Category: Conferences

“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…

Fembot Conference: Multiplying Standpoints and Participatory Feminism

a White Stag Building 70 NW Couch St. Portland, Oregon  97209 Download a PDF Flyer This event is free and open to UO faculty members, students, and the general public. The Fembot Collective, and its peer-reviewed journal Ada, value and…

Racial Representations: African American Literature Since 1975

a a Gerlinger Hall Alumni Lounge 1468 University St. UO campus A group of innovative scholars who specialize in African American literature will gather at the University of Oregon to give talks about their research on April 26, 2013 from…

2012 CSWS NW Women Writers Symposium: MemoirFest Audio Recordings

Audio recordings now available for the 2012 CSWS Northwest Women Writers Symposium: MemoirFest, held Saturday, May 12, 2012 on the University of Oregon campus. Morning session, with panelists Crystal Williams, Debra Gwartney, and Lidia Yuknavitch. Afternoon session, with panelists Dominick…

Jenée Wilde Selected for Fellowship and Research Grant

Jenée Wilde has been selected to receive the 2012-2013 Norman Brown Graduate Fellowship, which was established by alumnus Norman Brown (’68) to support graduate student excellence. A PhD candidate in the UO Department of English (Folklore Program), she has also…

“From Suffrage to Citizenship: Empowering Oregon Women in the 20th Century and Beyond,” a Symposium

UO Knight Library, Browsing Room 1501 Kincaid St. Keynote speaker: Lauren Kessler, Professor, UO School of Journalism and Communication A symposium celebrating the centennial of women’s suffrage is scheduled for Thursday, October 25, from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in…