Lorwin Lecture series

Apr 3, 2013

“How Title IX Finally Won Its Rightful Seat at the Civil Rights Table of Justice — and Why the Legs Are Still So Wobbly,” with Wendy Murphy

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Women's Rights in a Global World

CSWS Initiates the Lorwin Lectureship on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties with a Series of Lectures, Workshops, and Symposia Focused on Women’s Rights.

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Upcoming Events

Apr 22

Salar Mameni Workshop: War and Ecology

Salar Mameni, associate professor of ethnic studies at UC Berkeley, will be leading a graduate student reading group on the theme of "war and ecology." Participants will read Mameni's book Terracene in connection with Munira Khayyat's book A Landscape of War and a short essay by the artist Jumanna Manna titled "Where Nature ends and Settlements Begin."

Registration deadline is 5 p.m. Monday, March 16 and is limited to first come, first served. Materials and lunch will be provided to registered participants.

Apr 22 - 12:00pm

Hendricks 330 (CSWS Jane Grant Room)

Apr 29

Noon Talk: Joyce Wei-Jo Chen

Joyce Wei-Jo Chen, Assistant Professor, School of Music and Dance, “Cherchez la femme: Music by Baroque Women Composers.”

Apr 29 - 12:00pm

May 13

Noon Talk: Sanjula Rajat

Sanjula Rajat, Doctoral Student, Philosophy, “The Colonial Politics of Impurity: Anti-Trans Politics in India and the Consolidation of a Hindu Nation-State.”

May 13 - 12:00pm

Hendricks 330 (CSWS Jane Grant Room)

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Durba Mitra to give May 13 Acker-Morgen lecture

On May 13, Harvard scholar Durba Mitra will be presenting the 2026 Acker-Morgen Lecture, "What if Gathering Together Liberated Us?" Mitra is the Richard B. Wolf Associate Professor in Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality at Harvard University.

Apr 13, 2026

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RIG applications due May 1

Graduate students and faculty are invited to apply for up to $1,000 in funding to organize CSWS Research Interest Groups (RIGs) for the 2026-27 academic year.

RIGs provide participants the opportunity to discuss readings of emerging and established feminist scholars and share their research. Funding may be used to pay for reading materials, catering, visits by scholars, on-campus symposia and conferences, and similar campus events. Groups are encouraged to use RIGs as the foundation for future conferences and symposia, course development, and publications.

Apr 13, 2026

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CSWS seeks panelists for Utopian Studies conference

For the Nov. 5–7 Portland conference, CSWS is organizing a panel that engages with gender and utopia, and we are seeking graduate student and faculty participants who can address the topic of "feminist futures" through their research across disciplines at the University of Oregon.

Apr 13, 2026

April 29 Noon Talk to feature Baroque music live performance

For the first time, a CSWS Noon Talk will feature live musical performances. 2025 Faculty Research Fellow Joyce Wei-Jo Chen, an assistant professor in the School of Music and Dance, will be sharing her research, “Cherchez la femme: Music by Baroque Women Composers.” The talk explores how music by Baroque women composers comes to life through performance, teaching, and collaboration.

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Lorwin Lecture series

2013-14 Lorwin Lecture

“How Title IX Finally Won Its Rightful Seat at the Civil Rights Table of Justice — and Why the Legs Are Still So Wobbly,” with Wendy Murphy

2010-11 Lorwin Lecture Series

Women's Rights in a Global World

Salar Mameni Workshop: War and Ecology

Noon Talk: Joyce Wei-Jo Chen

Noon Talk: Sanjula Rajat

Durba Mitra to give May 13 Acker-Morgen lecture

RIG applications due May 1

CSWS seeks panelists for Utopian Studies conference

April 29 Noon Talk to feature Baroque music live performance