As an intellectual community across large disciplinary and geo-cultural distances the School of Global Studies and Languages at the UO has launched an annual Ring Lecture series to inspire fresh paths forward in our fraught and fractious global climates. This cohesive yet wide-ranging annual series presents diverse perspectives on pressing issues, acting as a space for discussion of common concerns in our teaching, research, and social life. The lecture series consists of three events per year and invites vibrant engagement of all UO citizens as well as the public. We welcome pedagogically oriented experimentation with new modes of scholarly presentation and exchange. Each year GSL faculty suggest and vote on one intriguing and socially engaging topic from different scholarly and cultural perspectives and in relation to different historical periods.
