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9 December 2021 / 20 January 2022 by Aaron Aruck | Leave a Comment
UC Santa Cruz emerita professor of literature Karen Tei Yamashita has received the 2021 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters from The National Book Foundation (NBF), presenter of the […]
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2 December 2021 / 2 December 2021 by Aaron Aruck | Leave a Comment
Dr. Caitlin Keliiaa is an Assistant Professor in the Feminist Studies Department at UC Santa Cruz and a THI Faculty Research Fellow for 2021-22. Dr. Keliiaa is currently at work on […]
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30 November 2021 / 30 November 2021 by Aaron Aruck | Leave a Comment
A special exhibit at UC Santa Cruz is bringing to life the creativity, intelligence, and bravery of Eloise Pickard Smith (1921–1995) on the centennial of her birth. The exhibit, now […]
30 November 2021 / 21 March 2022 by Aaron Aruck | Leave a Comment
The Dickens Project, a multi-campus research unit headquartered at UC Santa Cruz and focused on the study of 19th-century Anglophone literature and culture, was recently awarded a $50,000 grant from […]
18 November 2021 / 18 November 2021 by Aaron Aruck | Leave a Comment
The names and faces that fill the halls of museums tend to be major historical figures who have impacted the world around us in sizable ways. That’s what makes Do […]
11 November 2021 / 11 November 2021 by Aaron Aruck | Leave a Comment
Generosity was out in force at UC Santa Cruz’s sixth-annual Giving Day, with 3,056 donors kicking in more than $629,414, which surpassed last year’s $600,000 figure. UC Santa Cruz students, […]
Maya Wax Cavallaro is a PhD student in the Linguistics Department at UC Santa Cruz. Wax Cavallaro studies the Mesoamerican languages Tz’utujil (Mayan) and Santiago Laxopa Zapotec (Oto-Manguean) and specifically […]
10 November 2021 / 10 November 2021 by Aaron Aruck | Leave a Comment
Poet and artist Gary Young has received plenty of accolades and awards over the course of his lengthy career, including receiving a Pushcart Prize, the Shelley Memorial Award from the […]
8 November 2021 / 8 November 2021 by Aaron Aruck | Leave a Comment
A timely inquiry into the treatment of Native women in the Bay Area suffering from tuberculosis in the early 20th century will be the subject of the next edition of […]
8 November 2021 / 16 November 2021 by Aaron Aruck | Leave a Comment
Aissata Ba, a second-year legal studies major, has been selected to participate in a special event with Michelle Obama on Tuesday, November 9, 2021. Ba will attend the in-person […]
4 November 2021 / 4 November 2021 by Aaron Aruck | Leave a Comment
Marina Segatti is a PhD student in the Feminist Studies Department at UC Santa Cruz. Segatti studies how social media has accelerated and deepened polarization in contemporary Brazil. Used by both the […]
3 November 2021 / 3 November 2021 by Aaron Aruck | Leave a Comment
To: UC Santa Cruz Community From: Campus Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Lori Kletzer I am pleased to announce the appointment of Jody Greene, Associate Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning (AVPTL) […]
27 October 2021 / 27 October 2021 by Aaron Aruck | Leave a Comment
Jonah Gertz (Porter ’21) was an an undergraduate in the History Department. Gertz’s research explored the post-WWII occupation of Japan and the development of what Gertz calls “Japanese narco-culture.” […]
22 October 2021 / 22 October 2021 by Aaron Aruck | Leave a Comment
Kaiya Gordon is a PhD student in Feminist Studies at UC Santa Cruz. Gordon’s research explores trans representations in media, literature, art, and sites of historical memory like archives and […]
14 October 2021 / 14 October 2021 by Aaron Aruck | Leave a Comment
Micah Braly knew when he enrolled at UC Santa Cruz that he wanted to get involved in research. But he didn’t know how. He was excited when after his first […]
13 October 2021 / 14 October 2021 by Aaron Aruck | Leave a Comment
Montserrat Lopez is an alum of The Human Rights Investigations Lab for the Americas. The lab is housed in the Research Center for the Americas and co-sponsored by The Humanities […]
12 October 2021 / 12 October 2021 by Aaron Aruck | Leave a Comment
The Humanities Division is pleased to introduce our new faculty and staff. As we begin the 2021-22 academic year, three outstanding new tenure-track faculty members join our community. As scholars […]
7 October 2021 / 7 October 2021 by Aaron Aruck | Leave a Comment
Visualizing Abolition is an ongoing public scholarship initiative undertaken through the UC Santa Cruz Institute of the Arts and Sciences, designed to foster creative research and to shift the social […]
Ana Flecha is a PhD student in the Latin American and Latino Studies (LALS) Department at UC Santa Cruz. She analyzes the Brazilian “psychedelic religion” of the Santo Daime through the interdisciplinary perspective […]
24 September 2021 / 24 September 2021 by Aaron Aruck | Leave a Comment
UC Santa Cruz celebrates National Postdoc Appreciation Week from September 20–24. The Humanities Division is fortunate to have four outstanding postdoctoral scholars who play a critical role in our successful […]
16 September 2021 / 16 September 2021 by Aaron Aruck | Leave a Comment
Feminist Studies professor Felicity Amaya Schaeffer has been appointed as the new Peggy and Jack Baskin Foundation Presidential Chair for Feminist Studies. The endowed chair was established in 2017 with […]
14 September 2021 / 17 September 2021 by Aaron Aruck | Leave a Comment
UC Santa Cruz emerita professor of literature Karen Tei Yamashita will be awarded the 2021 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters from The National Book Foundation, presenter of […]
10 September 2021 / 15 September 2021 by Aaron Aruck | Leave a Comment
Halima Kazem Stojanovic, a Ph.D. student in Feminist Studies and a former THI fellow, helped start this campaign. Read more about this effort by Bay Area universities here. A fundraising campaign […]
26 August 2021 / 27 August 2021 by Aaron Aruck | Leave a Comment
A major figure in Chicano literature, Sandra Cisneros is best known for her first novel, The House on Mango Street, a coming of age story, partly based on her own […]
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