Professor Rodríguez will be the 2016 Washington University Distinguished Visiting Scholar and deliver a lecture entitled “The Women of Casa Xochiquetzal: Corporeal Encounters, Queer Feelings” as part of the prestigious Assembly Series at Washington University. In addition to her Assembly Series Address, Rodríguez will meet with faculty, hold a graduate research workshop, speak with undergraduate student groups, and attend a few select WGSS classes. Professor Rodríguez’s lecture is sponsored by the Office of the Provost, and will be the first Assembly Series Address to be hosted by the Department of Women, Sexuality and Gender Studies as part of their Decentering the West Lecture Series.

Below is link to an interview with Professor Rodríguez regarding her work and her visit to Washington University.

http://artsci.wustl.edu/news-ampersand/articles/2016/juana-maria-rodriguez