“Institutional Ethnography,” a talk by Dorothy Smith (delivered November 13, 2009), is now available online. Dorothy Smith is a major feminist sociologist, theorist, and methodologist. Among her many books are: The Everyday World as Problematic; Conceptual Practices of Power; and…
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Major Feminist Sociologist to Speak
“Institutional Ethnography” — A Talk by Dorothy Smith Friday, November 13 Lillis Business Complex, room 285 Dorothy Smith is a major feminist sociologist, theorist, and methodologist. Among her many books are: The Everyday World as Problematic; Conceptual Practices of Power;…
Women of Color Project
CSWS was awarded a Ford Foundation grant in March 2008 from the National Council for Research on Women (NCRW). “Diversifying the Leadership of Women’s Research Centers,” was meant to promote the leadership of women of color from historically underrepresented groups…
Michelle McKinley Wins Newberry Fellowship
University of Oregon law professor Michelle McKinley has been awarded a Newberry Library Short-Term Resident Fellowship for Individual Research for her work-in-progress titled “Fractional Freedoms: Slavery, Legal Activism, and Ecclesiastical Courts in Colonial Lima, 1593-1700.” A member of the CSWS…
Women, Media, and Rebellion in Oaxaca
A documentary by Gabriela Martínez (RT 37 minutes) Illuminating Important Questions in 21st-Century Mexico This documentary by Gabriela Martínez, University of Oregon assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Communication, tells the story of a media takeover that changed the nature…
An Old Map, Little Black Fruits, and Female Spirits
From the Field: Americas Research Interest Group by Gabriela Martínez, Assistant Professor, School of Journalism and Communication and Stephanie Wood, Senior Research Associate, CSWS Today we went to some Zapotec communities not far from Oaxaca city, accompanied by Beatriz (“Bety”)…
