Center for the Study of Women in Society (CSWS) - Generating, supporting and disseminating research

Time 2020-11-10 15:04:21

Web Name: Center for the Study of Women in Society (CSWS) - Generating, supporting and disseminating research

WebSite: http://csws.uoregon.edu

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Over the summer, CSWS began work on a new podcast series called Kitchen Table, hosted by CSWS Director Michelle McKinley and Shoniqua Roach, assistant professor of African and African American Studies and Women s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Brandeis University.As a feminist podcast that aims to nourish the soul in troubled times, the first season [ ] This fall, the Wayne Morse Center celebrates 20 years of promoting civic engagement, inclusive democracy, and justice with a series of talks on the theme of science, policy, and the public:The State From Below: Democracy and Citizenship in Policed CommunitiesNovember 11, 4:00 p.m.Featuring Vesla Weaver, Johns Hopkins University.This event is part of the Wayne Morse [ ] by Jenée Wilde, CSWS Research Dissemination Specialist2020 has been an unprecedented year at CSWS and the University of Oregon. Not only has the COVID-19 pandemic curbed affiliate research and Center’s normal programming and operations, the murder of George Floyd ignited a summer of international racial justice protest movements and backlash. As a report on our [ ] Camisha RussellCamisha Russell, assistant professor in the Department of Philosophy and a co-editor of Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy, has been named as the winner of the 2020-2021 Baruch A. Brody Award Lecture in Bioethics by the Baylor College of Medicine Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Houston Methodist, and the Rice [ ] Assistant Professor Ana-Maurine Lara, women s, gender, and sexuality studies, has been awarded the Ruth Benedict Prize of the Association for Queer Anthropology, a section of the American Anthropological Association for her book Queer Freedom: Black Sovereignty (SUNY Press 2020), out this month. Congratulations to Ana!The citation reads: In Queer Freedom: Black SovereiIgnty, Lara offers a [ ] Laura PulidoFrom Around the O, Oct. 20, 2020 — As monuments across the country are torn down to protest their connection to white supremacy, UO professor Laura Pulido argues that dismantling such structures is an important, but insufficient, step toward achieving racial justice.And the newest research project by the ethnic studies professor and geographer offers [ ] From Around the O, Oct. 27, 2020 — To help meet the challenges of a global pandemic, the UO’s Museum of Natural and Cultural History is unveiling its first fully online exhibit, “Racing to Change: Oregon’s Civil Rights Years – The Eugene Story.”The digital exhibit mirrors the brick-and-mortar version the museum opened last fall in [ ] From Around the O, Oct. 12, 2020 — Provost and Senior Vice President Patrick Phillips announced the launch of a series of initiatives to combat racism and enhance inclusion on campus, including the creation of a new research and policy center focused on racial disparities and resilience.A new racial dispariies intiative at the UO will [ ] This fall, the Wayne Morse Center celebrates 20 years of promoting civic engagement, inclusive democracy, and justice with a series of talks on the theme of science, policy, and the public:Defending Democracy: A Conversation with Eric H. Holder, Jr.,82nd Attorney General of the United States (2009-2015)Tuesday, October 20, noonThis event is sponsored by the Wayne [ ] Maria Fernanda EscallónMaria Fernanda Escallón, an assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Oregon and mother to a 3-year-old daughter, is featured in an Oct. 6 New York Times story about how the pandemic is impacting women in academia who already faced obstacles on the path to advancing their research and careers.After the pandemic [ ] CSWS Caregiver Campaign Recently, CSWS sent an urgent request to UO leadership asking for action to alleviate labor inequities that have arisen from the coronavirus pandemic.Click here for information and updates on the campaign and how you can help.Sign this petition asking UO Administration to enact the six steps outlined above.Complete a short survey on how caregiving while working from home has impacted you.See faculty testimonials on the impact of caregiving on their work lives.Read Michelle McKinley s message launching the campaign.Read about caregiver campaigns at other colleges and universities This Year at CSWS

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