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This faculty-led initiative brings together researchers from across USC to explore and contextualize shifts in representations of gender, race and sexuality in popular culture, while also translating our research into the public square.

Consortium member, Prof. Wendy Cheng is offering a new Asian American Studies class this fall 2026. AMST 378 takes a glo...
06/01/2026

Consortium member, Prof. Wendy Cheng is offering a new Asian American Studies class this fall 2026. AMST 378 takes a global and transpacific approach to understanding the history of Asian immigration to the U.S. and how Asian Americans have participated in shaping what it means to be American. Through exploring a variety of materials including local archives, museum exhibits, art, novels, and films, students will learn how to do historical research and complete an independent project on a topic of their choice.

We invite you to attend our Spring 2026 Reception, a garden party with taquero service and aguas frescas. We look forwar...
04/27/2026

We invite you to attend our Spring 2026 Reception, a garden party with taquero service and aguas frescas.

We look forward to see you there!

Join us for the 2026 Barbra Streisand Lecture from the Consortium Scholar in Residence, Alexis Pauline Gumbs.Wind is Our...
04/27/2026

Join us for the 2026 Barbra Streisand Lecture from the Consortium Scholar in Residence, Alexis Pauline Gumbs.

Wind is Our Teacher: Sea Grape Consciousness at the Edge of the World

Alexis Pauline Gumbs is a Q***r Black Feminist Love Evangelist and an aspirational cousin to all life. She is/they are the author of several books, most recently Survival is a Promise: The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde and the award-winning Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals. She is/they are the co-founder of the Mobile Homecoming Trust, an intergenerational experiential living library of Black LBGTQ brilliance.

We invite you to a graduate workshop with Alexis Pauline Gumbs! For this workshop, graduate students /postdocs will be a...
04/27/2026

We invite you to a graduate workshop with Alexis Pauline Gumbs!

For this workshop, graduate students /
postdocs will be asked to read chapters 39, 41 and 42 of Survival is a Promise. Lunch is provided. SPACE IS LIMITED. RSVP to [email protected].

International scholars, Sam Stiegler (University of Melbourne) and LJ Slovin (University of Victoria), co-authors of Emb...
04/20/2026

International scholars, Sam Stiegler (University of Melbourne) and LJ Slovin (University of Victoria), co-authors of Embracing Q***r and Trans Frameworks in Qualitative Educational Research: Showing Our Work (Routledge) will be in conversation with Kelso Becktol and Max Lubbers, Ph.D. graduate students who work in trans and q***r studies in USC’s Department of American Studies and Ethnicity.

Come join a conversation on q***r and trans education and research!

We’re excited to sponsor the upcoming discussion with Elaine Chou, “Where Are You Really From.” Celebrating her recently...
09/17/2025

We’re excited to sponsor the upcoming discussion with Elaine Chou, “Where Are You Really From.” Celebrating her recently published short story collection of the same name, Elaine will be in conversation with Dr. Dorinne Kondo on October 1st from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm PST in Kaprielian Hall (KAP) RM 445. We hope to see you there!

Come check out the upcoming Standing Out with the Q***rs of Comedy event series! The three-part series will have events ...
09/17/2025

Come check out the upcoming Standing Out with the Q***rs of Comedy event series! The three-part series will have events from October 1st to October 3rd. Event details below, visit visionsandvoices.usc.edu for RSVP details and more information.

Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution Screening - Join Page Hurwitz in conversation with Trish Bendix discussing their documentary exploring the history of LGBTQ+ stand-up comedy, considering its importance as an instrument for social change over the past five decades.

Comedy Workshop - Want to learn how to write a joke? Join River Butcher and Solomon Georgio as they help participants understand the form and performance of stand-up, as well as explore comedy’s role in q***r culture.

Standing Out with the Q***rs of Comedy Showcase - Sets by River Butcher, Solomon Georgio, and Roz Hernandez will be followed by a Q&A about the life and art of professional stand-up comedians, the role of humor in q***r culture and history, and more.

Join the Departments of Gender & Sexuality Studies, French and Italian, and Anthropology, and the School of Cinematic Ar...
09/17/2025

Join the Departments of Gender & Sexuality Studies, French and Italian, and Anthropology, and the School of Cinematic Arts in welcoming q***r disabled experimental South African filmmaker Shelley Barry to USC for a screening of a selection of her award-winning short films, including a sneak peek of her latest film focused on trans youth across southern Africa, “Record!”

Screening will be followed by a Q&A with Dr. Barry herself,
moderated by Dr. Julie Van Dam and Dr. Mlondi Zondi.

Thursday, September 25 @ 7pm
Ray Stark Theatre, SCA

Visit cinema.usc.edu to RSVP and for more information.

Our Spring Scholar in Residence will be here in exactly one month! Use our Linktree to find out more.linktr.ee/usc_conso...
02/10/2025

Our Spring Scholar in Residence will be here in exactly one month! Use our Linktree to find out more.
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The Consortium is excited to announce Alice Motion as our Spring '25 Scholar in Residence! As part of their March 10-14 ...
01/27/2025

The Consortium is excited to announce Alice Motion as our Spring '25 Scholar in Residence! As part of their March 10-14 residency, Prof Motion will take part in a number of events, including a public conversation and a grad workshop.

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