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
2024 Spring Reception & Open House
Tuesday, April 23
4:30pm - 6:30pm
In-person at Hampshire College, Franklin Patterson Hall Courtyard & Ground Floor
Open to all
Pop-Up Write Together
Friday, April 26
9:30am - 4:00pm
In-person at Smith College, Pierce Hall, Mary Maples Dunn Room
Open to Five College faculty, staff, and members of the FCWSRC Writing Community.
'Kick-Off-the-Summer' Writing Retreat
Save the Dates: June 18 - 20
In-person at Hampshire College, Red Barn
Details forthcoming!
Past Events
International Women's Day Virtual Event
Thursday, March 7
4:30pm - 5:30pm EST
Online via Zoom
Featuring Research Associates at the Five College Women's Studies Research Center, and co-organized with Meridians: feminism, race, transnationalism and the Jandon Center for Community Engagement at Smith College
Open to all
Writing the Black Diasporic City in the Age of Globalization Book Salon
Tuesday, March 5
5:30pm - 7:00pm
In-person at Hampshire College, R.W. Kern Center, Room 203
Featuring author and Amherst College professor Carol Bailey in conversation with UMass professor Rachel Mordecai, Smith College professor Katwiwa Mule, and UMass graduate student Elise Barnett.
This event is geared toward advanced scholars in the Five College community.
Pop-Up Write Together
Friday, February 16
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.
Moving Beyond Drafts, Crafting Book Proposals and Writing Together
January 11 & 12
9:30am - 4:00pm
In-person at Amherst College, Alumni House
Co-organized with the Amherst College Office of the Provost and Dean of the Faculty, with support from Amherst College Sexuality, Women's, and Gender Studies Department, and co-sponsored by the Hampshire College Office of the Dean of Faculty
Open to Five College faculty, staff, and members of the FCWSRC Writing Community.
Pop-Up Write Together
Friday, December 1
9:30am - 4:00pm
In-person at UMass Amherst, South College W465
Co-sponsored by the UMass WGSS Department & the Five College Abolition Justice Faculty Seminar
Open to Five College faculty, staff, and members of the FCWSRC Writing Community.
Five College Teach-In: Feminist Interventions on Palestine
Wednesday, November 8
5:30pm - 7:30pm
Online via Zoom
Featuring speakers Isis Nusair, Laura J. Jaffee, and Shailja Patel. Moderated by Kiran Asher and Laura Briggs.
Open to the Five College community
Bury the Corpse of Colonialism: The Revolutionary Feminist Conference of 1949 Book Salon
Monday, November 6
5:30pm - 7:30pm
In-person at Hampshire College, R.W. Kern Center, Room 203
Featuring author and Smith College professor Elisabeth Armstrong in conversation with UMass professor Asha Nadkarni, Hampshire College professor Lili Kim, and current FCWSRC Research Associate Sneha Gole.
This event is geared toward advanced scholars in the Five College community.
Pop-Up Write Together
Friday, October 13
9:30am - 4:00pm
In-person at Amherst College, Alumni House
Co-organized with the Amherst College Sexuality, Women's, and Gender Studies Department
Open to Five College faculty, staff, and members of the FCWSRC Writing Community.
Open House
Tuesday, October 3
5:00pm - 7:00pm
In-person at Hampshire College, Franklin Patterson Hall, G1
Open to all
2023 Fall Reception
Wednesday, September 13
5:00pm - 7:00pm
In-person at Hampshire College, Franklin Patterson Hall Courtyard
Open to all
Pop-Up Write Togethers
Tuesday, July 25
9:30am - 4:00pm
In-person at Hampshire College, R.W. Kern Center, Room 202
Thursday, August 17
9:30am - 4:00pm
In-person at Hampshire College, R.W. Kern Center, Room 202
Open to Five College faculty, staff, and members of the FCWSRC Writing Community.
'Kick-Off the Summer' Writing Retreat
Tuesday, June 6 - Thursday, June 8
In-person at the Red Barn, Hampshire College; full schedule can be found through the below link.
RSVP Deadline: June 1, 2023
Open Five College faculty, staff, and members of the FCWSRC Writing Community.