This terrific filim is about a secret language, Nu Shu, developed by women over many centuries in South China. Though as a rule and by custom women were unable to become officially educated, in one region they developed a written language which was passed down from mother to…

FARIHA RÓISÍN is an Australian-Canadian writer, editor and podcaster based in Brooklyn. With an interest in her Muslim identity, race, pop culture and film (as well as queerness and how that intersects with being a femme of color navigating a white world) she has written for Al…

Join Discussant Jason Orne, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Drexel University and Presenter Tyler Baldor, PhD Candidate, Sociology for a virtual event hosted by the Urban Studies Program at University of Pennsylvania. In an era of increased cultural and political acceptance of…

Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI) is hosting The Nand & Jeet Khemka Distinguished Lecture by Professor Rohini Pande, Henry J. Heinz II Professor of Economics and Director, Economic Growth Center at Yale University. The lecture will discuss the role of gender norms and…

Join us on Wednesday, October 28th at 12 pm ET for the GSWS Program's Course & Majors Fair session. Meet GSWS Faculty, Staff, and current students. Zoom information below. Zoom Meeting https://upenn.zoom.us/j/93942343011?pwd=WU9YemZIVGN5UndrQkJ2V2pjN0VQQT09 Meeting ID: 939 4234…

Feeling disenchanted, disaffected, yet ready to mix and mingle? Pour yourself a glass and stop by this zoom happy hour. Contact Alicia Meyer (alicame@sas.upenn.edu) for the zoom link. The password is "thisisfine"

The last few years have witnessed increased violence against LGBTQA+ identifying individuals in Russia, highlighted by the anti-gay propaganda law of 2013 and several murders and imprisonments of queer activists. The passing of the Constitution Amendment on July 1, 2020 has not…

Angelina is a graduate student entering her third year in the Program of Comparative Literature. Her research focuses on Contemporary US women writers, Socialist Feminism, femininity, and women’s book clubs.

Hosted by Heidi Kalloo Karley Sciortino is a writer, television host, and producer. She is the founder of Slutever, a website that focuses on sex and sexuality, and executive producer and host of the Viceland documentary series of the same name. For the last six years she has…

Dr. Destiny Thomas will deliver a virtual lecture, "In Search of Our Mother's Urbanism: A Womanist Call for Spatial Reparations". Dr. Destiny Thomas is a change agent. She is the founder and CEO of Thrivance Group, a multi-regional, socially responsible, for-profit firm that…