11:00 a.m.
The Department of Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies Presents: “Love in a F*cked-Up World: How to Build Relationships, Hook Up, and Raise Hell Together.” Join us for a book talk and reception with Author Dean Spade on Friday, May 23 at 11 am in the Redwood Auditorium (EMU 244). Free book available to the first 100 people!
Dean Spade is the author of Normal Life: Administrative Violence, Critical Trans Politics, and the Limits of Law and Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the next). He has worked for twenty-five years in movements for trans liberation, prison abolition, and anti-militarism. His latest book, Love in a F*cked Up World: How To Build Relationships, Hook Up and Raise Hell Together, was published by Algonquin Press in January 2025. Find him at deanspade.net.
Free and open to the public.
Cosponsored by LGBT Education and Support Services and the Mellon Foundation
noon
Brief presentations by Global Studies and Languages faculty, discussion and light catering
From Memory to Algorithm: Technoloical Mediation of Knowledge in "Ypsilon Minus" (Daniel Quintero, PhD Candidate)
AI Intergration and Collaborative Learning in the Utopian Heterotopian, and Dystopian Furture of Language Education (Jon Dell Jaramillo PhD, Career Instructor of Spanish)
7:30 p.m.
Music and Lyrics by William Finn Book by Rachel Sheinkin Conceived by Rebecca Feldman Additional Material by Jay Reiss Originally Directed on Broadway by James Lapine Originally produced on Broadway by David Stone, James L. Nederlander, Barbara Whitman, Patrick Catullo Barrington Stage Company, Second Stage Theatre
Directed by Tara Wibrew
An eclectic group of six mid-pubescents vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. While candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their home lives, the tweens spell their way through a series of (potentially made-up) words, hoping never to hear the soul-crushing, pout-inducing, life un-affirming “ding” of the bell that signals a spelling mistake. Six spellers enter; one speller leaves a champion! At least the losers get a juice box.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
7:30 p.m.
Music and Lyrics by William Finn Book by Rachel Sheinkin Conceived by Rebecca Feldman Additional Material by Jay Reiss Originally Directed on Broadway by James Lapine Originally produced on Broadway by David Stone, James L. Nederlander, Barbara Whitman, Patrick Catullo Barrington Stage Company, Second Stage Theatre
Directed by Tara Wibrew
An eclectic group of six mid-pubescents vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. While candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their home lives, the tweens spell their way through a series of (potentially made-up) words, hoping never to hear the soul-crushing, pout-inducing, life un-affirming “ding” of the bell that signals a spelling mistake. Six spellers enter; one speller leaves a champion! At least the losers get a juice box.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
noon
Are you a cinema studies major who is about to graduate? Join us for an online discussion with cinema studies alumni for advice and suggestions on finding jobs in and outside of storytelling, building your resume, searching for jobs, and preparing to enter the workforce. Hosted by Cinema Studies Instructor Alissa Phillips and featuring:
- Ion Tycho Goulthorpe, ’23: Producer, Indochina Productions (White Lotus Season 3) (Indonesia, France)
- Mary Grosswendt, ’24: Freelance Photographer, DP/AD/PA (Brooklyn, NY)
- Skyler Kaplan, ’24: PA, Podcast Mediator, Editor, Comedic Filmmaker, Freelance (Los Angeles, New York)
- Steijha Meserole, ’23: ESL Teacher (Prague Czech Republic)
Noon PDT on Sunday, May 25, 2025 on Zoom. Free and open to cinema studies seniors
For more information and the Zoom link, please visit cinema.uoregon.edu.
10:00 a.m.
Please join us Tuesday mornings for a free cup of coffee, pastries, and conversation with your history department community! We’re excited to continue this tradition for our history undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and staff. We hope to see you there!
3:00–4:30 p.m.
A talk by the author, Allen James Fromherz
World history began in the Persian Gulf. The ancient port cities that dotted its coastlines created the first global seaboard, a place from where faiths and cultures from around the world set sail and made contact. More than a history, The Center of the World shows us that contradictions that define our modern age have always been present.
For over four thousand years, the Gulf—sometimes called the Persian Gulf, sometimes the Arabian Gulf—has been a global crossroads while managing to avoid control by the world’s greatest empires. In its history, we see a world of rapid change, fluctuating centers of trade, a dependency on uncertain global markets, and intense cross-cultural encounters that hold a mirror to the contemporary world. Focusing each chapter on a different port around the Gulf, The Center of the World shows how the people of the Gulf adapted to larger changes in world history, creating a system of free trade, merchant rule, and commerce that continues to define the region today.
4:00 p.m.
Join Courtney M. Cox, assistant professor and author of Double Crossover: Gender, Media, and Politics in Global Basketball, for a book launch and reception with Dr. Philana E. Payton, Assistant Professor of Film & Media Studies at UC Irvine, and Cierra Burdick, member of the 2024 USA basketball 3x3 Olympic team.
In her new book, Double Crossover: Gender, Media, and Politics in Global Basketball, Cox follows athletes, coaches, journalists, and advocates of women’s basketball as they pursue careers within the sport. Throughout the book, Cox explores the intersection of race and gender against the backdrop of the WNBA, NCAA, and other leagues within the United States and around the world. Timely and original, Double Crossover takes readers into the lived world of women’s basketball to shed light on the struggles, triumphs, and contributions of today’s players and those around them.
Cox is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies at the University of Oregon. Her research examines issues related to identity, technology, and labor through sport and wine. She is also co-director (with Dr. Perry B. Johnson) of The Sound of Victory, a multi-platform digital humanities project located at the intersection of music, sound, and sport. She previously worked for ESPN, Longhorn Network, NPR-affiliate KPCC, and the WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks.
Free and open to the public.
6:00 p.m.
Please join the University Film Organization and the Department of Cinema Studies for the 9th annual UO Film Festival. We'll watch student film submissions, announce awards, and celebrate the year.
Free and open to the community. We hope to see you there!
7:30 p.m.
Music and Lyrics by William Finn Book by Rachel Sheinkin Conceived by Rebecca Feldman Additional Material by Jay Reiss Originally Directed on Broadway by James Lapine Originally produced on Broadway by David Stone, James L. Nederlander, Barbara Whitman, Patrick Catullo Barrington Stage Company, Second Stage Theatre
Directed by Tara Wibrew
An eclectic group of six mid-pubescents vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. While candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their home lives, the tweens spell their way through a series of (potentially made-up) words, hoping never to hear the soul-crushing, pout-inducing, life un-affirming “ding” of the bell that signals a spelling mistake. Six spellers enter; one speller leaves a champion! At least the losers get a juice box.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com