CSWS Noon Talk: “Global Feminisms in Media Development,” with Gabriela Martínez
Hendricks Hall 330
Jane Grant Room
1408 University St., UO campus
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Juan Carlos Areán: “Transforming Men to End Violence Against Women”
Lane Community College Downtown Center 101 W. 10th Ave., Eugene, OR
Shannon Elizabeth Bell | Alumna Earns Distinguished Dissertation Honorable Mention
This story was published originally on the website of the University of Oregon Graduate School.
2013-14 Lorwin Lecture
Lawyer Wendy Murphy, JD, delivers the 2014 Lorwin Lecture on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. This keynote lecture focuses on “civil rights violence” and the overt and covert subjugation of violence against women as something other than a civil rights harm. Wendy Murphy specializes in the representation of crime victims, women and children. Her book, And Justice For Some: An Exposé of the Lawyers and Judges Who Let Dangerous Criminals Go Free, was published in 2007.
Fembot Conference: Multiplying Standpoints and Participatory Feminism
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White Stag Building 70 NW Couch St. Portland, Oregon 97209
Prominent UO historian among those who filed an amicus brief in US Supreme Court case that contests the validity of the Defense of Marriage Act
Recent blog entries on the websites for Inside Higher Ed and the American Historical Association provide details of an
WikiWomen Event Media Archives | Fembot Collective
WikiWomen Event Media Archives | Fembot Collective
Fembot WikiWomen Event
Fembot coordinated an effort to write women into Wikipedia. Archived live streams are available on http://fembotcollective.orgThe CSWS Fembot Project produces the Fembot website.
“Modern Girls on the Go” — new book edited by Alisa Freedman now available
Modern Girls on the Go: Gender, Mobility, and Labor in Japan, Edited by Alisa Freedman, Laura Miller, and Christine R. Yano (Stanford University Press, March 2013)
Writing Women into Wikipedia
Fembot, in collaboration with the ASUO Women’s Center, the Center for the Study of Women in Society, the School of Journalism and Communication and the UO Libraries is hosting events in Eugene, Oregon and online to write women into Wikipedia.
Dr. Cheryl Mattingly — “Hope, Suffering and the Play of Possible Selves: A Narrative Perspective on the Good Life”
Gerlinger Lounge
1468 University St.
UO campus
“How to Get Your Latino/Latin American Studies Academic Book Published” with Gisela Fosado, Duke University Press
Erb Memorial Union (EMU) Walnut Room 1222 E. 13th Ave.
Gisela Fosado, Duke University Press Editor for Gender, Latin American and Latino Studies
The Feminist Museum presents “Object ↔ Subject: Femininity in Contemporary Culture”
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LaVerne Krause Gallery Lawrence Hall 1190 Franklin Blvd.
A pop-up exhibition from March 10-14, 2014. Opening reception: March 10, 5 to 7 p.m.
Charise Cheney: CSWS Research Matters | Winter 2013
Charise Cheney“Brown v. Board of Education,” by , Associate Professor, University of Oregon, Department of Ethnic Studies
Lisa Gilman—“Ethnic Pride or Tribalism: The Formation of Ethnic Associations in Multiparty Malawi”
Knight Library
Browsing Room
1501 Kincaid St.
Free & open to the public
Carol Stabile Receives 2013 Farrar Award in Media & Civil Rights History
Carol Stabile—director of the Center for the Study of Women in Society at the University of Oregon, and professor, School of Journalism and Communication and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies—has received the 2013 Farrar Media and Civil Rights History Award for her article “The Typhoid Marys of the Left; Gender, Race and the Broadcast Blackl
Ricardo Bracho: “The Racial Sexual View from Here”
Browsing Room
Knight Library,
1501 Kincaid St.
UO campus
“The Racial Sexual View from Here,” a lecture by queer Chicano writer and educator Ricardo Bracho
”Women Working in Media“ Workshop
On FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2014, students at the University of Oregon will have the opportunity to attend a half-day workshop featuring a range of women sharing their experiences working in media industries. Registration is available online at: HTTP://GUESTLI.ST/225993 [1]. All workshops are free and breakfast and lunch will be provided.
The event, “WOMEN WORKING IN MEDIA,” sponsored by the School of Journalism & Communication and the ASUO Women’s Center, will be held at the Ford Alumni Center and the Bijou Metro Cinema.
Road Scholar Talk: Carol Stabile, “Black and White and Red All Over: Women Writers and the Television Blacklist”
Carol Stabile / 2013Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Baker Downtown Center 975 High St., Eugene, ORa
A CSWS Road Scholar Community Presentation
Ada: A Journal of Gender, New Media, and Technology, Seeks Essays on Feminist Science Ficiton
Ada: A Journal of Gender, New Media, and Technology | adanewmedia.org
Road Scholar Talk: Alisa Freedman, “Modernism & Fashion in Jazz-Age Tokyo”
Willamalane Adult Activity Center 215 West C St Springfield, Oregon
A CSWS Road Scholar Community Presentation
Modernism and Fashion: Dressing for Work and Play in Jazz-Age Tokyo
SOJC Professor Leslie Steeves Wins a 2013 UO Martin Luther King, Jr., Award
H. Leslie Steeves is one of seven winners of the UO's 2013 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Award. Steeves, professor and associate dean of Graduate Affairs and Research, UO School of Journalism and Communication, is also a long-time CSWS faculty affiliate.
Upcoming Reading: “The Missing Italian Girl,” by Barbara Corrado Pope
Browsing Room
Knight Library
1501 Kincaid St.
Now out in hardback and available in eBook Formats Online, The Missing Italian Girl (Pegasus Books, February 2013) is the third crime novel in the Bernard Martin mystery series of Barbara Corrado Pope, professor emerita, UO Department of Women’s and Gender Studies.
Racial Representations: African American Literature Since 1975
A group of innovative scholars who specialize in African American literature will gather at the University of Oregon to give talks about their research on April 26, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. This free symposium is open to the public and will take place in the Alumni Lounge of Gerlinger Hall, 1468 University Street.
This symposium will include a morning panel moderated by Mark Whalan (U Oregon) and an afternoon panel moderated by Ernesto Martínez (U Oregon). The day will conclude with readings of poetry and creative nonfiction from accomplished authors Evie Shockley and David Bradley.
“Latinas and Citizenship in Oregon”: an essay by Marcela Mendoza
“Latinas and Citizenship in Oregon”
Author(s): Marcela Mendoza
Oregon Historical Quarterly, Vol. 113, No. 3 (Fall 2012), pp. 444-451
Published by: Oregon Historical Society
CSWS Noon Talk: Karyn Lewis on Women in STEM
“When Hard Work Doesn’t Pay Off: Exploring Self-Perceptions to Understand the Underrepresentation of Women in STEM.” Karyn Lewis is a Ph.D. candidate in the UO Department of Psychology. She received a 2010 CSWS graduate student research grant for her work on this research.
Fembot Jam Session 1: An Unconference on Feminist Multimodal Publishing and Collaboration
Slightly over a year after Fembot launched its first feature, Laundry Day, members of the collective will meet in Portland, Oregon, for a two-day Unconference to discuss Fembot’s past, present, and future. The Unconference is free and open to all members of the Fembot collective.
Karma Chávez — “Queer Fields, Queer Methods: Advancing an Activist Research Methodology”
Knight Library
Browsing Room
1501 Kincaid St.
UO campus
Romani (Gypsy) Women and Activism: Challenges and Opportunities
“Do not sterilize our women” (Czech Republic, 2008).204 Condon 1321 Kincaid UO campus
CSWS-funded project takes a close look at traditional Western discourse surrounding female genital cutting
Courtney Smith received a CSWS Graduate Student Research Grant in 2005, and the Jane Grant Dissertation Writing Grant in 2007. “CSWS funding enabled me to conduct over six months of field research in Senegal, West Africa,” she said. “Because of the financial support provided by CSWS, I was able to spend this relatively long duration in Senegal, and to carry out over 90 interviews with women and men throughout the small country. CSWS also supported me in the dissertation writing phase, which was absolutely instrumental in finishing my Ph.D.”
Lauren Kessler: Watching My Daughter Drive
“My daughter drives.
“Are there three scarier, more exciting words in the English language?”
Book Talk — Dissonant Divas in Chicana Music: The Limits of La Onda
111 Alder Building
818 E. 15th Ave.
Celebrate International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month by Writing Women into Wikipedia!
Sarah Stierch Will Lead Free Workshop March 8 (Matthew Roth, Wikimedia Foundation)Celebrate International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month by teaching and encouraging our community members to become Wikipedians and by adding women to Wikipedia’s content.
The New Cult of Motherhood: From Rosemary’s Baby to Twilight Breaking Dawn
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Jacqua Academic Center Auditorium 1615 E. 13th Ave.
A Talk by Kelly Oliver, W. Alton Jones Chair of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University
Sponsored by the Department of Philosophy and the Center for the Study of Women in Society.