Category: People

CSWS to host research grant info session Dec. 3

University of Oregon faculty, staff, and graduate students are invited to attend an information session about research grants and fellowships available from the Center for the Study of Women in Society.

On Tuesday, Dec. 3, join CSWS Director Michelle McKinley as she discusses the application process for all research grants, including the prestigious Jane Grant Dissertation […]

Moans, Groans, Slurping: The Politics of Captioning Pornography

Pictured is Celest Reeb.

[ February 26, 2020; 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm. ]
Noon talk, Jane Grant Room, Hendricks 330Celeste Reeb, English, 2019-20 Jane Grant Dissertation Fellow

On June 27th, 2018 Pornhub announced
it was launching a closed caption (CC) category on its website which would help
serve its d/Deaf and hard of hearing viewers. In 2020, Pornhub is being sued
for a lack of closed captioning by a deaf user. Most […]

Ernesto Martínez’s short film a finalist

Ernesto Martínez’s short film, La Serenata, is a finalist in the Imagen Foundation Short Film and Web Series Awards.

You can support this film by voting below and inviting friends and family to vote as well (one vote per 24 hours). You could also watch the film at this site: https://www.imagen.org/vote/short-films/

Film synopsis: two parents struggle with […]

UO psychology faculty members earn national awards

Pictured is Christa Chronister.

Editor’s Note: Congratulations to CSWS faculty affiliates Krista Chronister, Ellen Hawley McWhirter, and Linda Forrest.

From Around the O, Aug. 22 – Krista Chronister, Ellen Hawley McWhirter and Linda Forrest have been recognized by the American Psychological Association.

Forrest, UO professor emerita and former associate director for faculty outreach at the UO’s Center on Diversity and Community, received the ethics […]

Welcome Reception for New Women Faculty

[ October 1, 2019; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ]
Gerlinger Alumni Lounge, Gerlinger Hall1468 University Street, UO campus

The Center for the Study of Women in Societyand the Office of the Provostinvite you to a reception to welcome new women faculty to campus.New and current faculty at the University of Oregon are invited to attend to welcome new women faculty to campus, to learn about […]

Priscilla Ovalle named 2019 President-Elect for the Society for Cinema and Media Studies

Pictured is Priscilla Ovalle.

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 […]