Events

This term-long colloquium (RL623) looks at the ways in which disposable bodies and violence are fast becoming a cultural currency associated with the kingpin culture of narcotraffic. This is a key debate for which the humanities and the social sciences are very well positioned to encourage critical thinking of the consumer culture (both Netflix shows, […]

Moeko Yamazaki, PhD candidate, History, and 2023–24 OHC Dissertation Fellow “My dissertation critically examines the logistics industry by looking at the history of FedEx. I examine how economic deregulation, the expansion of precarious employment, and the weakening of labor unions made the growth of logistics possible. I demonstrate that the logistics industry enabled businesses and […]

Bring your family on a fanciful flight through Neverland at the world premiere of Toni Pimble‘s all new full-length ballet, Peter Pan. We’ve commissioned Kenji Bunch to create a new score – played live by Orchestra Next at all performances – for J.M. Barrie’s story of the boy who will never grow up. Orchestra Next is a […]

Watch his UO Today interview Public disappointment with universities has reached epidemic proportions, and a common complaint is that they do a poor job of preparing students to find a job, especially given how much they cost. Christopher Newfield, today’s leading scholar of Critical University Studies, will address this in his talk  “Jobs and Universities: […]

Maria Fernanda Escallón, Anthropology, and 2023–24 OHC Faculty Research Fellow. “My project examines global inequality. In particular, I focus on the workings of UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, and trace how despite its mission to promote global peace, dignity, and equality, it perpetuates geo-political power imbalances between the Global North and […]

Yvette Alex-Assensoh, Vice President for Equity and Inclusion at UO, will read a selection of her new book The SOULS of Black Faculty and Staff in the American Academy: Principles for Transformation and Retention, discuss her decisions to embed an argument about faculty retention within a fictional frame, and answer questions. There will also be […]

This term-long colloquium (RL623) looks at the ways in which disposable bodies and violence are fast becoming a cultural currency associated with the kingpin culture of narcotraffic. This is a key debate for which the humanities and the social sciences are very well positioned to encourage critical thinking of the consumer culture (both Netflix shows, […]

Americans have come to love espresso. For some, it’s seen as continental, cultured, and sophisticated. Sure, it might be mixed with milk to make a cappuccino, latte, café au lait, or mixed with hot water to make an Americano. We drink it for the intense flavor and aroma, not to mention the caffeine punch it […]

This term-long colloquium (RL623) looks at the ways in which disposable bodies and violence are fast becoming a cultural currency associated with the kingpin culture of narcotraffic. This is a key debate for which the humanities and the social sciences are very well positioned to encourage critical thinking of the consumer culture (both Netflix shows, […]