You’re Invited! Join us for a thought-provoking talk at HRC’s Gender Studies Lab!
Location: IB 1047
Time:• 4:30–5:30 PM – Student Workshop • 5:30–7:00 PM – Talk
Speaker: Professor Hyounghee Kong
Topic:Scenting Sapphic Elegance and Queer Promises: Advertisements for Amaryllis du Japon (1891-94)
This talk explores the advertising campaign for Amaryllis du Japon, a fin-de-siècle fragrance by Delettrez, as a case study of homoerotic visual culture targeting middle-class women. Professor Kong will analyze the campaign beyond heteronormative frameworks, revealing both its homoerotic appeal and the contemporary anxieties surrounding such desires.
Plus, rumor has it… PIZZA & BOBA will be provided!
