Year 2023/2024
May 9: Queering the National Romance: LatinX Narratives of Belonging
May 3, 2024
We are pleased to invite you to a lecture by Professor Richard Reitsma in which we will explore LatinX literary, cinematic, and television narratives which attempt to situate LatinX persons in the national discourse of “America” through romance tropes. These narratives, often veering towards fantasy, use love between opposing forces (class, race/ethnicity, nations, etc.) as an allegory for a better nation.
Year 2023/2024
April 29: I Settle for Nothing but the Best: Biomedicalization in the Mass Effect Franchise
April 29, 2024
Weird Fictions Research Group cordially invites you to a lecture about biomedicalization in the Mass Effect franchise! In this lecture, we delve into the concept of biomedicalization within the sci-fi franchise, exploring how advancements in genetics, cybernetics, and artificial intelligence reshape the fate of humanity, at the cost of human privacy.
Year 2023/2024
April 26: Bad Gays and They/Them Armies: Homonationalism and its Backlash
April 26, 2024
We are pleased to invite you to a lecture by Ben Miller and Huw Lemmey, the hosts of Bad Gays, “a podcast about evil and complicated queers in history” and the authors of Bad Gays: A Homosexual History.
Year 2023/2024
April 26-27: Status Quo/Status Queer
April 26, 2024
The aim of the conference is to create an opportunity for MA and BA students at the American Studies Center and Institute of Applied Social Sciences to present their research projects and facilitate an exchange of inspiring ideas.
Year 2023/2024
April 16: Screening of Nostalgia and Elegy in the Streets by Jim Hubbard
April 16, 2024
Join us for a screening of films by Jim Hubbard, who has been making experimental films about lesbian and gay activism and community building since the mid-1970s. The screening will be followed by an audience Q&A with the filmmaker.