Return of the Second Wave

Join us on Thursday, February 26, 2026, 6:00PM–8:00PM for an in-person panel discussion examining the renewed interest in second wave feminism.

The New School, Wolff Conference Room, Room 1103

6 East 16th Street

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During the third wave of feminism and beyond, many gender studies scholars critiqued second wave feminist thinkers and turned their attention to emerging gender theory. More recently, there seems to be a swell of renewed interest in the second wave. Scholars are re-examining earlier writings and ideas, in light of the politics and status of gender in this moment. This panel assembles gender studies scholars who will speak about their own research that incorporates the ideas brought forward by second wave feminists.

Questions to be addressed include: are we witnessing a return to the second wave—and if so, why now? Or have we, in fact, never fully left it behind? What analytic, political, or critical resources might second wave feminism offer for understanding our present moment?

Invited speakers include: Robyn Marasco, Rose Owen, Amber Musser, and Durba Mitra.

Moderated by Nicole Archer.