Thinking Gender 2026: 36th Annual Graduate Student Research Conference, “Feminist and Queer Ecologies”

As a cosponsor of this event, The Bixby Center is excited to announce Thinking Gender 2026.

Join us for a day of graduate student presentations highlighting innovative research at the intersections of gender, sexuality, and the environment.

The conference will feature keynote speaker Cutcha Risling Baldy (California Polytechnic State University, Humboldt; NAS Rou Dalagurr Food Sovereignty Lab & Traditional Ecological Knowledges Institute), whose work centers Indigenous feminisms, land relations, and food sovereignty.

Thinking Gender 2026 Keynote Spotlight: Dr. Cutcha Risling Baldy
Dr. Risling Baldy’s keynote talk, “Indigenous Women Know How to Save the World: Framing a California Indigenous Ecofeminist Ethic,” builds a California Indigenous ecofeminist ethic grounded in place, fugitivity, resistance, and humor. The talk asks what it means to rethink how we talk about climate change and to recognize how land, water, and more-than-human relatives model resilience, refusal, and justice.

Location: James West Alumni Center, UCLA
Date: Friday, April 17th, 2026
Cost: Free to attend

Register here. We look forward to your attendance.