Past Events

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...

A Reading and Conversation with Rani Neutill
February 26, 2026
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5:30PM - 6:30PM EST
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104 Mt. Auburn St, Cambridge, 3R
In Person
Please join Rani Neutill for a reading from her new book “Do You Know How Lucky You Are?” and a conversation afterwards with Krishna Lewis. Thursday, February 26, 5:30pm 104 Mt. Auburn St 2R Cambridge, MA Sponsored by WGS and the W.E.B. DuBois Research...

"Stand Your Ground" Book Launch with WGS Prof. Caroline Light
February 23, 2026
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7:00PM - 8:00PM EST
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Belmont Books
In Person
In the aftermath of nearly all mass shootings of the 21st century, conservative legislators and Second Amendment advocates often push the same claims: that these tragedies could have been averted if victims and bystanders were better equipped to “take...

Queer Pulp in Jonathan Cutbill's Collection: Gordon Merrick's Body Politics
February 13, 2026
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9:00AM - 10:30AM EST
Virtual
RSVP here Overview In this session, Andrea Carboni (Durham, SHL, UCL) converses with Professor Michael Bronski (Harvard University) about representations of gay and bisexual male desire in the works of Gordon Merrick. This online event draws from material...

2025-2026 Matthiessen Lecture
February 10, 2026
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5:30PM - 6:30PM EST
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Barker Center #110 (Thompson Room)
In Person
A gentle reminder to attend the 2025-2026 Matthiessen Lecture by Professor Kareem Khubchandani on Tuesday, February 10, 2026 @ 5:30pm Auntologies: Queer Aesthetics and South Asian Aunties The figure of the aunty is ubiquitous in South Asian public culture...

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