Past Events

Date
Thursday, May 11, 2023 | 5:00pm

This event is open to the Stanford community.

*Stanford affiliates only…

Date
Thursday, May 11, 2023 | 1:30pm

The auntie is a ubiquitous figure in South Asian cultural production. At the threshold of the nuclear family she has the capacity to both disrupt and consolidate heteronorms. This talk examines…

Date
Wednesday, May 10, 2023 | 5:30pm

Dr. Vagistan, your favorite South Asian drag auntie, brings the nightclub to the classroom (and vice versa) to explain how critical social theory matters in queer nightlife. Touching on themes…

Date
Tuesday, May 9, 2023 | 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Tracing his trajectory across three intellectual projects—one on queer Indian nightlife, the second on drag performance, and the most recent on the figure of the aunty in South Asian public…