Category: Women of Color

Mia McKenzie: Lyllye B. Parker Women of Color Speaker Series

[ April 14, 2015; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Global Scholars Great Hall
1710 E. 15th Ave.
Room 123

The ASUO Women’s Center Presents the Lyllye B. Parker Women of Color Speaker Series: Mia McKenzie

Mia McKenzie is a black feminist writer and a smart, scrappy Philadelphian. She is a nerd and the creator of Black Girl Dangerous, a multi-faceted forum for the literary and artistic expression of […]

Exhibit & reception for Reconoci.do: Dominicans of Haitian Descent

[ March 4, 2015; 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ] Reception
JSMA
1430 Johnson Lane
Exhibit March 03, 2015 to May 03, 2015
In the wake of a recent decision by the Constitutional Tribunal in the Dominican Republic, many Dominican youth of Haitian descent are unable to go to school, start a bank account, or get married for lack of proper documentation. This exhibition presents photographs by members of […]

5 Ways to Support Women’s Research and Creativity at CSWS

How to Help
To support the work of CSWS, call (541) 346-5015 or email csws@uoregon.edu. To send a check, mail to: Center for the Study of Women in Society, 1201 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-1201
1. Postdoctoral Fellowship in Gender, Race, and Sexuality
Over the past forty years, the Center for the Study of Women in Society […]

Cuban Filmmaker Marilyn Solaya to Screen “In the Wrong Body”

[ October 3, 2013; 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm. October 4, 2013; 9:00 am to 10:30 am. ] “In The Wrong Body” tells the story of Mavi Susel, who underwent Cuba’s first gender reassignment operation in 1988. In addition this documentary explores such timely issues as the meaning of femininity in the macho and patriarchal society of Cuba.

Thursday Oct. 3: 4-5:30 p.m.
Public screening of documentary “In The Wrong Body” (RT 52 minutes) followed […]

CSWS Women of Color Project Writing Workshop

[ May 23, 2014; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] [caption id="attachment_19315" align="alignright" width="120"] Kerry Ann Rockquemore[/caption]

Jane Grant Conference Room
330 Hendricks Hall
1408 University St.
Writing, Procrastination, and Resistance: How to Identify Your Funk and Move Through It
All CSWS affiliates are invited to the workshop lead by Kerry Ann Rockquemore, President and CEO, National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity. The workshop is Writing, Procrastination, and Resistance: […]

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

[ April 24, 2013; 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm. ] 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 at Santa Cruz. Her research includes Chicano and Latino cultural studies, critical race feminisms, queer-of-color critique, popular […]