Past Events
A Conversation with Michael Arceneaux. 2018 Mark D. Gordon Lecture
Arch 208
3601 Locust Walk
Through his candor and wit, Michael unapologetically addresses race, sexuality, religion, and pop culture through the lens of marginalization in today’s America. Michael comments on his life as a black gay man, and how his Catholic upbringing and Howard University education have…
The Black Graduate Women's Association Presents: Say Her Name
Irvine Auditorium, G7 3401 Spruce St.
Join the Black Graduate Women's Association for an evening of discussion on black women, activism, and police brutality in the age of social media. Featuring guest panelists Elisa Foster, Associate Director, Penn Women's Center and Dr. Batsirai Bvunzawabaya, Interim Associate…
Work in Progress Seminar: Jonathan D. Katz
Alice Paul Center: 345 Fisher Bennett Hall, Conference Room
Please join us for a Work-In-Progress lunch with Jonathan D. Katz, Visiting Associate Professor; Director, Visual Studies Doctoral Program, SUNY, Buffalo Paper Title: How AIDS Changed American Art: Sex and the Gendering of Postmodernism Discussant: Heather Love, English and APC…
“Ladies Only”: Documentary Viewing and Discussion with Filmmaker Veda Shastri
Perry World House
Ladies Only: Getting where you’re going without getting harassed. That’s what’s driving a new generation of Indian women to become taxi drivers-for women only. Enter their world as they negotiate New Delhi’s divided public transport spaces. “Ladies Only” is a 29-minute short…
Random Acts of Legacy -- Dir. Ali Kazimi (2016, USA /Canada)
Penn Museum 3260 South St Philadelphia, PA 19104
Home movie footage, found by the director, follows a Chinese American family negotiating life in the suburbs of Chicago between 1936 and 1951. Presented by Rob Buscher, Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival, and Kate Pourshariati , Penn Museum Film Archivist.
