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2025-04-23

Documentary as Praxis: Misogynoir in Medicine

The Center for Media at Risk Visiting Scholar Moya Bailey will discuss making her first solo-directed documentary, “Misogynoir in Medicine.” The conversation will focus on the shifts that occur when collaborating with a team of creators and interviewees who shape the project through their active participation.

12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.

Annenberg School for Communication, 3620 Walnut St.

2025-04-14

The Impact of AI on (Mis)Information

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The Center for Information Networks and Democracy will convene its second annual workshop featuring a robust lineup of scholars to discuss how AI is transforming the information environment, including how we can analyze (and anticipate) the consequences of that transformation. A Penn ID is required to attend.

9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Annenberg School for Communication, 3620 Walnut St.

2025-04-10

Unsettling Global Media and Communication Studies

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The two-day conference will feature four distinct panels, a keynote address on Thursday evening, and a closing session. These sessions will examine how political crises may influence scholarly pedagogies and methodologies. Speakers will interrogate the broader insights that global media studies can offer in the wake of crises.

All Day

Annenberg School for Communication, 3620 Walnut St.

2025-05-17

Food Writing: A Panel Discussion

This panel discussion will focus on food writing in its many forms—recipes, journalism, cultural history, memoir, reviews, and more. Experts will include seasoned editors, journalists, authors, novelists, and cookbook writers.

4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Kelly Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk

2025-04-22

Emma Copley Eisenberg: Reading and Conversation

Emma Copley Eisenberg, the Philadelphia-based author of the novel “Housemates,” a national bestseller and named best book of the year by The Boston Globe, People, NBC, Them.Us, Autostraddle, and Kirkus Reviews, will visit for a reading and conversation with the Penn community.

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Kelly Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk

2025-04-29

Annual Zine Fest

Zine makers and DIY-print enthusiasts are invited to join the annual Zine Fest at Kelly Writers House, co-organized by students in Weitzman School Lecturer Kayla Romberger’s Pixel to Print course.

2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Kelly Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk

2025-04-28

Sachs Program 2025 Grant Awards Celebration

The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation will announce the recipients of its 2025 annual grant awards and celebrate students and faculty awarded earlier in the academic year. Penn Vice Provost for the Arts Timothy Rommen will share welcoming remarks.

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut St.

2025-04-18

The Inspiration Presents ‘Black Odyssey’

Attendees will experience “Black Odyssey,” an a cappella journey celebrating the resilience and culture of the Black community through soulful melodies and rich harmonies.

8:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Penn Museum, 3260 South St.

2025-05-01

Opening Reception: Scattered Earth, Sounded Depth

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The opening reception of “Scattered Earth, Sounded Depth: Penn Fine Arts MFA Thesis Exhibition” will feature the work of Eissa Attar and Alvin Luong, marking the return of the MFA Thesis Exhibition to campus. This event provides attendees the chance to hear directly from the artists and connect with the Penn community.

5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Fisher Fine Arts Library, 220 S. 34th St.

2025-04-11

Contemporary African Art in a Global Context

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This expert panel will explore the stakes and challenges involved with bringing African artists to an international stage, asking key questions about the future of art in a contemporary context. The event is sponsored and organized by the Undergraduate Advisory Board in the History of Art Department at Penn.

3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Fisher Fine Arts Library, 220 S. 34th St.