Category: Research

Romani (Gypsy) Women and Activism: Challenges and Opportunities

204 Condon 1321 Kincaid UO campus Department of Anthropology Colloquium Romani (Gypsy) Women and Activism: Challenges and Opportunities Professor Angela Kocze is a visiting Fulbright Fellow in Women’s and Gender Studies at Wake Forest University. She holds a PhD in…

CSWS-funded project takes a close look at traditional Western discourse surrounding female genital cutting

Who Defines “Mutilation”? Challenging Imperialism in the Discourse of Female Genital Cutting by Courtney Smith / From: Feminist Formations / Volume 23, Issue 1, Spring 2011 /pp. 25-46 | 10.1353/ff.2011.0009 See also: global.gender.current » Blog Archive » Unpacking female body “mutilation”…

Book Talk — Dissonant Divas in Chicana Music: The Limits of La Onda

111 Alder Building 818 E. 15th Ave. Deb Vargas is an associate professor of ethnic studies at the University of California at Riverside. She earned her PhD in sociology with an emphasis in feminist studies at the University of California…

“Conjugal Chains” — Michelle McKinley — Works-in-Progress Talk

Knight Law School Faculty Lounge UO campus Discussion of Michelle McKinley’s work-in-progress. McKinley is an associate professor of law, UO School of Law, and a member of the CSWS Advisory Board. Commentators are: Carlos Aguirre, professor of history, University of…

“Bachelors, Boxing, and Boy-ology: American Catholicism in the ‘City of Men’, 1880-1930”

375 McKenzie 1101 Kincaid St. UO campus Professor Amy Koehlinger’s lecture derives from her forthcoming book, Rosaries and Rope Burns: Boxing and Manhood in American Catholicism, 1890-1970. Koehlinger holds a Ph.D in religious studies from Yale and an M.A. in…