Month: June 2019

Rhaisa Williams, “Screaming to Dream: Toni Morrison, Emmett Till, and Black Maternal Grief”

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Gerlinger Lounge, 1468 University St. Lorwin Lectureship Series Rhaisa Kameela Williams is assistant professor of Theater and Performance Studies in the Performing Arts Department at Washington University in St. Louis. Williams’ research uses mixed-archive methods—spanning across literature, family history, archives,…

Caroline Forell receives the highest award given by the law school

Caroline Forell, Professor Emerita, UO School of Law, received the 2019 UO Law School Meritorious Service Award at law school graduation.  Established in 1984, The Meritorious Service Award is the highest award given by the law school. It is given each…

Kristin Yarris featured in the inaugural “UO Authors, Book Talks” series

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Knight LibraryBrowsing Room https://around.uoregon.edu/content/faculty-books-be-featured-uo-authors-book-talks-series Around the O, October 17, 2019—Kristin Yarris will be the first faculty member featured in the inaugural “UO Authors, Book Talks” series that begins next month. Yarris, an associate professor of international studies, will read excerpts…

Celebrating Asian American Feminisms

Pictured are Lynn Fujiwara and her co-editor.

CSWS and the Women of Color Project joined the Department of Ethnic Studies in celebrating Asian American Feminisms and Women of Color Politics, a new anthology edited by Lynn Fujiwara and Shireen Roshanravan. The panel discussion and book celebration took…

Tiffany L. King, “The When and Where of Our Talk: The Shoals of Black and Native Feminisms”

Pictured is Tiffany King.

Knight Library, Browsing Room 1501 Kincaid St. UO campus Race, Ethnicities, and Inequalities Colloquium “The When and Where of Our Talk: The Shoals of Black and Native Feminisms” Tiffany Lethabo King, Georgia State University Tiffany Lethabo King is an assistant…

CLLAS Poetry Slam & Teach-In with Melissa Lozada-Oliva

A teach-in and poetry slam on the UO campus CLLAS Teach-In: Language and Poetry as Resistance, October 9, 10am-11am, Knight Library Browsing Room CLLAS Latinx Heritage Month Poetry Slam by Melissa Lozada-Oliva, October 9, 4pm-5pm, 240C McKenzie Hall Melissa Lozada-Oliva is…