Tag: UO

Applications for CSWS Travel Grants due Nov. 7

[ November 7, 2016; ] Applications for CSWS Travel Grants are due Nov. 7. These small grants (up to $300) are available for UO faculty, staff (with the appropriate end degree), and graduate students for travel expenses to be incurred from January 1 – June 30, 2017. These grants provide partial support for travel to present papers that relate to […]

Cherríe Moraga: Lorwin Lecture on Civil Rights & Civil Liberties

Pictured is Merrie Moraga.

[ October 13, 2016; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. October 14, 2016; 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. ]

CHERRÍE MORAGA
“The Last Exhale of Our Mother’s Breath” — The ‘Work’ of the First Generation Writer
Thursday, October 13, 2016 – 6:00 PM
Crater Lake Room
Erb Memorial Union (EMU)
1222 E. 13th Ave.
Activist Methods Workshop
Friday, October 14, 2016 – 10:00 AM-Noon
Many Nations Longhouse
1630 Columbia St.
Space is limited; RSVP required (to csws@uoregon.edu)
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CSWS is honored and thrilled to […]

Application period now closed for 2016-17 Le Guin Feminist Science Fiction Fellowship

[ September 2, 2016; 5:00 pm; ] Application Deadline: Friday, September 2, 2016

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Le Guin Funding Details

March 15, 2016—Competition is now open for the 2016-17 Le Guin Feminist Science Fiction Fellowship. Now in its fourth year, the fellowship is sponsored by the Center for the Study of Women in Society at the University of Oregon, Robert D. Clark Honors College, and the […]

CSWS Noon Talk: Joan Haran, “Imaginactivism: Science Fiction and Social Justice Projects”

Pictured is Joan Haran.

[ October 26, 2016; 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. ] Jane Grant Conference Room
330 Hendricks Hall
1408 University St.

Imaginactivism: Science Fiction and Social Justice Projects

a CSWS Noon Talk presented by visiting scholar Joan Haran

“What can we learn from the activisms of SF writers and fans and how can we practice our own research activisms? I suggest that exploring these questions is particularly urgent at a moment […]

Two long-time CSWS faculty affiliates receive Faculty Excellence Awards 

Pictured is Courtney Thorsson.

June 10, 2016—Long-time CSWS faculty affiliates Lisa Gilman and Courtney Thorsson are among 15 recipients of the 2016-17 Faculty Excellence Award. The Faculty Excellence Award is granted through the UO Office of the Provost and Academic Affairs.
The award —“designed to further the university’s commitment to improving its academic quality and reputation by recognizing, supporting and […]

Four selected to receive CSWS Travel Grants

Pictured is Shabnam Akhtari.

June 9, 2016 — CSWS took in a record number of travel grant applications during the spring-term 2016 submission period. Out of 32 UO faculty and graduate applicants, two faculty members and two graduate students were selected to receive CSWS Travel Grants at $400 apiece to support travel related to their professional work.They are Shabnam […]