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.

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.

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 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.”