Brown bag lecture by Brandon Williams of the University of Pittsburgh on performance from a gendered perspective.
Brandon Williams is giving a brown bag lecture at the University of Pittsburgh on Wednesday, October 21, titled Perfecting Performance: A Gendered Perspective. It's a midday session, so if you're around Oakland on a Wednesday, it's the kind of thing you can drop into over lunch and be out of by 1 PM.
The talk is part of the university's brown bag series, which usually means an informal, conversational atmosphere rather than a formal lecture hall vibe. Williams is presenting from the University of Pittsburgh, and the focus is on the idea of perfecting performance viewed through a gendered lens. It's the kind of topic that works well in a brown bag format—something you can listen to and then chew on for the rest of the afternoon.
If you're not familiar with the term, a brown bag is just a casual midday talk, often open to students, faculty, and anyone interested in the subject. The title points toward how gender shapes the way we think about performance and the pursuit of perfecting it, so it's likely to touch on the expectations and standards that differ depending on who's performing.
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It runs from 12 PM to 12:50 PM in Wesley W. Posvar Hall, room 4940. The hall is at 230 S Bouquet St, right in the heart of the campus, so it's an easy spot to find if you're already in the neighborhood. Since it's a brown bag, you're welcome to bring your own lunch along. The whole thing wraps up just before 1 PM, leaving you plenty of time to get back to your day.
