Past Events
The Florida Incubator: How One State Shaped the Nation’s Culture Wars
College Hall 209
Join us for an evening with Dr. Julio Capo, Florida International University, presenting "The Florida Incubator: How One State Shaped the Nation’s Culture Wars". For light refreshments, please arrive around 4:30.
Rickets in the History of Medicine: Bit Player or “A-Lister”?
Hybrid; Gershwind & Bennett Family Collaborative Classroom, Holman Biotech Commons, 3610 Hamilton Walk, University of Pennsylvania
The history of rickets is deeply intertwined with the emergence of modern medicine. This talk with Christian Warren, PhD, will demonstrate that, time and again, rickets was a player in important chapters of that drama. The history of rickets is deeply intertwined with the…
Jonathan Katz Book Talk - About Face: Stonewall, Revolt, and New Queer Art
Penn Bookstore
Though the Stonewall Riots might now be shorthand for the start of the gay rights movement, so much of art and culture has been 'queer' since the beginning of time. In About Face, art historian and curator Jonathan D. Katz explores this concept head-on, curating a tapestry of…
4th Annual Distinguished Lecture in African Studies with Madam Leynah Gbowee, Nobel Prize Laureate
Huntsman Hall, 8th Floor Colloquium Level
Join us for The 4th Annual Distinguished Lecture in African Studies featuring Madam Leymah Gbowee, Nobel Prize Laureate. She will deliver a talk on the topic of "Peace and Security” from her experience as a Liberian Peace Activist who was featured in the acclaimed documentary…
Embodied Engagement: 2 workshops with Kesha Fikes
Penn Museum - Widner Auditorium
Join us for a somatic exploration with independent scholar, somatic therapist, and social praxis facilitator Kesha Fikes. The intention is to provide space for embodied dialogue with what remains politically unrepaired and viscerally unpresenced across campuses and indeed, across…
