News
25 February 2016 / 8 May 2018 by Courtney Mahaney | Leave a Comment
Over the past decade, the revolution in gaming has created new communities, identities, and careers. Games can now help detect early dementia, reduce pain felt by burn victims, and may […]
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24 February 2016 / 19 February 2018 by Courtney Mahaney | Leave a Comment
Deadline: Friday, April 8, 2016 The Institute for Humanities Research (IHR) invites applications for a new cohort of Public Fellows. These fellowships will provide the opportunity for humanities doctoral students […]
5 February 2016 / 19 February 2018 by Courtney Mahaney | Leave a Comment
The UC Presidential Chair in Feminist Critical Race & Ethnic Studies and the Living Writers Series at UC Santa Cruz will present two evening events with visiting Nigerian filmmaker Branwen […]
26 January 2016 / 9 May 2018 by Courtney Mahaney | Leave a Comment
The Institute for Humanities Research is delighted to announce the recipients of the Humanities Undergraduate Research Awards (HUGRA) for academic year 2015-2016.
15 January 2016 / 8 May 2018 by Courtney Mahaney | Leave a Comment
Following her father’s arrest by the Nazis in 1942, six-year-old Hedwig Rose, her mother, and sister spent three years hidden in an Amsterdam cellar by a Christian friend until the […]
7 December 2015 / 9 May 2018 by Courtney Mahaney | Leave a Comment
Associate professor of history Gregory O’Malley has been honored with four awards this year for his latest book, Final Passages: The Intercolonial Slave Trade of British America, 1619-1807. The book […]
3 December 2015 / 19 February 2018 by Courtney Mahaney | Leave a Comment
Having finished his bachelor’s in Literature (Creative Writing) and masters in Theater Arts (Playwriting) at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Stephen Richter heard that Translation and Adaptation Studies would be offered […]
Grants
18 November 2015 / 21 February 2018 by Courtney Mahaney | Leave a Comment
Deadline: Monday, December 7, 2015 Sponsored by: UCSC Institute for Humanities Research The Institute for Humanities Research (IHR) is accepting internal applications for Metadata Central, an intensive digital workshop for UC […]
9 November 2015 / 8 May 2018 by Courtney Mahaney | Leave a Comment
We are looking for interested advanced graduate students to participate in a reading group for Winter and Spring 2016. Students will be working together during Winter and Spring to read […]
2 November 2015 / 19 February 2018 by Courtney Mahaney | Leave a Comment
Award-winning American poet, novelist, essayist, and former UC Santa Cruz lecturer Al Young will be the featured guest at the sixth annual Morton Marcus Memorial Poetry Reading, Thursday, November 12, […]
31 August 2015 / 9 May 2018 by Courtney Mahaney | Leave a Comment
The Dickens Project at UC Santa Cruz has received a $119,417 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for a four-week NEH Summer Seminar that will be held on […]
20 August 2015 / 19 February 2018 by Courtney Mahaney | Leave a Comment
UC Santa Cruz has launched a new version of its free online course, The Holocaust: The Destruction of European Jewry, through the Coursera platform. The course was developed and is […]
30 July 2015 / 19 February 2018 by Courtney Mahaney | Leave a Comment
UC Santa Cruz has received a $500,000 gift from John Jordan and Michael Stern, plus matching funds from the UC Regents, to establish a $1 million Jordan-Stern Presidential Chair for […]
23 July 2015 / 9 May 2018 by Courtney Mahaney | Leave a Comment
UC Santa Cruz humanities dean Tyler Stovall has been chosen as president-elect of the American Historical Association (AHA). The AHA is the largest professional organization in the United States devoted […]
7 July 2015 / 9 May 2018 by Courtney Mahaney | Leave a Comment
Distinguished Professor Nirvikar Singh has been reappointed “Sarbjit Aurora Endowed Chair in Sikh and Punjabi Studies” from July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2020 in recognition of the excellence Nirvikar’s […]
2 July 2015 / 8 May 2018 by Courtney Mahaney | Leave a Comment
We are proud to announce the 2015-2016 IHR Research Clusters.
10 June 2015 / 9 May 2018 by Courtney Mahaney | Leave a Comment
History professor Kate Jones was presented with the John Dizikes Teaching Award in Humanities at the Humanities Division’s 2015 Spring Awards celebration held at the Cowell Provost House. Established in […]
4 June 2015 / 9 May 2018 by Courtney Mahaney | Leave a Comment
We are very pleased to announce the 2015-2016 IHR Faculty & Graduate Research Fellows.
6 May 2015 / 19 February 2018 by Courtney Mahaney | Leave a Comment
A new facility at UC Santa Cruz gives faculty and students the opportunity to create three-dimensional virtual environments that multiple users can interact with at the same time. Called the […]
5 May 2015 / 19 February 2018 by Courtney Mahaney | Leave a Comment
The Center for Cultural Studies (CCS) is seeking a new director. Applicants for this position, which comes with a one-course reduction, are encouraged to think in ambitious and novel ways […]
Fellows News
29 April 2015 / 9 May 2018 by Courtney Mahaney | Leave a Comment
By Scott Rappaport, UCSC Newscenter UC Santa Cruz history professor Gail Hershatter has joined Nobel Prize-winning chemist Brian Kobilka, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, singer-songwriter Judy Collins, novelist Tom Wolfe, and […]
20 March 2015 / 19 February 2018 by Courtney Mahaney | Leave a Comment
“American history is filled with stories of brave and powerful men, but have you ever wondered where the women are?” So begins Rad American Women A-Z: Rebels, Trailblazers, and Visionaries […]
5 March 2015 / 8 May 2018 by Courtney Mahaney | Leave a Comment
The Center for the Humanities at UC Merced is currently recruiting for two post-doctoral fellows for 2015-2017. During their two-year appointment, they will pursue a research program on “Water;” participate […]
Event Recaps
27 February 2015 / 5 April 2020 by Courtney Mahaney | Leave a Comment
On February 26th, 2015, Anita Hill, the focus of the highest-profile sexual harassment case in U.S. history, spoke on campus on how her case increased awareness of sexual harassment on […]
