Category: Gender

Alexis Lothian: Sally Miller Gearhart Lecture in Lesbian Studies

Pictured is Alexis Lothian.

Source: Dr. Alexis Lothian delivers first of two 2017 Sally Miller Gearhart Lecture(s) in Lesbian Studies | Department of Women’s and Gender Studies Title: Queer Longings in Straight Futures: Notes Toward a Prehistory  for Lesbian Speculation Speaker: Dr. Alexis Lothian…

CSWS faculty affiliate Ed Chang Calls for more representation in video games

In a lecture titled “Brown Skins, White Avatars: Racebending and Straightwashing in Digital Games,” Edmond Chang spoke about how video games like Assassin’s Creed and World of Warcraft “manipulate race and sexuality, reinforce stereotypes, and sometimes lack diversity.” Chang, a…

“Love, Money, and HIV: Becoming a Modern African Woman in the Age of AIDS,” a lecture by Sanyu Mojola

Knight Library Studio A 1501 Kincaid St. UO campus A lecture sponsored by the Center for the Study of Women in Society’s Gender in Africa and the African Diaspora Research Interest Group. Sanyu A. Mojola is an associate professor in…

UO historian cited as part of Supreme Court ruling on marriage equality

CSWS faculty affiliate Ellen Herman, professor and head of the UO Department of History, was cited as part of the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on marriage equality. July 6, 2015—“Ellen Herman had a busy day when the Supreme Court…

Fathers still face stigma on family leave, Coltrane tells NYT

“Fathers who take time off to bond with a new child face many of the same workplace repercussions as women, interim UO President Scott Coltrane told The New York Times for an article that appeared online Friday, Nov. 7, 2014.”…

Conference: Studying Sex in China

  Reception following the Oct. 6 panel discussion Seminar: Modernity and Sex in China Oct. 5, 2015 | 4:00 P.M. 101 Peterson Hall 935 E. 13th Jin Jiang, Department of History, East China Normal University, Shanghai, “Concepts of Sex in…