planning, Public Policy and Management.

The Center for the Study of Women in Society has funded three Research Interest Groups (RIGs) for AY 2024-25 in fields ranging from intersectional psychology to decolonial comics studies and feminist philosophy. 

The Center for the Study of Women in Society (CSWS) has awarded $94,500 to support scholarship, research, and creative work on women and gender at the University of Oregon for AY 2024-25. A total of 25 grants were given to 19 graduate students and six faculty members.

What does it take to shape a feminist research center? How do we incubate feminist projects and envision feminist futures? These questions and more will be explored May 10 at the Center for the Study of Women in Society (CSWS) Alumni Symposium—our culminating fiftieth anniversary event.

Thirty-three years ago, Professor Anita Hill started a national conversation on sexual harassment in testifying against Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas. On May 9, she visits the University of Oregon to discuss the ongoing fight against gender-based violence in this year’s Lorwin Lecture on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.

From Oregon Quarterly Spring 2024 Issue, by Matt Cooper.

The Center for the Study of Women in Society (CSWS) invites faculty and graduate students to apply for Research Interest Group (RIG) funding for the 2024-25 academic year. 

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Editor's note: this story was originally published in Around the

Editor's Note: This story appeared in the Winter 2024 issue of Oregon Quarterly. Tickets SOLD OUT for the Feb. 27 Tina Brown event. Watch the livestream here, or in Allen Hall. Reception to follow live event, 5–6:30 PM in Allen Hall Atrium.

Editor's note: The JSMA exhibits are a collaboration with CSWS's 50th Anniversary events. Tannaz Farsi is a member of the CSWS Advisory Board. A free public tour of the "Feminist Futures" exhibit will be held 2–3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, with reception to follow. More information.

Editor's note: Seed funding for Weaver's research was provided by a CSWS faculty research grant. 

From Around the O—As cities of all sizes struggle with rising homelessness, researchers at the University of Oregon are studying the link between stress and long-term health conditions among people without housing and how it drives health inequity.

From the Winter 2024 Oregon Quarterly—Coinciding with the fiftieth anniversary of the UO Center for the Study of Women in Society, the Winter issue of Oregon Quarterly celebrates women who have overcome gender stereotypes and paved roads of equity for others to travel: the Mighty Women of Mighty Oregon.

The Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation (OVPRI) will be featuring the Center for the Study of Women in Society (CSWS) in its upcoming Pursuit newsletter. The article, "Gender Research Opens Pathways for Feminist Futures," will help to broaden awareness of the CSWS mission, anniversary events, and DuckFunder campaign to benefit undergraduate research and skill-building in the region.

From Around the O—An upcoming symposium organized by the Department of History, with many co-sponsors from across the University of Oregon, will highlight the role of women in science for the past 600 years. It is one of the events marking the 50th anniversary of the UO’s Center for the Study of Women in Society.

The University of Oregon Office of the Provost recently announced 2023 faculty promotions. CSWS congratulates our faculty affiliates who received promotions!

If your research, scholarship, or creative work engages with the complexities of women’s lives or the complicated nature of intersectional gender identities and inequalities, then you should apply for research funding from the Center for the Study of Women in Society (CSWS).

As the 2024-25 grant funding cycle rapidly approaches, CSWS will be hosting an information session and a grant writing workshop to support graduate students and faculty through the funding application process.

On Oct. 23, as part of our 50th anniversary celebration, the Center for the Study of Women in Society (CSWS) launches a year-long DuckFunder campaign to enrich undergraduate education at the University of Oregon.

The University of Oregon’s Center for the Study of Women in Society (CSWS) is partnering with Comics Studies to present literary agent Anajali Singh and graphic journalist Sarah “Shay” Mirk in conversation on Nov. 2. The event is part of CSWS’s year-long 50th anniversary programming on the theme of “feminist futures.”
 

The University of Oregon’s Center for the Study of Women in Society (CSWS) is partnering with the Department of Cinema Studies to present film screenings and discussions centered on the legacy and future of feminist avant-garde media. The events are part of CSWS’s year-long 50th anniversary programming on the theme of “feminist futures.”

On the occasion of the Center for the Study of Women in Society's 50th anniversary, we are partnering with UO Common Reading to present programming centered on the theme of “Feminist Futures: Research on Women in Gender in Society.” 

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. 

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. 

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. 

From the College of Design — A proposed book exploring the recent phenomena of immersive art experiences is getting support from National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).

Several CSWS faculty affiliates are recipients of 2023 University of Oregon faculty research awards and the Tykeson Teaching Award.

The Center for the Study of Women in Society (CSWS) is thrilled to announce funding awards for AY 2023-24 of $78,000 to support scholarship, research, and creative work on women and gender at the University of Oregon. A total of 21 research grants were given to 16 graduate students and five faculty members. 

From Around the O—The Common Reading program will partner with the UO’s Center for the Study of Women in Society during 2023-24, with multiple title selections and associated programming centered on the theme “Feminist Futures: Research on Women and Gender in Society.” 

CSWS is excited to announce, "Haunting Ecologies: The Past, Present and Future of Feminist and Indigenous Approaches to Forest Fire," a two-week event series April 24–May 4, 2023, at the University of Oregon. The project is presented by CSWS in collaboration with the Environmental Initiative's “UO by Environmental Justice” (UOxEJ) events.

During spring term, CSWS presents a line-up of funded research talks that explore intersections of gender and race across popular culture and higher education. All talks are noon–1 p.m. and in hybrid format. Bring your lunch to the CSWS Jane Grant Room, 330 Hendricks Hall, 1408 University Street, for interesting discussion and community renewal or take a break from your busy day to join us on Zoom.

On Friday, April 21, Krystale Littlejohn, associate professor of sociology at the University of Oregon, will be giving a talk on her recent book, Just Get on the Pill: The Uneven Burden of Reproductive Politics (University of California Press, 2021).

Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Women in Society (CSWS), the event will also preview the Center's 50th anniversary programming for the 2023-24 academic year.