Past Events

The Covers and Undercovers of Samuel Steward - with Michael Bronski
September 21, 2026
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9:00AM - 10:00AM EDT
In Person
This online seminar brings together Andrea Carboni (SHL, Durham) and Professor Michael Bronski (Harvard University) to explore the covers and undercovers of Steward’s work, focusing on three titles held in the Haud Nominandum Collection at Senate House...

Michael Bronski Explores Works by American Novelist James Purdy
July 31, 2026
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9:00AM - 10:00AM EDT
Virtual
The most famous gay author you’ve never heard of: Rediscovering James Purdy Explore the works by American novelist James Purdy with Professor Michael Bronski and Andrea Carboni of Durham University. This free event is organized by Senate House Library and...

Chloe Chapin at Harvard Book Store
July 13, 2026
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7:00PM - 8:00PM EDT
In Person
Harvard Book Store welcomes Chloe Chapin —American historian, costume designer, and fashion scholar—for a discussion of her new book, Suitable: The Sartorial Revolution and the Fashioning of Modern Men. She will be joined in conversation by Michelle...

Michael Bronski at Harvard Book Store
June 25, 2026
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7:00PM - 8:00PM EDT
In Person
Michael Bronski at Harvard Book Store Harvard Book Store welcomes Michael Bronski—Professor of Practice in Media and Activism in the Women, Gender, and Sexuality Program at Harvard University—for a discussion of his revised and expanded edition of his...

Meg Stone in conversation with Shameka Gregory at Harvard Book Store
June 24, 2026
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7:00PM - 8:00PM EDT
In Person
Harvard Book Store welcomes Meg Stone—Executive Director of IMPACT Boston, an abuse-prevention and empowerment self-defense organization—for a discussion of her book "Don't Fight Back": And 10 Other Myths About Crime, Personal Safety, and Gender-Based...

7 Stories Up | Book Buzz: Pride Edition
June 17, 2026
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6:00PM - 8:00PM EDT
In Person
Join us at SNFL to hear the "buzz" directly from authors and publishing industry professionals about new and upcoming titles for Pride Month. Free and advance copies available while supplies last! This event will take place in person and online at the...

Tillie Walden in conversation with Michael Bronski at Harvard Book Store
June 10, 2026
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7:00PM - 8:00PM EDT
In Person
Harvard Book Store welcomes Tillie Walden— cartoonist, illustrator, and creator of a number of award-winning graphic novels, including On a Sunbeam, Spinning and the Walking Dead’s Clementine Trilogy—for a discussion of her new graphic novel, Charity and...

Visitas Academic Fair
April 27, 2026
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10:30AM - 12:30PM EDT
In Person
Join WGS in the Science Center Plaza on April 27 to learn more about our program!

Annual Nicholas Papadopoulos Lecture on Gay & Lesbian Studies
April 15, 2026
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5:00PM - 7:00PM EDT
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Boylston Hall, 1st floor
In Person
This year’s lecture will be delivered by Jen Manion (Winkley Professor of History, Amherst College; Author, Female Husbands: A Trans History ), followed by a student- lead Q&A The first 50 attendees will receive a copy of Female Husbands . This lecture is...

The Future That Was Book Talk - Professor Durba Mitra
March 30, 2026
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7:00PM - 8:00PM EDT
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Harvard Book Store
In Person
Durba Mitra will be speaking about her new book, The Future That Was: A History of Third World Feminism Against Authoritarianism , in conversation with Brandon Terry at Harvard Bookstore on March 30th, 2026, at 7 PM. The Future That Was tells the history...

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