Events
Feminist Forum
September 2 & 16
Time: 3:30-5pm
Place: French Hall West 4616
The Feminist Forum is a student-led space for the WGSS community and other interested feminists at UC to explore global struggles for justice, build transnational feminist solidarity, and foster interdisciplinary dialogues.
A Brown Bag Talk
Dr. Jena DiMagio, University of Cincinnati
“Staging the Limitations of Medical Knowledge in Sidney Kingsley’s Men in White."
Date: September 16
Time: 3:30-4:30pm
Location: French Hall West 4616
A Brown Bag Talk
Dr. Nimisha Bhat, University of Cincinnati Libraries
Date: October 14th
Time: 3:30-4:30pm
Location: French Hall West 4616
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What Had Happened Was
Therí Alyce Pickens, Bates College
Monday, April 14, 1pm
Elliston Poetry Room, 646 Langsam
This year’s WGSS Distinguished Lecture meets the moment by turning us to poetry as a site for cultural analysis and imaginative strength in the midst of political struggle. Dr. Therí Pickens, Charles A. Dana Professor of English and Africana at Bates College, is a highly accomplished poet, scholar, and public intellectual. Her work focuses on Arab American Studies, Black Studies, Comparative Literature, and Disability Studies and she has published in a wide range of outlets including The New York Times and The Washington Post. Her most recent monograph, Black Madness:: Mad Blackness (2019) is a foundational framework for thinking Black Disability Studies. Dr. Pickens' will be reading from her debut poetry collection, What Had Happened Was, which will be released by Duke University Press on March 28th.
2026 Distinguished Lecture: Doing Feminist Studies Under Surveillance and Censorship
Thursday, February 12th, 2026
4PM
Taft Research Center
This discussion examines how feminist scholars navigate evolving social, political, and institutional landscapes. In a political climate that bans words, legislates gender identity, and criminalizes civil dissent, how do feminists do their work in the classroom, in their communities, and across international borders? Panelists share their experiences, offer strategies for collective resistance, and discuss how current conditions reflect broader cultural anxieties and political shifts.
Panelists:
Dr. LaVelle Ridley (she/her), Assistant Professor of Queer/Trans* Studies, The Ohio State University
Dr. John Rufo (they/them), Assistant Professor of American Studies, Kenyon College
Dr. CK Snyder (she/they), Associate Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, University of Louisville