Past Events

Past Events

Moby-Dick at 175 with Hester Blum

Leviathan Bookstore | 3211 South Grand Boulevard

What Remains: Artifacts, Memory, and Stories of Place

This two-part workshop explores place, memory, and identity through guided discussion, a gallery tour, and hands-on bookmaking.
Kemper Museum Lobby

Indigenous Health Summit

The summit will be held at the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center at the Washington University Medical School Campus on May 5, 2026, from 4PM to 8PM.
Farrell Learning and Teaching Center

Inequality and Athlete Activism: Past, Present, & Future

In this one day mini-conference event, hosted at Washington University in St. Louis by the Sports & Society Program Initiative in American Culture Studies, students, faculty, and scholars from across the St. Louis region will discuss the past, present, and future of inequality in sport and athlete activism.
Olin Library, Room 142

36th Annual Buder Center Powwow

The Buder Center Powwow is free and open to the public on Saturday, April 11th, 2026.
Washington University Field House, 330 N. Big Bend Blvd.

The Mormon Giant: a live documentary about religion and wrestling

The Sports & Society Initiative is proud to co-sponsor a screening of “The Mormon Giant,” hosted by the American Studies Department at Saint Louis University.
Anheuser-Busch Auditorium, Cook Hall, St. Louis, MO 63108

FMS Colloquium Lecture Series: Alfred Martin “Ease on Down the Road?: Engaging the Serious Study of The Wiz as a Scholar and a Fan”

(co-sponsorship with Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity, Department of African & African American Studies, and American Culture Studies)
Seigle Room 106