Event Theme: This interdisciplinary colloquium seeks to interrogate the ways that feminist research can push the boundaries of society, specifically by interrogating systems of power. Institutions such as government, education, religion, and family all contribute to the perpetuation of oppressive norms, stereotypes, and biases; therefore, they are ripe areas for feminist analysis. Proposals can focus on one institution of power or multiple, be on a global or local scale, or study social barriers in another novel way.