Despite making major inroads into national legislatures over the last 20 years, female politicians still do not attain parity either in national legislatures or in “P-Suite” positions, that is, as party leaders, president, prime minister, chair of powerful committees, or members…

Comparative literature's "Theorizing" colloquium series brings together established scholars in a variety of fields to discuss current theoretical trends, A talk with Yannik Thiem, of Villanova University who will speak on "Liquid Identities and Bedrocks of Desire: Queer Rituals…

Sponsored by the Department of English in partnership with the Alice Paul Center This event is free and open to the public. Leo Bersani is an internationally renowned scholar who has worked in a variety of fields including gender/sexuality studies, literary studies…

See the film that examines how women are being jailed, physically violated and even put at risk of dying as a radical movement tightens its grip across America. Birthright: A War Story explores the accelerating gains of the crusade to control pregnant women and the fallout that…

APC Works in Progress Seminar with Jasbir Puar, Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies, Rutgers University, New Brunswick In partnership with the Department of English In this talk, Puar reflects on the last ten years of homonationalism and its effects. She is especially…