Live Oral History!<\/strong> \u2014 Come learn about the consequences of nuclear weapons production by listening to the experiences of lawyer and Downwinder Trisha Pritkin<\/strong> as she is recorded sharing some of her life talking with author Jacob Darwin Hamblin<\/strong>, PI on NSF grant “Reconstructing Nuclear Environments and the Downwinders’ Case.”4 p.m. Valley Library Room 1420 (in the basement, floor 1).<\/strong><\/p>\n What Transpires Now: Transgender Histories & Futures<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 In this talk drawn from her work in progress, “What Transpires Now,” Susan Stryker<\/strong> explores the relationship between the transgender\u00a0past and present, and how history can inspire us to reimagine the future. The talk will focus on the story of Frances Thompson, whose life became the focus of a national scandal in the 1870s. She is founding co-editor of the journal “TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly,” author of “Transgender History: The Roots of Today\u2019s Revolution,” and co-director of the Emmy-winning documentary film “Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton\u2019s Cafeteria.”\u00a0Thursday, January 17, 5 p.m.<\/strong>\u00a0LaSells Stewart Center, C&E Auditorium.<\/strong><\/p>\n Daniel L\u00f3pez-Cevallos<\/strong>, associate professor, Latinx Studies & Ethnic Studies, School of Language, Culture, and Society, co-authored a brief report in Spanish, highlighting key findings form the 2016-2017 evaluation, to be shared with Latinx families and community partners: \u00a0L\u00f3pez-Cevallos DF, Young A, G\u00f3mez-Diazgranados A, Sherman J, Reyes Y, Garc\u00eda J (2018).\u00a0Juntos OSU Open Campus Reporte de Evaluaci\u00f3n 2016-2017: Resumen Ejecutivo<\/a>, Division of Outreach and Engagement, Oregon State University, November 30, 2018; 7p.<\/p>\n Stephanie Jenkins<\/strong>, assistant professor of philosophy,\u00a0made music news with the announcement of an\u00a0Academic Conference Devoted to Phish<\/a>. The conference will be held at the Oregon State University\u2019s campus between May 17 \u2013 19, 2019. Jenkins was also featured on the \u201cAsk Trey\u201d segment of the JamOn SiriusXM<\/a>\u00a0station where Phish\u2019s guitarist answered her question.<\/p>\n Associate Dean of the Honors College and Associate Professor of English Tara Williams<\/strong> and Associate Professor of English Rebecca Olson<\/strong> published \u201cGlobalizing the Literature Survey in a Short-Term Study Abroad Program\u201d in a special joint issue of the “ADE Bulletin” and “ADFL Bulletin” (https:\/\/www.ade.mla.org\/bulletin\/article\/ade.156.75<\/a>).<\/p>\n Assistant Professor Bradley Boovy<\/strong> (SLCS) and Associate Professor Marta Maldonado<\/strong> (SLCS) co-authored the book chapter\u00a0\u201cUnderstanding the Working in Working Waterfronts: The Hidden Faces of the Industries that Make up the Working Waterfront\u201d\u00a0with Jamie Doyle<\/strong> (OSU Extension) and Flaxen Conway<\/strong> (MRM) in the volume “Coastal Heritage and Cultural Resilience,” edited by Lisa L. Price and Nemer E. Narchi. Springer, 2018, pp. 223-242.<\/p>\n Ron Mize<\/strong> recently published a new blog post on the midterm elections and the amplified xenophobia of Trumpism to promote his new book, “Latina\/o Studies” (2018, Short Introductions Series, Cambridge, U.K.: Polity Books), currently available in the UK and to be released later this month in North America. See\u00a0http:\/\/politybooks.com\/latinao-studies\/<\/a>. He also published:<\/p>\nUpcoming Events<\/h2>\n
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