Petrus Liu is professor of Chinese & Comparative Literature and of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Boston University. He received his Ph.D. in Comparative Literature (Chinese, German, and Latin) from UC Berkeley in 2005 and taught at Cornell University and Yale-NUS College before joining BU in 2017. His research interests lie at the intersection of queer theory and Marxist cultural criticism, which he explores through publications and courses on modern Chinese and comparative literature, digital media, capitalism and the novel, and new social movements in the global South. Liu is the author of three scholarly monographs: Stateless Subjects: Chinese Martial Arts Literature and Postcolonial History (Cornell East Asia Series, 2011); Queer Marxism in Two Chinas (Duke University Press, 2015), winner of the Alan Bray Memorial Book Prize Honorable Mention and a finalist for the 2016 Lambda Literary Award; and The Specter of Materialism: Queer Theory and Marxism in the Age of the Beijing Consensus (Duke University Press, 2023), a work that offers a new approach to the political economy of sexuality through a decentered history of global capitalism’s latest mutations and queer bodies. Liu is also the coeditor (with Lisa Rofel) and cotranslator of Platinum Bible of the Public Toilet (Duke University Press, 2024), a collection of queer stories by the Chinese writer Cui Zi’en. Liu’s other publications include “Beyond the Strai(gh)ts: Transnationalism and Queer Chinese Politics,” a coedited special issue of the journal positions: asia critique that received the Modern Language Association’s Council of Editors of Learned Journals (CELJ) Award for Best Journal Special Issue of 2010; three collections of film commentaries simultaneously published in English, Chinese, Spanish, and French; and journal articles in Social Text; South Atlantic Quarterly; Modern Language Quarterly; GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies; Feminist Studies; positions: asia critique; The Funambulist; Asian Exchange; Modern Chinese Literature and Culture; Prism: Theory and Modern Chinese Literature; Interventions: International Journal of Postcolonial Studies; Inter-Asia Cultural Studies; Genre en Action; Kaos Queer+; Sexuality Policy Watch; Router: A Journal of Cultural Studies; Refeng xueshu; and The China Journal. His works have been translated into Chinese, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Turkish, and Russian. The lecture is sponsored by the Liu Institute's Chinese Working Group. The event is free and open to the public. Lunch Provided - Please Bring Beverages In support of the Liu Institute’s growing commitment to sustainability, we will no longer be offering drinks at our public lectures and panels. We encourage audience members to bring their water bottles or to drink from nearby water fountains.  Originally published at asia.nd.edu.

The Kellogg Institute presents its annual tradition—that introduces research of new Visiting Fellows and Dissertation-Year Fellows in an informative and inviting atmosphere. Learn firsthand why Kellogg has invested in the work of these fellows from brief research overview presentations moderated by Kellogg Director Aníbal Pérez-Liñán. Feel free to ask questions and chat with the visiting fellows at the reception in the Great Hall afterward. Sponsored by the Kellogg Institute at the Keough School of Global Affairs.

Join an evening of sketching, community, and inspiration centered around themes found in the exhibition Homecoming: Walter Osborne’s Portraits of Dublin, 1880–1900. This month’s session will focus on field drawing in the Charles B. Hayes Family Sculpture Park (weather location in the galleries) and will be led by local artist Kelly Harrington. Come ready to share a sketch (sketches should be no larger than 9” x 12”) of your own, created in response to this prompt: Choose one natural object—either living or inanimate—from your own yard or a location nearby to draw from life. This could be anything that catches your eye: a leaf, a feather, a rock, a branch, a patch of moss, or even an insect or small plant. Use any drawing medium you’re comfortable with. Your drawing can be quick and expressive or more detailed and precise—but work only while observing the object in real time. Limit your drawing session to no more than one hour to keep the focus on direct observation. On the same page as your drawing, be sure to include the following:The location (where you found or observed the object)The time of dayThe name of the object, if you know itAny notes or reflections on what you discovered while drawingBefore you finish, take a clear photograph of your subject to bring with you to our next session. During the program, we’ll share sketches, discuss artistic choices and techniques, find inspiration in each other’s and Osborne’s work, and take on a new sketching challenge inspired by this month’s theme. Local Lines is open to artists aged 15 and up. This program is part of The Big Draw, the world's largest drawing celebration, which takes place across the globe every year in October. It is for anyone who loves to draw, as well as those who think they can't. The festival promotes drawing as a universal language that has the power to change lives and unite people of any age, background, race, or religion from around the globe. Parking is available in the Visitor Lot immediately north of the Sculpture Park for a fee during the week (before 4:30 p.m.). Free two-hour parking is available in the Eddy Street Commons Parking Garage or along Angela Blvd. After 4:30 p.m. and on weekends, parking is free and available in any non-gated campus lot. If traveling via South Bend Transpo, take the No.7 bus and use the Eddy St. Commons stop. Originally published at raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu.

Experience your museum in a whole new way as DJ PB creates a new soundtrack for your art experience each month. Enjoy an evening where rhythm, melody, and beat echo the textures, colors, and emotions of the works of art on view. Come for the art, and stay for the vibe. Parking is available in the Visitor Lot immediately north of the Sculpture Park for a fee during the week (before 4:30 p.m.). Free two-hour parking is available in the Eddy Street Commons Parking Garage or along Angela Blvd. After 4:30 p.m. and on weekends, parking is free and available in any non-gated campus lot. If traveling via South Bend Transpo, take the No.7 bus and use the Eddy St. Commons stop.   Originally published at raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu.

Learning Beyond the Classics: Voicing Intergenerational Trauma in Postwar Korea and Japan through Contemporary Cinema Directed by Yasujiro Ozu With Setsuko Hara, Chishu Ryu, Chieko Higashiyama Not Rated, 137 minutes In Japanese with English subtitles A profoundly stirring evocation of elemental humanity and universal heartbreak, Tokyo Story is a crowning achievement of the unparalleled Yasujiro Ozu. The film, which follows an aging couple's journey to visit their grown children in bustling postwar Tokyo, surveys the rich and complex world of family life with the director's customary delicacy and incisive perspective on social mores. Featuring lovely performances from Ozu regulars Chishu Ryu and Setsuko Hara, Tokyo Story plumbs and deepens the director's recurring theme of generational conflict, creating what is without question one of cinema's mightiest masterpieces. GET TICKETS *Free for ND, SMC, HC, and IUSB students. **Co-presented by the David A. Heskin and Marilou Brill Endowment for Excellence, Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies, Franco Family Institute for Liberal Arts and the Public Good, East Asian Languages and Cultures, Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship/Hesburgh Libraries.

In collaboration with the University Counseling Center (UCC) and the McDonald Center for Student Well-being (MDC), this support forum offers an open space for students experiencing concerns related to substance use and recovery, offering a practical, skills-based approach to maintenance and well-being. We will cover topics such as finding and maintaining your motivation ("why"), navigating urges and cravings, cultivating self-awareness, and integrating holistic well-being. Originally published at mcwell.nd.edu.

Notre Dame students are invited to a free night of bowling and games at Strikes & Spares in Mishawaka. Help the McDonald Center for Student Well-Being and Zero Proof build their recovery community. We'll provide free transportation from Stepan Center, along with pizza, bowling and a drink ticket (NO COST TO YOU!). Show your support by joining our Purple Out! Only 50 spots are available, so RSVP to save yours. RSVP here. Originally published at mcwell.nd.edu.

MFA Students Pick Some Films for Us to WatchDirected by Giuseppe Patroni GriffiWith Elizabeth Taylor, Ian Bannen, Andy WarholNot Rated, 105 minutesIn English and Italian with English subtitlesWith a scheduled introduction by Paul Cunningham, the Creative Writing Program manager, Department of English.In what remains the most obscure, bizarre, and wildly misunderstood film of her entire career—and perhaps even 1970s Italian cinema—Identikit (aka The Driver's Seat) stars Elizabeth Taylor as a disturbed woman who arrives in Rome to find a fragmented city. From there, Taylor navigates autocratic law, leftist violence, and her own increasingly unhinged mission to find the most dangerous liaison of all. Oscar® nominee Ian Bannen (The Offence), Mona Washbourne (The Collector), and Andy Warhol (!!!) co-star in this hallucinatory neo-noir, which was photographed by three-time Oscar® winner Vittorio Storaro (Apocalypse Now, The Last Emperor). GET TICKETS