Events at Wellesley

Naomi Murakawa, Associate Professor of African American Studies, Princeton University, in conversation with Jenny Musto, Associate Professor of Women's and Gender Studies, Wellesley College.

Marie-Cécile Ganne is a French-born writer, painter, and professor whose life bridges two worlds: the ancient rhythms of the Dordogne Valley and the creative hum of Boston’s art scene. Raised in a village nestled between the Lascaux caves and Rocamadour, she grew up painting with her grandmother…

Right from its foundation in 1961, the National Institute of Design (NID) in Ahmedabad, India, attempted to reorient art and design theory and practice away from the legacy of colonial-era arts pedagogies, and towards internationally resonant ideas borrowed from academies such as the German Bauhaus…

Making Livable Worlds in a Time of Loss takes its title from Prof. Lloréns' recent book, and invites reflection about possible ways to navigate and survive the multiple ongoing crises in our current era. In Making Livable Worlds, Afro-Puerto Rican women's lifeways exemplify how they draw from their…

We are celebrating the launch of the Status of Women and Girls in Massachusetts report, a collaborative research project of the Women's Foundation of Massachusetts (WFMA) and the Wellesley Centers for Women (WCW).

We will welcome award-winning author, scientist, and educator Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer for her talk, ”All Flourishing is Mutual.” Dr. Kimmerer will explore the serviceberry as a living metaphor for abundance, generosity, and reciprocity, offering a compelling alternative to extractive,…

Lecture: Prof. Benjamin Braude (Department of History, Boston College), "Simone Weil's Gnostic Inversion of the Nakedness of Noah and His Three Sons." In this talk, Prof. Braude will address the self-fashioning of French philosopher-saint Simone Weil and her cult of presentation in the context of…