
Events
The FCWSRC hosts a variety of public events, from book salons to presentations of our Research Associates' works-in-progress; we also proudly promote feminist happenings from across the Five Colleges.
This page is regularly updated with FCWSRC-created and co-sponsored events. To receive up-to-date event announcements in your inbox—including announcements for feminist happenings in the wider Five College community—please sign up to be added to our mailing list.
Upcoming Events

Alice Wong: An Activist's Life
Wednesday, February 19
5:15pm - 6:45pm
In-person at Hampshire College, Franklin Patterson Hall, Main Lecture Hall & online via Zoom
Co-sponsored by the Five College Women's Studies Research Center

Pop-Up Write Together: Hampshire College
Friday, February 28
9:30am - 4:00pm
In-person at Hampshire College, Seydel Reading Room
Co-organized with the Harold F. Johnson Library
Open to Five College faculty, staff, and members of the FCWSRC Writing Community

Save the Date: Kick-Off the Summer Writing Retreat
Monday, June 2 - Wednesday June 4
In-person at Hampshire College, Red Barn
Open to Five College faculty, staff, graduate students, and members of the FCWSRC Feminist Writing Community
Full details & RSVP forthcoming!
Past Events

Writing for Resistance and Resilience: Developing Sustainable Scholarly Practices
Thursday, January 16 & Friday, January 17
9:30am - 4:00pm
In-person at Amherst College, Center for Humanistic Inquiry Think Tank
RSVP Deadline: Monday, January 13
Open to Five College faculty, staff, graduate students, and members of the FCWSRC Feminist Writing Community

Pop-Up Write Together at UMass Amherst
Friday, December 6
9:30am - 4:00pm
In-person at UMass Amherst
Co-sponsored by UMass Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies & the Five College Abolition Justice Faculty Seminar
Open to Five College faculty, staff, and members of the FCWSRC Writing Community

Work-in-Progress Wednesday: Blase Provitola
Wednesday, December 4
2:30pm - 4:00pm
In-person at Hampshire College, Franklin Patterson Hall, G1
Open to Five College faculty, staff, graduate students, and members of the FCWSRC community

Twins, Doubles, and Desire in a Colonial History of Education
Monday, November 11
5:00pm - 6:30pm
In-person at Mount Holyoke College, Williston Memorial Library, Stimson Room
Open to all
Lecture with Sneha Krishnan, FCWSRC Short-Term Visiting Scholar, who will be in conversation with Abby Glogower, Research and Instruction Archivist at Mount Holyoke Archives and Special Collections.

Work-in-Progress Wednesday: Sneha Krishnan
Wednesday, November 6
2:30pm - 4:00pm
In-person at Hampshire College, Franklin Patterson Hall, G1
Open to Five College faculty, staff, graduate students, and members of the FCWSRC community

Pop-Up Write Together at Mount Holyoke
Friday, October 18
9:30am - 4:00pm
In-person at Mount Holyoke College, Mary Woolley Hall, New York Room
Open to Five College faculty, staff, and members of the FCWSRC Writing Community

Work-in-Progress Wednesday: Bo Ruberg
Wednesday, October 2
2:30pm - 4:00pm
In-person at Hampshire College, Franklin Patterson Hall, G1
Open to Five College faculty, staff, graduate students, and members of the FCWSRC community

The Futures of Postcolonial Thought: Desire and Collectivity Symposium
Thursday, September 26 - Saturday, September 28
In-person at UMass Amherst
Association of Postcolonial Thought Symposium
Co-sponsored by the Five College Women's Studies Research Center | Open to all

2024 Fall Reception
Tuesday, September 10
5:00pm - 7:00pm
In-person at Hampshire College, Franklin Patterson Hall Courtyard & Ground Floor
Open to all

Summer Pop-Up Write Togethers
Thursday, July 25
9:30am - 4:00pm
In-person at Hampshire College, R.W. Kern Center, Room 202
Thursday, August 15
9:30am - 4:00pm
In-person at Hampshire College, Harold F. Johnson Library, Seydel Reading Room
Open to Five College faculty, staff, and members of the FCWSRC Writing Community.

'Kick-Off the Summer' Writing Retreat
Monday, June 10 - Wednesday, June 12
In-person at the Red Barn, Hampshire College; full schedule can be found through the below link
RSVP Deadline: May 31, 2024
Open to Five College faculty, staff, and members of the FCWSRC Writing Community