News
With ‘The Sacramento of Desire,’ Julia Bloch completes a personal trilogy
Julia Bloch, director of Penn’s Creative Writing Program, has just published a new book of poetry, “The Sacramento of Desire,” completing a trilogy centered on her experiences in California. Read the full article.
APC/GSWS Director Kathy Brown discusses women's suffrage and the "white vote" in Penn Today's "African Americans have been blocked from voting, but the Black vote is not a ‘bloc’"
Penn Today's article "African Americans have been blocked from voting, but the Black vote is not a ‘bloc’" includes commentary from APC/GSWS Director Kathy Brown regarding women's suffrage, the "white vote," and the two-party system.
Read the article here.
GSWS Visiting Professor Jonathan Katz in Conversation with Catherin Opie
On February 20th, Visiting Associate Professor Jonathan Katz was in conversation with Catherine Opie to mark the opening of the Barbican London's exhibition Masculinities: Liberation Through Photography. Read a review of the exhibition from The Guardian.
A time traveling Harriet Tubman, brought to life on stage by Lorene Cary
The first play by Lorene Cary of the School of Arts and Sciences features a time traveling Harriet Tubman who toggles between her 19th-century life and a present-day Philadelphia prison where she recruits soldiers to fight with her in the Civil War. Playing to sold-out audiences, “My General Tubman” is on stage through mid-March at the Arden Theatre Company.
Ricardo Bracho featured in latest issue of the Almanac
Ricardo A. Bracho has been named the first Abrams Artist-in-Residence in Penn Arts & Sciences in the Alice Paul Center for Research on Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies. Artists-in-residence are outstanding visual artists, musicians, writers and other creative practitioners who work with students and faculty.
Read the full article in the latest issue of Almanac.
Exhibition showcases the brilliance of Black women writers
A new Penn Libraries show features materials from the Joanna Banks collection. A companion symposium on Black women writing across genres begins on Thursday, Feb. 20.
Read the full article.
A Hallmark Year in Voting History (including thoughts from APC Interim Associate Director, Maria Murphy)
Maria Murphy of the Alice Paul Center for Research on Gender, Sexuality, and Women and Sherisse Laud-Hammond, Director of the Penn Women’s Center (PWC), discuss Anthony, her legacy, and voting rights today.
Read the full article on Penn Today.
GSWS/APC Announces the Lynda S. Hart Teaching Awards
The Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies Program at Penn, together with the Alice Paul Center, announce a call for nominations for the first annual Lynda Hart Teaching Awards.
Ricardo Bracho Named Inaugural Abrams Artist-in-Residence
Ricardo A. Bracho has been named the first Abrams Artist-in-Residence in Penn Arts & Sciences, in the Alice Paul Center for Research on Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies. Artists-in-residence are outstanding visual artists, musicians, writers, and other creative practitioners who work with students and faculty.