Past Events

Past Events

WashU Law Panel Discussion/Q&A: Sexual Violence, Survivor Advocacy, and Accountability

Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom (310)

Women Impressionists and the Land: A Talk by Simon Kelly

Simon Kelly, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Saint Louis Art Museum, will present Women Impressionists and the Land, the major exhibition he has curated for the museum. Interested participants must RSVP using the link below our flyer.
Wrighton 300

The Jewish Body and The Valley Girl, 1982-Now

DUC Goldberg Formal Lounge

Francophone Film Festival: Young Mothers

Film Screening October 16, 2026 | 5:00 pm Brown 100
Brown 100

Art + Medical Humanities Symposium - Unstable Evidence: Art, Data, and the Culture of Health

Unstable Evidence: Art, Data, and the Culture of Health is an interdisciplinary symposium that brings together the arts, medical humanities, and sciences to examine the visual, cultural, and scientific dimensions of health.
Holmes Lounge & Busch Hall 100

Fall 2026 Study Abroad Fair

WashU Overseas Programs is excited to host its Fall Study Abroad Fair for all students in Arts & Sciences.
WashU Athletic Complex | Varsity Gym

Fall 2026 Major-Minor Fair

Each fall, the College holds a Major-Minor Fair, where students can talk to faculty members and get more information on many majors and minors at one time and in one place.
WashU Athletic Complex

WGSS Honors Thesis Info Session – October 8th at 5:30pm

McMillan Hall 211

Fraught Femininity: Sex Work, Transphobia, and Lipstick Regulation

How does lipstick’s colorful past—and present— relate to sex work, class, and transphobic policies? In this panel, Lipstick author and Washington University Professors Eileen G’Sell, Adrienne Davis, Tamsin Kimoto, and Brenda Dvoskin will explore beauty culture’s most controversial tool.
Bryan Cave Moot Court - Room 301 | Danforth Campus - Washington University

FMS Colloquium Lecture Series: Rebecca Wanzo, “Liberation Among the Stars: Black Fandom and Racial Capitalism”

(co-sponsorship with Department of Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies)
Seigle Room 301

Davarian L. Baldwin on University and Community

A free public event in the Sawyer Seminar Series
Hillman Hall, Clark-Fox Forum

Advocacy, Objectivity and Method

A Forum to Discuss the WashU/Vanderbilt Special Commission Report on the State of Scholarship in the Humanities and Humanistic Social Sciences
Hillman Hall, Clark-Fox Forum + Zoom

Reproductive Justice Across Movements, Courts, and Communities

Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom (310)

Fall Orientation Open House

WGSS Senior Presentations

PROTECTION, POWER & PREVENTION: Community Conversations about Sexual Health

4510 Manchester Ave, St. Louis, MO Food provided.

Screening: Black Box Diaries (2024)

Seigle 109

Teagan Bradway Hurst Talk - "How to Make Queer Kin"

Teagan Bradway Hurst Talk - "Bodies That Gather: How to Practice and Sustain Queer Kinship"

Americanist Dinner Forum with Dr. Kong Pha - Sexuality, Belonging and Race Among Asian Americans in the Midwest

All are invited for dinner and conversation with Dr. Kong Pha on Monday, April 13th!
Kemper Museum Atrium

Loud Enough - Surviving Justice Screening

Christina Carney - Disreputable Women: Black Sex Economies and the Making of San Diego

Ocean Vuong

Roundtable: Queering Reproductive Justice

McKenzie Wark - The Cis Gaze and Its Others

Safe Harbor: Black Women and the Art of Friendship

Dr. Khameer Kidia

Dr. Khameer Kidia

Division of Global Health Equity and Hospital Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Seigle Hall L003

Book Launch: “Lipstick” by Eileen G’Sell

Goldberg Formal Lounge (DUC 278)

WGSS Major Welcome Session

McMillan Hall 221

Civic Action Weeks: The 1776–1789 Connection: Transatlantic Revolutions and the Birth of Human Rights

Stories of Third-Trimester Abortion Care

Civic Action Weeks: Ballot Initiatives, Healthcare, & Health Equity

Civic Action Weeks: Courtwatch to Civic Action: Local Courts 101

Civic Café: Civic Journey Spotlight with St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer

The Black Rep Show: The Black Feminist Guide to the Human Body

Stay after the show for a post-performance conversation with playwright Lisa B. Thompson and WashU Law Professor Adrienne Davis as they reflect on The Black Feminist Guide to the Human Body, a vibrant and affirming work that celebrates Black women, community, and survival. Purchase Tickets Below!
A.E Hotchner Studio Theatre, Washington University

Public Writing Across the Humanities and Social Sciences: A Workshop for Graduate Students

DUC 234, 6475 Forsyth Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63105

A Counter-Imaginary to Authoritarian Power: Gender, Passion and other Psychosocial Formations

Featuring keynote speaker philosopher and gender studies scholar Judith Butler, Distinguished Professor in the Graduate School at the University of California, Berkeley and author, “Who’s Afraid of Gender?” - Faculty Book Celebration
Hillman Hall, Clark-Fox Forum

Civic Vision & Leadership: A Conversation with Tishaura Jones

Women and Equality in the New Testament

Lance Jenott, Senior Lecturer WashU Classics
Ladue Chapel, Leutwiler Room | 9450 Clayton Rd.

Women and Equality in the New Testament

Lance Jenott, Senior Lecturer WashU Classics
Ladue Chapel, Leutwiler Room | 9450 Clayton Rd.

Women and Equality in the New Testament

Lance Jenott, Senior Lecturer WashU Classics
Ladue Chapel, Leutwiler Room | 9450 Clayton Rd.

Women and Equality in the New Testament

Lance Jenott, Senior Lecturer WashU Classics
Ladue Chapel, Leutwiler Room | 9450 Clayton Rd.

Restricted Reading: What Book Bans Mean for Health and Justice

Research from the Banned Books Undergraduate Research Fellowship
Danforth University Center, Room 239

Civil Society Brunch: Sex, Gender, and Sports

Zack Bowersox (Political Science), Marina DiMarco (Philosophy), Ophelia Vedder (Political Science), and Lucy Vollbrecht (Philosophy)
Knight Center Room 220

Critical Race Theory at the Bottom of the Well: Derrick Bell’s ‘Grandchildren’ Reflect on the Future of CRT

Join us for a roundtable with Adrienne Davis, Robert Chang, and Anthony Farley as they reflect on Derrick Bell’s legacy and the future of Critical Race Theory.
Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom (A-B Hall, Room 310)