Category: People

A “Prison of Love”: Exploitation and the promotion of “care ethics” for female care workers in China

Pictured is Yi Yu.

UO geographer Yi Yu, the 2017-18 CSWS Jane Grant Dissertation Fellow, will give a presentation on her research titled “Prison of Love:” Exploitation and the promotion of “care ethics” for female care workers in China. The talk will take place on…

Native American Studies Colloquium: book release celebration for Lani Teves

Pictured is Stephanie Teves.

Prof. Lani Teves’ book release, Defiant Indigeneity: The Politics of Hawaiian Performance The Department of Ethnic Studies and Native Studies Program invite you to a special edition of the Native American Studies Colloquium Series to celebrate the publication of Lani Teves’ new…

CSWS mourns the passing of Tasia Smith

Pictured is Tasia Smith.

Memorial for COE professor Tasia Smith set for Jan. 18 in EMU From Around the O, January 8, 2019 – 9:19am A memorial service for Tasia Smith, University of Oregon Evergreen Assistant Professor of counseling psychology and human services, will…

New children’s book, movie put a song in professor’s heart

Editor’s note: CSWS is one of several UO units that awarded research funds to Prof. Ernesto Javier Martínez in support of this creative work. A new book and film have a University of Oregon professor singing a happy tune. December…

Scholar V Varun Chaudhry joins the CSWS staff as research assistant

Pictured is Varun Chaudhry.

CSWS welcomes scholar V Varun Chaudhry to the staff as pro tem research assistant. Chaudhry is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Anthropology at Northwestern University. His work focuses on the institutionalization of “transgender” in nonprofit and funding agencies…