Events

A Selection of Mexican Ex-Votos

A Selection of Mexican Ex-Votos - Exhibition

April 12 - October 18, 2024  Gain insight into Mexican religious folk practices through these selections from the Dr. William H. Helfand collection of ex-votos and devotional paintings on medical subjects. The display is located on the main level of the Holman Biotech Commons, outside the Holman Reading Room. 

PRSS Spring Symposium: Ordering the Human

Perry World House | to

Ordering the Human: Global Science and Racial Reason Symposium by The Program on Race, Science, and Society, Center for Africana Studies.

Emerging Opportunities in Homelessness Policy and Practice

HR Learning & Education, 3624 Market Street, Suite 1AS | to

As part of the Office of Affirmative Action & Equal Opportunity Programs Diversity Lecture Series, Professor Dennis P. Culhane speaks on Emerging Opportunities in Homelessness Policy and Practice.

Jack Halberstam: Trans: A Quick and Quirky Account of Gender Variability

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Event Description coming soon. 

Jack Halberstam is Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity, Gender Studies and Comparative Literature at the University of Southern California. Halberstam is the author of five books and has written articles that have appeared in numerous journals, magazines and collections. Halberstam is currently working on several projects including a book on Fascism and (homo)sexuality. Halberstam has co-edited a number of anthologies including Posthuman Bodies with Ira Livingston (Indiana University Press, 1995) and a special issue of Social Text with Jose Munoz and David Eng titled “What’s Queer About Queer Studies Now?” Jack is a popular speaker and gives lectures around the country and internationally every year. Lecture topics include: queer failure, sex and media, subcultures, visual culture, gender variance, popular film, animation.

Robbin Chapman - Visiting Scholars of Color Lecture Series

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As a part of its Visiting Scholars of Color lecture series Penn GSE welcomes Robbin Chapman, the associate provost and academic director of diversity and inclusion at Wellesley College.  Event details to follow.

Mark D. Gordon Lecture Written on the Body

LGBT Center, 3907 Spruce Street |

Lexie Bean and Nyala Moon, Editor and Contributor to the book: Written on the Body give a lecture entitled Letters from Trans and Non-Ninary Survivors of Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence.

Resliency in Queer Religious Leadership

LGBT Center, 3907 Spruce Street |

A discussion with local Muslim, Jewish and Christian queer leaders about identity, spirituality and embodied resistance.

James Brister Society 25th Anniversary

Inn at Penn, 3600 Sansom Street | to

Please join JBS co-chairs Michael Barrett, ENG'89, Gil Casellas, L'77, and founding member Gloria Twine Chisum, GR'60, HON'84, to celebrate the James Brister Society 25th Anniversary.  Registration via link.

DINNER & DIALOGUE: 50 YEARS AFTER MLK

HALL OF FLAGS, HOUSTON HALL, 3417 SPRUCE STREET | to

JOIN THE ANDREA MITCHELL CENTER for the Study of Democracy and BGAPSA to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the passing of Dr. Martin Luther King on April 4th, 1968. The evening will be a rich community event with a dynamic program.

Reserve your free ticket now to guarantee entry. Of course, everyone is welcome to attend on the day of the event as space allows. We look forward to seeing you there!

Campus Conversation

200 College Hall | to

Penn Wellness, in partnership with the Wellness at Penn Initiative, invite you to a Campus Conversation on Monday, April 2, to kick off Mental Wellness Week 2018.

Rebirths, Returns, and Comebacks Story Slam

Upstairs Live at World Cafe, 3025 Walnut Street | to