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Celebrating Research: CSWS Faculty Affiliates

Erb Memorial Union Crater Lake North

CSWS Faculty Affiliates at the University of Oregon

Celebrating Research 2018

Alphabetical Listing of Faculty with Book & Documentary Film Publications 2014-2018

sponsored by the Center for the Study of Women in Society in conjunction with the Office of the Provost and Academic Affairs

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“Bourgeois Extreme: Genre and Global Flows,” a talk by Sangita Gopal

300 Villard Hall 1109 Old Campus Lane University of Oregon

Sangita Gopal, associate professor of cinema studies, will present a talk entitled “Bourgeois Extreme: Genre and Global Flows” as part of the Department of Comparative Literature’s “What Matters To Me” series on Friday, May 11, at 4:00 p.m.

Professor Gopal teaches in the Department of Cinema Studies, the Department of English, and the Department of Comparative Literature at the University of Oregon.

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2018 CSWS Acker-Morgen Lecture: Rhacel Salazar Parreñas

Rhacel Salazar Parrenas, professor of sociology and gender studies at the University of Southern California, will deliver the 2018 CSWS Acker-Morgen Lecture. Dr. Parreñas "is an ethnographer whose research examines experiences of migrant workers from the Philippines. Her earlier works examined the constitution of gender in women’s migration. Her more recent works focus on the construction of migrant workers as ‘unfree laborers.’

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"Why Aren't There More Black People in Oregon?: A Hidden History" with Walidah Imarisha

Walidah Imarisha, "Why Aren't There More Black People in Oregon?: A Hidden History,", a talk followed by Q&A. Walidah Imarisha describes herself as an historian at heart, reporter by (w)right, and rebel by reason. Winner of a 2017 Oregon Book Award for creative nonfiction for Angels with Dirty Faces: Three Stories of Crime, Prison, and Redemption, she also has edited two anthologies, authored a poetry collection, and is currently working on an Oregon Black history book, forthcoming from AK Press.

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President Schill’s 2017 State of the University Address lifts up CSWS leaders & affiliates

October 6, 2017—In his State of the University address, UO President Michael Schill talked about coming together in a shared sense of purpose.

CSWS proudly notes President Schill’s generous remarks that highlighted the research, teaching, and creative work of many CSWS leaders and faculty affiliates. These include CSWS director Michelle McKinley, CSWS Advisory Board member Gabriela Martínez, and faculty affiliates Marsha Weisiger, Karen Guillemin, Tannaz Farsi, and Joanna Goode, among many other UO faculty.

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Provost’s office announces two interim appointments

Editor’s Note: Congratulations to Rebecca Flynn, a member of the CSWS Advisory Board, and to Ellen Herman, a CSWS faculty affiliate.

From Around the O

September 27, 2017—Scott Pratt, executive vice provost for academic affairs, announced that Ellen Herman, professor of history and faculty co-director of University of Oregon’s Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics, and Rebecca Flynn, managing co-director of the Wayne Morse Center, will be joining the Office of the Provost and Academic Affairs in interim roles.

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Joy Harjo: Poetry Reading

The UO campus will host renowned author Joy Harjo for a poetry reading and other activities on the UO campus on Friday, February 2, 2018, in cooperation with the Eugene Public Library (EPL). Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Joy Harjo is an internationally known poet, writer, performer, and saxophone player of the Mvskoke/Creek Nation. Her eight books of poetry include Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings, How We Became Human: New and Selected Poems, and She Had Some Horses. Harjo’s memoir Crazy Brave won several awards, including the PEN USA Literary Award for Creative Non-Fiction and the American Book Award.

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Welcome Reception for New Women Faculty on October 9

 

The Center for the Study of Women in Society and the Office of the Provost invite you to a reception to welcome new women faculty to campus.

New and current faculty at the University of Oregon are invited to attend this event to welcome new women faculty to campus, which will be an opportunity for participants to learn about one another’s research and work, and to inspire collaboration, community, and support across campus.

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Reflecting on Charlottesville

  The University of Oregon and the University of Virginia are not as far away, both geographically and politically, as one might think. Both are liberal campuses within liberal, democratic, Bernie-voting enclaves. We have every reason to believe that white supremacists are gearing up for more campus demonstrations.

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Writing space for CSWS faculty affiliates now available

Don’t forget! CSWS has air-conditioned space to offer our faculty affiliates for their writing projects on these hot summer days. Pictured here, Kemi Balogun (WGS / Sociology) and Habib Iddrisu (Ethnomusicology and Dance) hard at work on their book projects in one of our CSWS meeting rooms.

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Tenure & promotion news

Congratulations to members of the CSWS community who earned promotions effective 2017-18 AY.

Among those moving into full professor status are Krista Chronister in counseling psychology, CSWS director Michelle McKinley in law, Kate Mondloch in the history of art and architecture, and Erin McKenna in philosophy.

in education studies, Michael Najjar in theatre arts, Atika Khurana in family and human services, and Daisy-O’lice Williams in architecture and interior architecture are now associate professors, with tenure.

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Islam, Feminism, and the Women’s Mosque Movement

Gerlinger 302 University of Oregon Morning Session: 9 am - 12:30 pm Afternoon Session: 2 pm - 5 pm

This event is free and open to the public. If you have questions about the event, please contact Kaley McCarty at kaleym@uoregon.edu for more details. For the detailed schedule, go to: https://mena.uoregon.edu/news-events/

Middle East and North Africa Studies Program Presents:

Islam, Feminism, and the Women’s Mosque Movement

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Cultural Adaptation of Career Development Intervention for Latina Immigrant Partner Violence Survivors

Erb Memorial Union (EMU) Diamond Lake Room Room 119

Faculty Research Series: Center for Latino/a and Latin American Studies (CLLAS)

“Cultural Adaptation of Career Development Intervention for Latina Immigrant Partner Violence Survivors”

Dr. Krista Chronister, Professor, Counseling Psychology, School of Education, and Yolanda Valenzuela, doctoral student, Counseling Psychology, will present on their research in their talk “Cultural Adaptation of Career Development Intervention for Latina Immigrant Partner Violence Survivors.”

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Rinku Sen talks about the racial justice movement

June 6, 2017—Students, faculty, staff, and community members packed the UO Knight Library Browsing Room to hear Rinku Sen talk about “The Big Picture: Structural Racism, Equity & Intersectionality.” This was Professor Dan HoSang’s final event in the “Imagining Freedom Teach-In Series” not only for the year, but for good, as he heads off to the Ivy League to continue his career. A long-time CSWS faculty affiliate, Dr. HoSang served as head of the UO Department of Ethnic Studies during the 2016-17 AY.

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“Intimate Partner Violence, Transgender People, and the Legal System,” Leigh Goodmark

Rm 110 Knight Law School UO campus

Professor Leigh Goodmark, University of Maryland, will speak at the UO School of Law’s Domestic Violence Clinic on November 10, 2017 at 12 pm in room 110. Her talk is titled, “Intimate Partner Violence, Transgender People, and the Legal System.”

She is one of several speakers invited this year by the Domestic Violence Clinic to address legal issues faced by LGBTQ survivors of domestic and sexual violence. 

Cosponsored by the Center for the Study of Women in Society.

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Gina Herrmann receives both an NEH grant and a UO Excellence Award for mentorship

June 6, 2017—In a ceremony on the UO campus on Tuesday, the UO Graduate School awarded its Excellence Award for Outstanding Mentorship in Graduate Studies. Herrmann, a CSWS faculty affiliate, is an associate professor of Spanish in the Department of Romance Languages. This award goes to “honor faculty and staff who provide the strong mentorship that is essential to strong graduate programs.”

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