Author: alicee

Monique Balbuena: Book award shines a light on the diversity of Jewish culture

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Editor’s Note: Monique Balbuena is a CSWS faculty affiliate. June 7, 2017—“University of Oregon Clark Honors College professor Monique Balbuena was recognized by the Jewish Book Council for her most recent work,  Homeless Tongues: Poetry and Languages of the Sephardic…

McKinley’s “Fractional Freedoms” celebrated at Knight Law School

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May 25, 2017—With panel discussions, a keynote, and a festive reception, CSWS celebrated the release of Director Michelle McKinley’s book, Fractional Freedoms: Slavery, Intimacy, and Legal Mobilization in Colonial Lima, 1600-1700, at the Knight Law School on the UO campus.…

Table is set for the inaugural graduation of food studies minors

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Editor’s Note: The Food Studies Program was incubated in part through the CSWS Food in the Field Research Interest Group. Source: Table is set for the inaugural graduation of food studies minors | Around the O June 9, 2017—“Eight undergraduate…