Past Events
"Racializing Subjectivity in 17th Century Erotic Narrative" 2023 Phyllis Rackin Lecture by Professor Valerie Traub
Ovidian-inspired erotic epyllia and their pornographic progeny play an important role in the early modern construction of racial whiteness. Francis Beaumont’s narrative verse Salmacis and Hermaphroditus (1602) and A Dialogue Between a Married Lady and a Maid (c. 1684) illustrate…
Abolition. Feminism. Now Group Discussion
Join FQT/GSWS for a conversation about Abolition. Feminism. Now (Angela Y. Davis, Gina Dent, Erica R. Meiners, and Beth E. Richie). Arielle Julia Brown, Kathy Brown, and Kirsten Lee will lead a discussion about the indivisibile projects of abolition and feminism.
Connecting Conversations: Strengthening LGBTQ+ Families Panel
Join Eidos LGBTQ+ Health Initiative for an interdisciplinary panel discussion. Moderator Jessica Halem speaks with experts from research, policy, and startups to explore how we can strengthen LGBTQ+ family formation through community, healthcare, and services. Join us on Zoom…
From Congress to the Vatican: The Promotion of Maternal-Fetal Surgery & Perinatal Palliative Care as Alternatives to Abortion Care
Online
In the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn federal protection for abortion care, maternal-fetal surgery and perinatal palliative care have been heavily promoted as alternatives for people whose pregnancies are complicated by a severe fetal condition. These are…
Heritage & Presence Symposium
Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion, 6th floorKislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and ManuscriptsVan Pelt Library, 3420 Walnut Street
What is the relationship between heritage—a set of shared articulations and sensations of the past—and our lived realities? How do efforts to construct and erase these shared understandings impact the possibilities of a shared and shareable present? These questions have acquired…
