Conference on women
and politics begins today
National University of Mexico anthropology Professor Lourdes Arizpe is delivering the keynote address at the inaugural “Power, Culture and Justice: Women and the Politics of Place” conference kicking off at 5 p.m. today in Gerlinger Lounge.
Arizpe’s topic is “Culture, Women and the Global Commons.”
The conference is hosted by the University’s Center for Critical Theory and Transnational Studies and is organized by the Society for International Development. Activities continue through Saturday. All other conference events are in the Phoenix Inn conference room at 850 Franklin Blvd.
The conference features a wide range of speakers who will discuss topics such as “War, Peace, Justice and Livelihood: Why Women, Why Places”; “Women’s Networking and Alliance Building: The Politics of Organizing in and Around Place”; “Fleshy Politics: Women’s Bodies, Politics and Globalization”; and “Reconfiguring Environment: Place and Social Movements and Women and the Politics of Place in Oregon.”
Admission is free. Call 346-1521 for more information.
— Robin Weber
Edward Humes to deliver Johnston Lecture
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Edward Humes will deliver the 2002 Johnston Lecture, “The Art of Being There: Immersing Yourself in the Story,” Thursday in the Alumni Lounge of Gerlinger Hall.
Humes received the Pulitzer Prize for specialized reporting in 1989, rewarding his efforts in military newspaper writing. Humes’ military reporting included articles on the execution of an army private during World War II and a year-long investigation of fatal military helicopter crashes linked to flawed night-vision devices.
Humes has published six books including “Baby E.R.,” a November 2000 medical thriller set in a neonatal intensive care unit, ” Mean Justice: A Town’s Terror, a Prosecutor’s Power, a Betrayal of Innocence,” published in 1999 and named best book of the year by the Los Angeles Times, and “No Matter How Loud I Shout: A Year in the Life of Juvenile Court, ” named best book of the year by the Investigative Reporters and Editors of America.
After delivering the Johnston Lecture, Humes will spend two days at the University teaching a “Writing About … ” workshop in the University’s literary nonfiction graduate program. The 2002 Johnston Lecture is free to the public and begins at 4 p.m. Thursday.
— Katie Ellis