Past Events
Khoon Diy Baarav (Blood Leaves Its Trail): A Film by Iffat Fatima
401 Fisher-Bennett Hall (3340 Walnut St)
A compelling and moving documentation of state repression and women's resistance in Kashmir. Screening followed by a discussion with the director. Presented by UPenn's Social Justice/Global South Group, English Department, with GSWS, South Asia Center, and Cinema Studies
Second Looks, Second Chances for Pennsylvania Lifers: Commutation by the Numbers
University of Pennsylvania Law School Fitts Auditorium
3501 Sansom Street
The Penn Program on Documentaries & the Law invites you to a screening of “Second Looks, Second Chances for Pennsylvania Lifers: Commutation by the Numbers” which was produced in collaboration with Lifers, Inc. at Graterford and the Pennsylvania Prison Society. This screening is…
Female Empowerment for Global Social Change: A Panel Discussion
Office of Government and Community Affairs, 3901 Walnut Street, Suite 400
Kiera Kenney graduated from the School of Social Policy and Practice with her MSW in 2013. She is Manager of Health and Social Services at the African Family Health Organization in Philadelphia, where she works with immigrants and refugees. She previously worked in Lusaka, Zambia…
Identity & the 2016 U.S. Election
Silverstein Forum, Stiteler Hall
This program will gather a panel of scholars who will engage the Penn community in conversation around: a) the role of identity in shaping the 2016 US presidential election and b) how we might expect issues of identity (e.g., race, immigration, gender, religion, citizenship…
Unbinding The Pillow Book: Gender, Adaptation, and the Life of a Japanese Classic with Gergana Ivanova
Annenberg Room 111
The Center for East Asian Studies Humanities Colloquium Series presents: Unbinding The Pillow Book: Gender, Adaptation, and the Life of a Japanese Classic with Gergana Ivanova, Assistant Professor of Japanese Literature. University of Cincinnati. For more information
Studying Race, Gender and Sexuality in Earlier Periods: Lessons, Limits and Intersections
English Department Grad Lounge (FBH 330)
The MedRen, GenSex, and Latitudes working groups (Department of English) are hosting a special event welcoming Professors Ania Loomba, Melissa Sanchez (both APC/GSWS Core Faculty) and Cord Whitaker for a group discussion - Studying Race, Gender and Sexuality in Earlier Periods…
Zapata Vive, La Lucha Sigue: Legacies of the Zapatist Revolution on the Americas' Indigenous and Communal Movements
Stiteler Hall208 S. 37th St
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, Latin American and Latino Studies and the Alice Paul Center present this program featuring Jennifer Ponce de Léon, Asst. Professor of English; Obed Arango, Founder and Director of the Centro de Cultura, Arte, Trabajo y Educación (CCATE)…
Women of Fels Film Screening: She's Beautiful When She's Angry
Spady Room, Fox-Fels Hall3814 Walnut St
Please join Women of Fels for an official screening of the movie " She's Beautiful When She's Angry" on Thursday, September 21st. This documentary focuses on the dramatic events of the feminist movement of 1966 to 1971. The incredible and often forgotten women who defined the…
Survival: A Panel on Homelessness, Sex Work, and Incarceration
3601 Locust Walk (ARCH Building)Room 108
Please join Penn Non-Cis, in collaboration with several other student groups, on September 20th in Room 108 of the Arch building for a panel discussion on the intersection of race, gender identity, homelessness, sex work and incarceration. This panel will consist of trans women…
Documentary Screening: History Doesn't Have to Repeat Itself
Penn LGBT Center3907 Spruce St
Join filmmaker Stéphane Gérard and Penn Africana Studies PhD Student Sydney Baloue for a screening of Gérard's award-winning documentary on Stonewall activism, History Doesn't Have to Repeat Itself, followed by Q&A. Admission is free and refreshments will be served.