Work-in-Progress Seminar
The HRC Work-in-Progress Seminar welcomes VCU faculty in the Humanities and Humanistic Social Sciences who would like to share their research in progress. The seminar will devote 35-40 minutes to a project presentation, followed by 15-20 minutes of Q&A. Authors are welcome to pre-circulate papers at least a week before the seminar. We are currently accepting paper applications for Spring 2025. If interested, please fill out this form.
2024-25
UFO Studies in Realms of the Indigenous and the Aesthetic
September 17, 2024
The speaker for this event is J. Molina-Garcia, Salvadoran-American media artist, writer, and educator, and Assistant Professor of Photography and Digital Futures at VCU.
Nasty Girls and Bastard Killers: Abortion Folklore Contesting Purity Culture
September 27, 2024
Paulina Guerrero is an artist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University. Her research interests and writing center on folklore, gender, reproductive health/rights/justice, Latinx feminisms, and feminist ecologies. Her extensive experience in reproductive rights, health, and justice led her to become the National Programs Director of All-Options; a reproductive justice organization that supports folks in all of their pregnancy experiences including parenting, abortion, and adoption.
Prior Academic Years
Justice Undone: Women Accused of Nazi-Era War Crimes [video]
The speaker for this event was Jessica Trisko Darden, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the (In)Security Lab at Virginia Commonwealth University.
How Digital Technology Produces Fascism
The speaker for this event was David Golumbia, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Digital Studies in the Department of English at Virginia Commonwealth University.