Fellows
4 March 2021 / 9 April 2021 by Christian Alvarado | Leave a Comment
Every year, THI funds an array of innovative undergraduate research projects engaging fields in the Humanities. The topics and problems that our fellows focus on take up critical issues across […]
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News
1 March 2021 / 1 March 2021 by Christian Alvarado | Leave a Comment
Students at UC Santa Cruz are now getting the opportunity to explore an area of study that’s never been offered on campus before—delving deeply into the realms of Black revolutionary […]
Award-winning novelist Tommy Orange will be featured in conversation with literature professor Micah Perks, director of UCSC’s Creative Writing Program, in a live virtual event on Wednesday, March 3, at […]
Jazz improvisations are more than just artful upwellings of inspiration and creativity. A saxophone solo, a drum break, and a sinuous bass line may transport audience members, but these musical […]
Profiles
26 February 2021 / 14 July 2022 by Christian Alvarado | Leave a Comment
Morgan Gates is a PhD Student in the Literature Department at UC Santa Cruz. She specializes in twentieth-century American literature with attention to book history and auditory culture. Gates investigates the ways […]
22 February 2021 / 22 February 2021 by Christian Alvarado | Leave a Comment
The Leonardo Art/Science Evening Rendezvous (LASER) is an international program of evening gatherings that brings together artists, scientists, and scholars for informal presentations and conversations with the wider public. A program […]
19 February 2021 / 14 July 2022 by Christian Alvarado | Leave a Comment
Andrew Hedding is a PhD Candidate in the Linguistics Department at UC Santa Cruz. As a theoretical syntactician and fieldworker, he studies the information structures of languages – in particular San Martín […]
Memory
19 February 2021 / 19 February 2021 by Christian Alvarado | Leave a Comment
Border Regimes and Resistance in Global Perspective is one of three research clusters connected to The Humanities Institute 2020-2021 theme: Memory. Our collaboration grows out of our work in […]
16 February 2021 / 23 February 2021 by Christian Alvarado | Leave a Comment
Prison abolitionist Mariame Kaba urged like-minded social activists to embrace the spirit of generosity, collective power, and mutual aid during the all-virtual 37th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Convocation. […]
Events News
11 February 2021 / 11 February 2021 by Christian Alvarado | Leave a Comment
This year’s Helen Diller Distinguished Lecture in Jewish Studies will feature guest author and scholar Sarah Abrevaya Stein—in conversation with UCSC’s Neufeld-Levin Chair of Holocaust Studies Alma Heckman—on Wednesday, February 17, […]
4 February 2021 / 5 February 2021 by Christian Alvarado | Leave a Comment
Gabriel Mindel is a PhD Candidate in the History of Consciousness Department at UC Santa Cruz. He locates his work within the emerging field of Sound Studies, and examines “the relationship between […]
3 February 2021 / 3 February 2021 by Christian Alvarado | Leave a Comment
COVID-19 forced the cancellation of many parades and marches marking Martin Luther King Jr. Day this year. But the pandemic will not put a damper on UC Santa Cruz’s 37th […]
Feature News
29 January 2021 / 4 February 2021 by Christian Alvarado | Leave a Comment
UC Santa Cruz has received two grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to support faculty research and writing leading to book projects. The campus awards are part […]
Feature Profiles
29 January 2021 / 14 July 2022 by Christian Alvarado | Leave a Comment
Aaron Aruck is a PhD Candidate in the History Department at UC Santa Cruz. His work examines the history of public health, focusing in particular on the Southern Border of the United […]
28 January 2021 / 28 January 2021 by Christian Alvarado | Leave a Comment
Along with our broader community, The Humanities Institute mourns the passing of Jory Post, whose life and work continues to leave an unmistakable imprint on us. Post was an integral part of […]
27 January 2021 / 27 January 2021 by Christian Alvarado | Leave a Comment
A leading voice in technology access and education, Jacob Martinez envisions UCSC as epicenter for social entrepreneurialism. Martinez is the founder of Digital NEST, one of The Humanities Institute’s community […]
22 January 2021 / 14 July 2022 by Christian Alvarado | Leave a Comment
Ben Eischens is a PhD Student in the Linguistics Department at UC Santa Cruz. As a researcher of phonology, Eischens examines how sound structure produces meaning in language. This year, he was […]
20 January 2021 / 20 January 2021 by Christian Alvarado | Leave a Comment
This year, Dr. Camilla Hawthorne is a co-principal investigator leading “Border Regimes and Resistance in Global Perspective” – one of THI’s year-long research clusters dedicated to engaging with the theme of […]
Deep Read News
15 January 2021 / 15 January 2021 by Christian Alvarado | Leave a Comment
Following the success of last year’s Deep Read with guest author Margaret Atwood, The Humanities Institute at UC Santa Cruz has announced the second installment of its new program that […]
14 January 2021 / 14 July 2022 by Christian Alvarado | Leave a Comment
Kelsey McFaul is a PhD Candidate in the Literature Department at UC Santa Cruz. Her core research interests lie in African literature, environmental humanities, and the Indian Ocean world. This year, McFaul […]
13 January 2021 / 13 January 2021 by Christian Alvarado | Leave a Comment
UC Santa Cruz literature professor and Dante Alighieri expert Filippo Gianferrari reflects on the renewed relevance of the Divine Comedy on the 700th anniversary of the epic three-part poem’s completion. […]
12 January 2021 / 24 January 2021 by Christian Alvarado | Leave a Comment
“Shelter and Place” is the theme of the 2021 winter installment of the Living Writers Series at UC Santa Cruz. Curated by Micah Perks, professor of literature and director of the […]
6 January 2021 / 6 January 2021 by Christian Alvarado | Leave a Comment
Judy Yung, emerita professor of American studies, author, and scholar of Chinese American history at UC Santa Cruz, died on December 14, 2020, at age 74. She was co-author of […]
3 December 2020 / 3 December 2020 by Christian Alvarado | Leave a Comment
Thaïs Miller is a PhD Candidate in the Literature Department at UC Santa Cruz. Miller is part of the department’s Creative/Critical Writing Concentration, and was the recipient of a THI Summer Graduate […]
