# Women, Gender, and Culture in the Early Modern World ## expand\_more ![16th century female portrait](/sites/g/files/omnuum4936/files/styles/hwp_1_1__960x960_scale/public/mahindra/files/womengenderculture.jpg?itok=rE9X4uAq) Considers how gender is implicated in the formation of the political, social, religious, and artistic cultures of the early modern period. Topics addressed include, but are not limited to, gender and representation in literature, art, religion, and science; the economic and legal status of women in specific communities; competing theories of gender, sexualities, and feminisms. ## Past Events [### "these curious arts": the queer space-time of paint on the early modern stage ](/event/these-curious-arts-queer-space-time-paint-early-modern-stage?occ_id=0)Apr 30, 2026 | 5:30PM EDT [### Reinventing the Discourse of Desire in Chen Duansheng's (1751-1796) "Love in Two Lives" ](/event/reinventing-discourse-desire-chen-duanshengs-1751-1796-love-two-lives?occ_id=0)March 5, 2026 | 5:30PM - 7:00PM EST [### Early Modern Women’s Writing and the Future of Literary History: A Discussion ](/event/early-modern-womens-writing-and-future-literary-history-discussion?occ_id=0)December 4, 2025 | 5:30PM - 7:00PM EST [ More past events arrow\_circle\_right ](/calendar/past_events?f%5B0%5D=event_hwp_c_seminars%3A170395) ## Chairs [### Erin Murphy ](/people/erin-murphy) ![Erin Murphy](/sites/g/files/omnuum4936/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/mahindra/files/erin_murphy.jpg?itok=J9v9x1uS) [### Sarah Wall-Randell ](/people/sarah-wall-randell) ![Sarah Wall-Randell](/sites/g/files/omnuum4936/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/mahindra/files/sarah_wallrandell_01_1.jpg?itok=bF2A2NR1) See also:- [ Seminars ](/page-type/seminars) - [ Women, Gender, and Culture in the Early Modern World ](/seminars/women-gender-and-culture-early-modern-world)