Past Events
Gendered and Queer Lives
Critical Dialogues in Troubled Times
More information forthcoming
Please note: this location is not ADA accessible.
The 9th Annual MAP–Penn Conference, titled "Gendered and Queer Lives: Critical Dialogues in Troubled Times" (April 3–4, 2026), brings together students and scholars committed to exploring gender and sexuality as scholarly fields and lived experiences. Founded by graduate students…
Xinlei Wang & Olivia Kerr
GSWS Colloquium Series
BENN 344
This location is ADA accessible
Xinlei Wang (she/they) is a Master's student in East Asian Languages and Civilizations at the University of Pennsylvania. Her research focuses on feminism and lesbianism in contemporary China and transnational feminist and queer thoughts. Her other research interests include…
Thinking about GSWS? Faculty & students on course options, majors, & minors
GSWS/FQT Conference Room
FBH 345
This location is ADA accessible
Interested in GSWS? Come hear from GSWS faculty & students about course options for Fall 2026 and beyond. Food provided!
Staged Reading of Ricardo A. Bracho’s Puto
The Rotunda
4014 Walnut St.
This location is ADA accessible
GSWS & The Rotunda Present Party Politics: Staged Readings from Puto: Plays Join us for readings of excerpts from a collection of full length and short dramatic works by Abrams Artist in Residence Ricardo A. Bracho that cover the gamut from the underground house music scene and…
Duke Feminist Theory Workshop
Duke University
This location is ADA accessible
FTW has, since the first gathering in 2007, promoted diverse dialogue among scholars of feminist theory and fostered a vibrant intellectual community. To that end, we bring together internationally recognized keynote speakers and emerging young scholars to engage in lively and…
Book Launch Party, Ricardo A. Bracho's Puto: Plays
GSWS Conference Room
Fisher Bennett Hall
Suite 345
This location is ADA accessible
Please join us in celebrating Ricardo A. Bracho's new collection of plays, Puto (Duke Press). Ricardo A. Bracho is a queer Chicano Marxist playwright from Los Angeles whose theatrical works dramatize the lives of gay Black and Brown partisans of anti-capitalism and decolonization…
Penn Parental Wellness Coalition Coffee Break
Penn Women's Center
3643 Locust Walk
This location is ADA accessible
Learn about the mission of the Penn Parents Wellness Coalition. Connect with other parents and caregivers. Share resources and ask questions. Join us for a coffee break!
Gaza: Doctors Under Attack Film Screening
Annenberg Room 110
This location is ADA accessible
Come learn about the health crisis in Gaza and it's media coverage; hear from Penn Medicine doctors who have returned from the field. The post-screening discussion will feature two women physicians who have recently returned from Gaza, along with a woman journalist. The film and…
Truth in Crisis
Van Pelt Library
This location is ADA accessible
In conjunction with the Wolf Humanities Center’s 2025–2026 Forum on Truth, this interdisciplinary symposium engages experts in an exploration of truth(s) contested or revealed in crises across panels on (1) Institutions of Learning, (2) Land and its Technologies, and (3) Borders…
Nicola Guida & Mattia Italiano
GSWS Colloquium Series
Fisher Bennet 344
This location is ADA accessible
Please join us to learn about the research from Nicola Guida & Mattia Italiano Mattia Italiano is a Ph.D student in Italian Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. He is interested in Gender and Sexuality studies in English and Italian Renaissance, with particular focus on the…
