The lecture series is organized by David J. Getsy (Department of Art) and Cole Rizki (Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese) as part of a 2022–23 workgroup of the Institute of the Humanities & Global Cultures at the University of Virginia. In conjunction with the lecture series, visiting scholars will also engage with students in David Getsy’s graduate seminar “Transgender Methods for Art & Performance History” (Ph.D. Program in Art and Architectural History) and Cole Rizki’s undergraduate course “Transgender Studies in the Américas” (Dept of Women, Gender, and Sexuality).
With additional support from the University of Virginia's Department of Art, the Department of Spanish Italian and Portuguese, the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, and the Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality.