CSWS joins the Department of Cinema Studies in congratulating Priscilla Peña Ovalle, Cinema Studies associate professor and department head, as the 2019 President-Elect for the Society for Cinema and Media Studies, the leading scholarly organization in the United States dedicated to promoting a broad understanding of film, television, and related media through research and teaching grounded in the […]
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2019 Faculty Promotions
Congratulations to all faculty, and especially to our CSWS faculty affiliates and WOC affiliates who received promotions, with several earning tenure. They include:
Kari Norgaard
Yvonne Braun, Professor, International Studies Sharon Luk, Associate Professor, Ethnic Studies Kari Norgaard, Professor, Sociology and Environmental Studies Stephanie Teves, Associate Professor, Ethnic Studies and Women’s, Gender, […]
Mathematics professor emerita Marie Vitulli continues to distinguish herself
Marie Vitulli, professor emerita of mathematics, was honored in January as a Fellow of the Association for Women in Mathematics, during the Joint Mathematics Meetings in Baltimore. The AWM Fellows Program was established “to recognize individuals who have demonstrated a sustained commitment to the support and advancement of women in the mathematical sciences, consistent with […]
Rhaisa Williams, “Screaming to Dream: Toni Morrison, Emmett Till, and Black Maternal Grief”
[ October 25, 2019; 11:00 am to 12:30 pm. ]
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, and public policy—to focus on the intersections of blackness, motherhood, affect, and disquieting modes of freedom.
Rhaisa […]
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 year at commencement to a person or persons who has made extraordinary contributions to legal education […]
Kristin Yarris featured in the inaugural “UO Authors, Book Talks” series
[ November 6, 2019; 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm. ]
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 from her book “Care Across Generations,” followed by a discussion on the pivotal roles Nicaraguan grandmothers play in […]