Past Events
Penn & Slavery Project - Pop-Up Exhibit
Lea Library, Van Pelt
Undergraduate researchers have spent Fall Semester researching ties between the University of Pennsylvania and the institution of slavery. Please join them as they present their findings. Reception to follow
Transgender Health–A Multi-disciplinary Approach
Smilow Center for Translational Research3400 Civic Center Boulevard Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
Today’s healthcare system must address transgender issues from the perspectives of physical health, mental health and the individual’s integration into society. Penn’s Center for Human Appearance is holding a symposium to bring together the many related disciplines to discuss…
World AIDS Day at Penn
Charles Adams Fine Arts Hall Courtyard, 200 South 36th Street, Philadelphia
A Day With Art: Respect for HealthFeaturing two participative Love/Live art displays created by Penn Fine Arts students that raise awareness about people living with HIV/AIDS in our local communities, and that can help us all think about the issues around people living with HIV…
The Emergence of Orthodox Girls’ Culture in Interwar Poland
Annenberg School for Communication, Room 110
3620 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Bais Yaakov, founded by a seamstress in 1917 in her sewing studio in Krakow, Poland, grew within a remarkably short time into an international network of schools for Orthodox girls that continues to function today. This talk will explore the founding of the school, focusing on…
Trans Literacy Project Seminar on Teaching Beyond the Gender Binary
Penn LGBT Center: 3907 Spruce Street
The Trans Literacy Project (TLP) is an exciting series of cross-discipline, cross-community conversations designed to advance trans literacy across and beyond the university. TLP workshops and expert panels feature the powerful insights of nonbinary, trans, and gender…
After the Care Crisis
Thursday, November 15 @ 6 PM: Amado Recital Hall at Irvine Auditorium for The CARE Documentary Film Screening
Friday, November 16, 9 AM to 5:00 PM: Stiteler Hall, Room B26 for the Conference Panel Sessions
Care is in crisis. The lion’s share of caregiving within and outside of families is done by women and they receive little to no pay, nor recognition for it. Women represent over 80% of childcare workers, over 90% of home care workers, and over 95% of domestic workers. Many of…
Nancy Folbre Book Workshop
GSWS/APC Conference Room (Fisher-Bennett Hall 3rd floor)
Political Economy of Gender The Rise and Decline of Patriarchal Systems , Book Manuscript Discussion with Nancy Folbre Please Email: pgonalon@sas.upenn.edu to RVSP
When Anyone Can Tell: Liquor Laws, Gay Bars, and the Politics of Common Sense
Penn Law Faculty Lounge, Silverman Hall, Room 144
Professor Anna Lvovsky from Harvard Law School will present her paper “ When Anyone Can Tell: Liquor Laws, Gay Bars, and the Politics of Common Sense" at the Legal History Workshop. Please contact Anna Gavin, agavin@law.upenn.edu, for a copy of the paper if you wish to attend…
When Anyone Can Tell: Liquor Laws, Gay Bars, and the Politics of Common Sense
Penn Law Faculty Lounge, Silverman Hall, Room 144
Professor Anna Lvovsky from Harvard Law School will present her paper “ When Anyone Can Tell: Liquor Laws, Gay Bars, and the Politics of Common Sense" at the Legal History Workshop. Please contact Anna Gavin, agavin@law.upenn.edu, for a copy of the paper if you wish to attend…
Poi e; The Story of Our Song
Penn Museum, 3260 South St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
An unlikely hit song sung in the Maori language bursts forth on the scene and reignites Maori pride in the youth. Directed by Tearepa Kahi (2016, New Zealand) Hosted by Penn New Zealanders Orchid Tierney and Alexis Rider, and other guests. Free with Museum Admission. For more…
