Events
Richard M. Eaton – The Persianate World: What Was It? How Did It Appear? Why Did It Collapse?
Virtual and In PersonAs part of the Aurora Lecture Series, Professor Eaton will deliver a talk on Oct. 6. This event, which can be attended in person (Humanities 1 Room 202) and on Zoom is hosted by the Sarbjit Singh Aurora Endowed Chair in Sikh and Punjabi Studies.
PhD+ Workshop – Proactive Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Virtual and In PersonHow do you proactively promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in your role as a graduate student, a researcher, a teaching assistant, a peer and undergraduate mentor? Learn active steps you […]
Nidhi Mahajan – A Burning Sea: Arbitrage and a Fractured Moral Economy in the Persian Gulf
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesWooden sailing vessels or dhows have long traversed The Indian Ocean, making it what some scholars have called “the cradle of globalization.” Today, dhows or vahans from Kachchh in western India continue along old Indian Ocean routes as crucial intermediaries in global shipping. This talk traces how this mobile trade network is anchored or moored in […]
Era of Gold, Era of Empire: In the World of Ramses ‘the Great’
Museum of Art & History 705 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesThe Bay Area's De Young Museum is one of the stops on the US tour of the spectacular Egyptian art show 'Ramses the Great and the Gold of the Pharaohs,' […]
Renée Fox – The Necromantics: Reanimation, the Historical Imagination, and Victorian British and Irish Literature
Virtual EventVictorian Necromancies with Professor Renée Fox As part of the series “Victorian Necromancies,” Professor Fox will lead three sessions that offer the Friends an opportunity to explore the Victorian gothic, one of her favorite genres of 19th-century literature. From Professor Fox: “The first session will be a presentation on my forthcoming book, The Necromantics: Reanimation, […]
The People Revolt: Sri Lanka
Virtual EventThe People Revolt: Sri Lanka,” will take place on September 30, 2022 from 12pm to 2pm PST, and is presented by the UC Santa Cruz Center for South Asian Studies […]
Our Mutual Friend Discussion Series: Parts I-V
Virtual EventJoin Professor Karen Hattaway (San Jacinto College) for a series of discussions about the book that stunned Conrad and Dostoevsky. Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens Sept. 25, Oct. 23, […]
Sandra Cisneros, Woman Without Shame: Poems
Cowell Ranch Hay Barn Ranch View Rd, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesBestselling and award-winning author Sandra Cisneros (The House on Mango Street) will be coming to campus for an in-person event to celebrate the release of her brave new collection, Woman […]
CommonGround: A Festival of Place-Inspired, Outdoor Work
Santa Cruz County Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesCommonGround is a new biennial festival of place-inspired, outdoor work hosted in locations throughout Santa Cruz County, from downtown plazas and nearby waterways to forested hillsides and local landmarks. Focused […]
The Land of Milk and Honey Exhibition Opening
Santa Cruz Museum of Art and HistoryThe Land of Milk and Honey is a traveling multidisciplinary arts and culture program focused on the ideological concept of agriculture in the regions of California and Mexico. Drawing inspiration […]