Month: September 2017

Why Oregon should care about Puerto Rico

Pictured is Alaí Reyes-Santos.

CSWS Editor’s Note: Alaí Reyes-Santos is a CSWS faculty affiliate and an associate professor in the UO Department of Ethnic Studies. Source: Why Oregon should care about Puerto Rico By Alaí Reyes-Santos For The Register-Guard SEPT. 28, 2017—Puerto Rico is…

Provost’s office announces two interim appointments

Pictured are Rebecca Flynn and Ellen Herman.

Editor’s Note: Congratulations to Rebecca Flynn, a member of the CSWS Advisory Board, and to Ellen Herman, a CSWS faculty affiliate. From Around the O September 27, 2017—Scott Pratt, executive vice provost for academic affairs, announced that Ellen Herman, professor…

Joy Harjo: Poetry Reading

Pictured is Joy Harjo.

University of Oregon Poetry reading by Joy Harjo Straub Hall, Room 156 1451 Onyx St. Free & open to the public Printable Poster PDF The UO campus will host renowned author Joy Harjo for a poetry reading and other activities…

2017 CSWS Annual Review now available online

Publishing for the first time via Issuu.com, CSWS is proud to share with you our 2017 CSWS Annual Review, which includes an interview with the inimitable Cherríe Moraga, a review of last year’s main events, articles about CSWS-supported research written…

CSWS graduate research grant recipient Erin Gallo publishes in Hispanic Review

Congratulations to PhD candidate Erin Gallo (Department of Romance Languages), whose article, just published in the prestigious Hispanic Review, was researched and completed with the help of a CSWS graduate student grant. Abstract: In September 1966, during the incipient stages…

2017-18 Le Guin Feminist Science Fiction Fellowship: Deadline January 5, 2018

Beginning Fall 2017, this fellowship is being administered and housed at the University of Oregon Libraries Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA). Guidelines 2017-18 Le Guin Feminist Science Fiction Fellowship Deadline: 5pm, Friday, January 5, 2018 The Le Guin Feminist…