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2014 CSWS Northwest Women Writers Symposium “Family, Animal, Story”

Eugene Public Library 100 W. 10th St. (10th & Olive) Full details Our keynote writer is 2014 PEN/Faulkner Award-winner and New York Times–bestselling author Karen Joy Fowler, whose novel We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves has opened up new ways…

NWWS Reading: 2014 PEN/Faulkner Award winner Karen Joy Fowler

Eugene Public Library 100 W. 10th St. (10th & Olive) Eugene, OR Full details Karen Joy Fowler —the 2014 PEN/Faulkner Award winner for fiction—will read from her work at Eugene Downtown Public Library, which will be open for the first…

“Racial Representations” — Symposium Highlights

Students, faculty and community members enjoyed a full day of literary readings and commentary on race at the University of Oregon on April 26, 2013, when a group of innovative scholars who specialize in African American literature gathered to share…

“Gender-Specific Measures of Economic Conditions and Child Abuse”—Jason Lindo | CSWS Research Matters

“Gender-Specific Measures of Economic Conditions and Child Abuse,” the Spring 2013 issue of CSWS Research Matters, examines data collected from California counties, with stark results. Written by Jason Lindo, assistant professor, University of Oregon Department of Economics, the paper takes…

Kerns awarded grant examining architecture of women’s health centers | Department of Architecture

Source: Kerns awarded grant examining architecture of women’s health centers | Department of Architecture Wednesday, May 1, 2013—Architecture Adjunct Instructor Jolie Kerns has been awarded a $6,000 research grant from the UO Center for the Study of Women in Society…