Poet Geri Doran, associate professor of Creative Writing at the University of Oregon, discusses her latest collection Epistle, Osprey (2019) and reads her poetry. Doran will give a reading on November 20, 2019 as part of the Creative Writing Program’s 2019-20 Reading Series.

Kirby Brown, associate professor of English and Native American Studies at the University of Oregon, and Jennifer O’Neal, assistant professor of Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies at the University of Oregon, offer a preview of the conference “Engaged Humanities: Partnerships between Academia and Tribal Communities.” The conference features the annual Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples […]

Michael Schill, president of the University of Oregon, shares his enthusiasm for several campus projects and initiatives. The recently-opened Willie and Donald Tykeson Hall houses the new, integrated academic advising and career planning center. The Knight Campus is due to open June 2020. UO and OHSU have teamed up to combat cancer and other diseases […]

Camisha Russell, assistant professor of Philosophy at the University of Oregon, discusses her book The Assisted Reproduction of Race, which examines how concepts of race are reinforced by reproductive technologies. Russell talks about how race is a social construct and asks, “what does the idea of race do?” and posits that race is a technology (something […]

Artist and filmmaker Philip Haas discusses his performance installation “Sculpture Breathes Life into Painting and Music” which had a world premiere exhibition at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art May 29 through June 9, 2019. He presents excerpts from the performance.

Jill Hartz, Executive Director of the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art since 2008 will retire in 2019. She discusses how the museum established an academic mission during her tenure as well as enhanced its many public programs. In addition Hartz talks about how programs have broadened to serve diverse communities.

Danielle Allen, James Conant University Professor at Harvard University, is the director of Harvard’s Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics. Allen discusses the deficiency of civics education in America resulting from policies wrought by polarized politics. She talks about the importance of egalitarian and participatory democracy. Her Democratic Knowledge Project identifies skills, knowledge, and habits […]

Lindsey Mazurek, assistant professor of History at the University of Oregon, is a specialist in the ancient history of the Mediterranean region. She discusses her study of the cult of Isis in Greece during the Roman occupation and the associated material culture. Mazurek also talks about her work with the Mediterranean Connectivity Project, a digital humanities initiative […]

Daniel Gómez Steinhart, assistant professor of Cinema Studies, discusses his book Runaway Hollywood: Internationalizing Postwar Production and Location Shooting, which focuses on Hollywood filmmaking in Europe after World War II. Steinhart also talks about “Hollywood Style,” a class he developed and taught as a 2018-19 Oregon Humanities Center Teaching Fellow. The class examined the history and […]

Chuck Collins, senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington DC, directs their Program on Inequality and coedits Inequality.org. He is author of Is Inequality in America Irreversible? Collins discusses the roots of economic inequality and the racial wealth divide in the United States and describes how social welfare policies can remedy inequality. He offers […]

Autumn Shafer, assistant professor of Public Relations in the School of Journalism and Communication, talks about her enthusiasm for teaching and engaging undergraduate students in research. Shafer discusses some her research projects that aim to develop effective messaging about health promotion. She and her students developed a successful campaign to improve students’ understanding of sexual […]

Justin Driver, the Harry N. Wyatt Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School, discusses his book The Schoolhouse Gate: Public Education, the Supreme Court, and the Battle for the American Mind. He talks about how the law and courts shape public education in America. Driver gave a lecture titled “Are Public Schools Becoming […]

Philip Scher, professor of Anthropology and Folklore and Public Culture, organized the exhibition “Visual Clave: The Expression of the Latino/a Experience through Album Cover Art, 1940-1990” at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. Scher discusses the social and cultural influences that have shaped Latin music and the iconography used by the album cover artists. The […]

Journalist Alisa Roth is author of Insane: America’s Criminal Treatment of Mental Illness. She discusses the mental healthcare crisis in the U.S. criminal justice system. Roth gave a talk titled “America’s Hidden Mental Health Crisis” on March 12, 2019 as the 2018-19 Lorwin Lecturer in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.

José M. Cortez, assistant professor of English at the University of Oregon, discusses his approach to the teaching of writing and rhetoric to students from diverse backgrounds. He talks about the importance of creating a scholarly community and wrapping students into research. He shares that the UO’s commitment to diversity and inclusion, the SAIL program, […]