Brook's book is the first English language biography of Hirschfeld, the pioneering sexologist and LGBT rights advocate whose research institution in Berlin was shuttered by the Nazis. Brook will talk about Hirschfeld's life and legacy, as well as the craft of writing this sort of…

Please join us to learn about the research from Cienna Davis and Lilly Haave. Cienna Davis is a Ph.D. candidate in Communication at the University of Pennsylvania, with research interests in Black feminist theory, media, diaspora, and cultural politics. Her work explores…

The Philosophy Department welcomes Tareq Baconi at the University of Pennsylvania for a book talk and public conversation with Noura Erakat on his forthcoming book Fire in Every Direction (Simon & Schuster). The event will take place between November 10-14 and center on Baconi’s…

In a dystopian near-future, a protest traps two American tourists at the top of Machu Picchu, Perú. On the same mountain, centuries earlier, a third-gender oracle and their apprentice predict the fall of the Inca Empire. As both timelines approach apocalypse, their worlds collide…

“In the cinema, a society that has lost its gestures tries at once to reclaim what it has lost and to record its loss... For human beings who have lost every sense of naturalness, each single gesture becomes a destiny.” — Giorgio Agamben, "Notes on Gesture" Join us at Public…

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Aria Aber is an Afghan poet, novelist, and Assistant Professor at the University of Vermont. She published her debut poetry collection, "Hard Damage," in 2019 and her premiere novel Good Girl was published in 2025. Moderated by Dr. Fatemeh Shams

Join professors Alex Brostoff (Georgetown University) and rl Goldberg (Hampshire College) at the Goodhand Room in the Penn LGBT Center on October 30th 12-1:30pm for a lunch & learn conversation & celebration of their co-edited special issue of College Literature: A Journal of…

In a dystopian near-future, a protest traps two American tourists at the top of Machu Picchu, Perú. On the same mountain, centuries earlier, a third-gender oracle and their apprentice predict the fall of the Inca Empire. As both timelines approach apocalypse, their worlds collide…

This pop-up exhibit showcases rare and archival materials that reflect how people have understood their health, well-being, and medical knowledge through the medium of bookmaking.