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  • What’s Happening in Peru? Interdisciplinary Perspectives on a Structural Crisis

    Virtual Event

    Peru has been in a state of political and humanitarian crisis since early December 2022 when protests erupted in the wake of former President Pedro Castillo’s unsuccessful attempt to shut down Congress to avert an impeachment. When acting President Dina Boluarte–Castillo’s former vice president—announced that elections would not be held until May 2024, Peruvians across […]

  • Max Weiss

    Max Weiss: Revolutions Aesthetic

    Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United States

    Please join us for a talk by Professor Max Weiss (Princeton University), who will be discussing his new book on cultural production in Ba'thist Syria, Revolutions Aesthetic: A Cultural History of Baʻthist Syria (Stanford University Press, 2022). Revolutions Aesthetic reconceptualizes contemporary Syrian politics, authoritarianism, and cultural life. Engaging rich original sources—novels, films, and cultural periodicals—Weiss […]

  • PhD+ Workshop – Grants and Fellowships

    Graduate Student Commons

    Grants and Fellowships for Scholars in the Humanities and Humanistic Social Sciences  Learn how to make your fellowship and grant proposals competitive to a wide range of selection committees. We’ll […]

  • Linguistics Colloquia: Bryan Donaldson

    Humanities 1, Room 202

    Bryan Donaldson, UC Santa Cruz Over the course of each year, the Linguistics department hosts colloquia by distinguished faculty from around the world. For full speaker and event information, please visit: https://linguistics.ucsc.edu/news-events/colloquia/index.html

  • Paisley Currah – This Anti-Trans Moment: Resisting the Right and the Center

    Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United States

    The current assault on transgender people in the United States seems relatively new, but in fact governments have been regulating the lives of transgender people for decades—from contradictory rules for sex classification to bans on Medicaid coverage to rules about gender-appropriate comportment. In this talk, Currah situates these legislative attacks within a longer history of […]

  • Deep Read Partner Event: Confronting Climate Change

    Zoom CA, United States

    The Deep Read is partnering with Confronting Climate Change, an annual public lecture series that brings together scientists, artists, policy experts, and community members to discuss our planet’s wellbeing and share solutions for our future. This online event will spark conversation and thought on how research in the natural and social sciences can lead to […]

  • Living Writers – Zaina Alsous

    Virtual Event

    Zaina Alsous is the author of the poetry collection A Theory of Birds (University of Arkansas Press, 2019), winner of the Norma Farber First Book Award and the Etel Adnan Poetry Prize, and the chapbook Lemon Effigies (Anhinga Press, 2017), winner of the Rick Campbell Chapbook Prize. Her poetry, reviews, and essays have been published […]

  • THI Public Fellowship Information Session

    Virtual Event

    Curious about becoming a THI Public Fellow? Not sure how to find the right partner organization? If you're thinking about applying your expertise in the public sphere or exploring career opportunities beyond academia, then you may be interested in THI's Public Fellowship program. Public fellowships provide opportunities for doctoral students in the Humanities to contribute […]

  • Paromita Vohra – The Lovers’ Argument: What Bollywood Songs Taught Me About Making Documentaries 

    Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United States

    As a documentary filmmaker, working in India, and especially as one interested in political conversation and social change, you inherit a form. The documentary form ostensibly exists outside commercial mainstream Indian cinema, privileges realism, and is marked by ethical nobility and commitment, and a willingness to be a little bit bored for a political cause. […]

  • Humanities Faculty Research Forum

    Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United States

    Understanding Your Research Support Ecosystem Please join us in person for a brief presentation about the Research Cycle followed by a meet-and-greet with the team that supports your research. Breakfast will be served. For those who cannot attend in person, the presentation portion of the event will be available on Zoom. Opening Remarks Jasmine Alinder […]

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