Category: Americas RIG

Roundtable “Achieving Justice: Gendered Violence, Displacement, and Legal Access in Guatemala and Oregon”

Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art (JSMA) Ford Lecture Hall 1430 Johnson Lane UO campus PDF: printable flyer Organized by the Center for the Study of Women in Society’s Américas Research Interest Group, this roundtable will explore how gendered violence in…

“Gender Justice in Guatemala: Advances and Challenges,” with Erin Beck and Lynn Stephen

Pictured is a street vendor selling textiles in Guatemala.

Erb Memorial Union (EMU) Room 119 UO campus UO professors Erin Beck and Lynn Stephen will discuss their research in a CLLAS Faculty Collaborative Research talk titled “Gender Justice in Guatemala: Advances and Challenges.” The talk will take place in…

Five projects receive 2016-17 CSWS Research Interest Group Innovation Grants

Researcher Lynn Stephen speaks at a seminar in Guatemala in 2015.

“2016-17 CSWS Research Interest Group Innovation Grants” A research project that focuses on gender justice in Guatemala is among several collaborative projects recently awarded funding by the UO Center for the Study of Women in Society. This dramatic project combines…

Running from Office: Why Young Americans are Turned Off to Politics

Knight Library Browsing Room 1501 Kincaid St. UO campus Opening reception: 4:30-5:00 Talk: 5:00-6:30 “Running from Office: Why Young Americans are Turned Off to Politics” with Jennifer Lawless Dr. Jennifer Lawless is professor of government at American University. She focuses…

Irma Velásquez, “Activism and Social Change in Postwar Guatemala”

Pictured is Irma Velasquez.

Global Scholars Hall Room 123 (Great Room) Poster PDF Irma Velásquez, “Activism and Social Change in Postwar Guatemala.” Irma Alicia Velásquez Nimatuj will speak about activism and social change in postwar Guatemala in a talk at the Global Scholars Hall…

Combining Activism and Research: Synergies and Obstacles

Browsing Room Knight Library 1501 Kincaid St. UO campus Poster PDF Panel: Combining Activism and Research: Synergies and Obstacles Presentations by: Daniel HoSang, UO Department of Political Science Lynn Stephen, UO Department of Anthropology Irma Alicia Velásquez Nimatuj Irma Alicia…