Past Events

Gender and Climate Change: An Intersectional Approach from Latin America and the Caribbean

November 7, 2023
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4:30PM - 7:30PM EST
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CGIS S010, Tsai Auditorium, DRCLAS - 1730 Cambridge St.
In Person
WGS Chair Jocelyn Viterna, will give the opening remarks at Gender and Climate Change: An Intersectional Approach from Latin America and the Caribbean at Harvard's David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS). This event will be held on...

Gun Violence in America - Conversation with WGS Professor Caroline Light
October 30, 2023
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6:00PM - 7:00PM EDT
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Harvard Kennedy School - JFK Jr. Forum
In Person
Join us for a conversation with Steve Dettelbach, Director of the Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) Bureau on the state of gun violence in America, and the steps that can be taken to address this ongoing crisis. Director Dettlebach was appointed by...

POSTPONED: Grad Student Open House & Info Session
October 17, 2023
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4:00PM - 5:00PM EDT
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WGS/GenderSci Lab (1 Oxford Street, Science Center, Suite 142)
In Person
The Committee on Degrees in Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality invites Harvard Grad Students to an Open House & Information Session Learn more about the graduate secondary field in Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality (WGS); the GSAS Graduate...

WSG Senior Presentations & Reception

May 3, 2023
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2:00PM - 5:00PM EDT
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Harvard Hall 101
In Person
Please join us as we celebrate our graduating seniors! Students will give 5 minute presentations followed by panel Q & A sessions. This is a wonderful chance to hear about the work our students have been doing and to show your support for our academic...

Q and A and Student Lunch with Maryse Condé
Apr 20, 2023
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12:00PM EDT
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Hutchins Center for African & African American Research 104 Mount Auburn Street Cambridge, MA 02138
In Person
Maryse Condé will conduct a Q&A with students and members of the community at the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research (2R) at noon. Lunch will be provided.

Maryse Condé Lecture
Apr 19, 2023
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6:00PM EDT
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Harvard Faculty Reading Room
In Person
Transition Magazine , one of the world’s leading journals of African and African Diasporic politics and culture, will host the famed novelist, playwright, and critic, Maryse Condé, as its inaugural Rajat Neogy Memorial Lecturer on April 19 th, 2023, 6pm...

Gender and Sexuality Workshop
Apr 19, 2023
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6:00PM EDT
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Kresge Room, Barker Center
In Person
The Gender & Sexuality Workshop will meet Wednesday, April 19th, at 6 pm in the Kresge Room, Barker Center. We will be discussing the following papers. Saffron Sener - "Not of a Human Shape: Monstrous Birth and Supernatural Sex in Puritan New England"...

Book Discussion of Segu and Lunch
Apr 17, 2023
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12:00PM EDT
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Hutchins Center for African & African American Research 104 Mount Auburn Street Cambridge, MA 02138
In Person
Join us in-person or virtually for a roundtable discussion of the iconic novel 'Segu' by Maryse Condé. Lunch will be included. The year is 1797, and the kingdom of Segu is flourishing, fed by the wealth of its noblemen and the power of its warriors. The...

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