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.
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!
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.
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].
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!
