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The Master-Servant Doctrine: How Old Legal Rules Haunt the Modern Workplace

“The field of employment law used to be called ‘master-servant law.’ Even if this term has fallen out of favor, a central truth has not changed: modern employment law still draws on centuries-old ideas about the rights and obligations of workers. In The Master-Servant Doctrine, Elizabeth Chika Tippett combines historical context with contemporary case studies and interviews to reveal how modern law and management practices are steeped in three core master-servant principles: the right to control, the right to govern, and the duty of support. With each chapter tackling a different aspect of the workplace—including pay, time management, firing, and benefits—this startling and original story of employment law offers fresh insights for legal scholars, historians, attorneys, advocates, and anyone who's ever worked a terrible job.”
Author
Elizabeth Tippett
Publication
2025
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Chateaubriand Across Empires

“What happens when the liberty of ancient nobility collides with the revolutionary ideals of equality? This groundbreaking study explores how the American, French, Haitian, and Greek Revolutions redefined freedom—and how French Romantic figure Chateaubriand grappled with that transformation. Tracing his travels across England, North America, and the Mediterranean, this book uncovers Chateaubriand’s seductive visions of “paradises lost,” which were taken up, challenged, and reimagined by Anglophone and Hispanic writers. From Charlotte Brontë to Harriet Beecher Stowe, from Byron to Bolaño authors found in Chateaubriand a conflicted but powerful voice at the crossroads of liberty, race, religion, and empire. This is the first comprehensive study to situate Chateaubriand within the histories of colonialism and global revolution, revealing a literary legacy that remains startlingly relevant in today’s struggles over equality.”
Author
Fabienne Moore
Publication
2026
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Martinez awarded prestigious Oregon-based Fields Fellowship

On Jan. 13, 2026, Martínez was awarded $150,000 over two years from the Oregon Community Foundation in partnership with Oregon Humanities. The fellowship supports Oregon artists who use creativity and cultural expressions to address communities. The fellowship award comes at a time when Martínez is wrapping up and beginning film stories that tell the experiences of queer Latinx youth and the immigrant experience in the US.

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CSWS affiliate Tien-Tien Yu investigates dark matter

Research by University of Oregon particle physicist and CSWS affiliate Tien-Tien Yu is featured in Oregon News this week. Yu is investigating the mysterious material known as dark matter. She co-founded an experiment called SENSEI, which uses highly sensitive detectors similar to those found in digital cameras to look for dark matter candidates and interactions.

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Twenty-one research grant were awared by CSWS for 2023-24.

CSWS announces 2023-24 grant awardees

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. 

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CSWS affiliates awarded 2023-24 OHC fellowships

The Oregon Humanities Center (OHC) has announced its 2023-24 faculty research and teaching fellowships.

The OHC Research Fellowship program identifies, fosters, and promotes innovative humanities research produced by University of Oregon faculty. These fellowships provide faculty with one course release so they can have a term free of teaching to pursue full-time research as part of a community of scholars. 2023-34 faculty research fellowships went to the following CSWS affiliates:

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