Note: This story first appeared in the 2021 CSWS Annual Review—Last year, in the early stages of pandemic lockdown, CSWS director and law professor Michelle McKinley began receiving panicked emails from faculty friends and Center affiliates who are caregivers. With 4J schools and childcare facilities shut down, as well as shortages in long-term elder care services, how were they supposed to fulfill their teaching and research commitments at the university while also meeting the labor-intensive care needs of others?

Noon Talks are presented by recent recipients of research grants from the Center for the Study of Women in Society. These scholarly talks span the interests of many departments in the areas of women and gender.

In fall of 2023, CSWS will mark five decades of generating, supporting, and disseminating research on the complexity of women's lives and the intersecting nature of gender identities and inequalities.

Noon Talks are presented by recent recipients of research grants from the Center for the Study of Women in Society. These scholarly talks span the interests of many departments in the areas of women and gender.

Ana-Maurine Lara, associate professor of anthropology and CSWS affiliate, has won the 2021 Gregory Bateson Book Prize from the Society for Cultural Anthropology (SCA) for her book Queer Freedom : Black Sovereignty (SUNY Press, 2020).

After a pandemic hiatus, CSWS Noon Talks return in January 2022. These scholarly talks span the interests of many departments in the areas of women and gender and are presented by recent recipients of our graduate student research grants. Save these dates!

January 14: “The Myth of Whiteness as Cleanliness: A Settler Colonial, White Supremacist, and Patriarchal Construction.” Annalee Ring, Philosophy. Noon via Zoom.

From Around the O. Krystale Littlejohn is a CSWS affiliate — A UO professor has distilled 10 years of research on birth control and women’s experiences surrounding it into a new book that’s already sparking conversations across the country.

From Around the O. Theresa May is a CSWS affiliate — A unique partnership between a Department of Theatre Arts professor, director and playwright and a Grand Ronde tribal elder and actor has given Native theater a voice and a presence on campus.

From Around the O – UO chemist Geraldine Richmond has been confirmed as the new undersecretary of science and energy for the federal Department of Energy following a voice vote by the U.S. Senate.

2020-21 academic year at University of Oregon was like no other. With campus shut down due to COVID-19, faculty, staff, and students with families juggled caregiving responsibilities alongside working from home. With travel curtailed or impossible, researchers postponed or changed their projects to suit our new pandemic reality. The 2021 [embeddoc url="https://wordpress-2-csws.ddev.site:8443/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2021_CSWS_Annual-Rvw_FINAL_WEB.pdf" download="all" viewer="google"] reflects these changed conditions and the impacts they have had on the life of our community.

As the 2022-23 grant funding cycle rapidly approaches, CSWS will be hosting information sessions and a grant writing workshop to support graduate students and faculty through the funding application process. University of Oregon graduate students can apply for up to $3,000 and faculty/staff can apply for up to $6,000 to support research and/or creative work on women and gender from a range of disciplines.

Courtney Thorsson, associate professor of English, has been named a Norman H. Brown Faculty Fellow in the Liberal Arts for 2021-2023. The Norman H. Brown Faculty Fellows are awarded by the Collage of Arts and Sciences on the basis of their demonstrated excellence in teaching and their capacity for superior scholarship.

Oluwakemi "Kemi" Balogun, associate professor of women's, gender, and sexuality studies, has won the 2021 Aidoo-Snyder Prize for best scholarly work from the African Studies Association Women's Caucus for her first book, Beauty Diplomacy: Embodying an Emerging Nation.

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From Around-the-O: The blood supply in the Eugene/Springfield area is critically low, and UO community members can help out by donating blood at an upcoming campus event.

Bloodworks, which provides blood to all area hospitals, will be on campus Oct. 19 to accept donations. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the basement of Gerlinger Annex.

This academic year, the Inclusive Pedagogies RIG will be reading about and discussing what it means to be an antiracist teacher.

Lynn Stephen, professor of anthropology, has a new book coming in October, Stories That Make History: Mexico through Elena Poniatowska’s Crónicas.

For three decades, CSWS Research Interest Groups (RIGs) have fostered collaborations among faculty members, staff, graduate students, and community members at the University of Oregon. A primary goal of our RIGs is to bring people together for a shared project, idea, or vision around CSWS’s mission: to generate, support, and publicize research on the complexity of women’s lives and the intersecting nature of gender identities and inequalities.

CSWS is thrilled to extend congratulations to those members of the community who have received tenure and promotion, and especially to faculty in our CSWS community:

Three outstanding CSWS affiliates have been selected to receive the prestigious 2021-2022 Fund for Faculty Excellence Award. Tannaz Farsi, professor of art; Joseph Lowndes, professor of political science; and C.J. Pascoe, associate professor of sociology were among the 20 tenured faculty selected for the honor.

Psychology professor Dare Baldwin was one of four faculty members honored by the Center for Undergraduate Research and Engagement for excellence in mentoring students as they ask questions and seek answers.

THIS EVENT IS POSTPONED UNTIL THE CURRENT COVID WAVE HAS DECLINED. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Mark you calendars for the 2021 New Women Faculty Welcome, to be held Wednesday, Oct. 6, 3:30-5:30 p.m. in the Ford Lecture Hall and North Courtyard of the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. This annual event is sponsored by CSWS and the Office of the Provost.

Lara Bovilsky, associate professor of English, has a edited a new edition of John Webster's 1612 play, The White Devil (Methuen Drama/Bloomsbury).

After more than four years of litigation, Jennifer Freyd and the University of Oregon announced on Friday that they have settled the psychology professor's pay equity lawsuit.

According to their joint announcement,

Bryna Goodman, professor of history, has a new book out at Harvard University Press, The Suicide of Miss Xi: Democracy and Disenchantment in the Chinese Republic.

Episode 3 of Kitchen Table, a feminist podcast that aims to nourish the soul in troubled times, is now available.

From Around the O—When it comes to women entrepreneurs and innovators, the numbers speak for themselves and the story they tell is not always an encouraging one.

Philosophy professor Erin McKenna has a new book out, Living with Animals: Rights, Responsibilities, and Respect.

Carol Siverman has a new book out in Bloomsbury's Global 33-1/3 series, Ivo Papzov’s Balkanology.

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CSWS faculty affiliates Erin Beck, associate professor of political science, and Theresa May, professor of theatre arts, have received 2021 Distinguished Teaching Awards—UO's highest teaching honor. The Office of the Provost selected a total of six outstanding faculty members to receive the prestigious awards.

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Seven CSWS faculty affiliates have been awarded the Presidential Fellowships in Humanistic Studies for their contributions to the arts and humanities. A total of 16 UO faculty members were honored as “highly productive or highly promising tenure-track faculty working in humanistic areas.”

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the College of Arts and Sciences recognized and celebrated both the 2020 and 2021 fellows together.

Affiliates who won the 2021 Presidential Fellowships in Humanistic Studies include:

Assistant professor Ana-Maurine Lara, women's, gender, and sexuality studies, has received the 2021 Early Career Award from the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation. The award is UO’s highest honor to recognize and celebrate an emerging and significant record of scholarship and research on our campus.

The VPRI website provides the following details on Lara and the award: