Past Events
Navigating Caregiving: Making it Work No Matter Where You Work
In person and online
This session, part of the Penn Alumni Momentum program, will focus on how employers and caregivers can navigate challenges and find solutions in today's changing workplace. Momentum: The Power of Penn Women began as a virtual conference in 2021 and has expanded to a series of…
GSWS Graduate Research Colloquium ft. Kirsten Lee (Department of English) and Zoe Zhao (Department of Sociology)
FBH 345 and on zoom
Kirsten Lee Frances Ellen Watkins Harper's Postbellum Poststructuralism In her 1869 novel Minnie ’ s Sacrifice , Frances Ellen Watkins Harper depicts the political aftermath of the Civil War as a drama of miscegenation, citizenship, and public service in the American South. The…
5 Mins with New GSWS Faculty
Penn Women's Center outdoor garden
Join FQT/GSWS for an informal reception as we welcome our new GSWS faculty: Sarah Banet-Weiser, Alicia Meyer, Teemu Ruskola, Javier Samper Vendrell, Beans Velocci, and Secil Yilmaz. Snacks provided.
GSWS Job Market workshop with Melissa Sanchez (Penn) and Mary Zaborskis (Penn State Harrisburg)
Zoom
" Applying to Gender Studies Jobs Without a Gender Studies PhD" Our speakers will be Melissa Sanchez (UPenn, Professor of English and Director of GSWS and FQT) and Mary Zaborskis (Penn State Harrisburg, Assistant Professor of American Studies and Gender Studies and GSWS…
FQT/GSWS Open House
Courtyard behind Fisher Bennett Hall
Join FQT/GSWS staff, faculty, and community members at an outdoor reception behind Fisher Bennett Hall.
FREE CECE! Documentary Screening
Hill College House (Club Lounge A303)
Join FQT/GSWS for a screening of FREE CECE! A documentary about CeCe McDonald, directed and produced by Jac Gares and executive produced by Laverne Cox. On her way to the store with a group of friends, Chrishaun Reed “CeCe” McDonald was brutally attacked. While defending her life…
Dr. Jorge Sánchez Cruz, "Trans* (Dis)appearance at the Mexican Frontier: Reading Refusal in Teresa Margolles's Ya basta hijos de puta (2018)"
GSWS/FQT Conference Room (Fisher Bennett Hall Rm 345, 3340 Walnut Steet)
GSWS Graduate Research Colloquium ft. Jackie Radford (Graduate School of Education) and Genevieve Tan (Department of History)
FBH 345 and zoom
Abortion Access: Implications for Institutions of Higher Education Jackie Radford The reversal of Roe v. Wade will have significant implications for how colleges and universities provide reproductive care to students. This session will cover: ·the statutory & cultural history of…