Events
Linguistics Colloquia: Anthony Yacovone
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesThe Department of Linguistics is pleased to present: Anthony Yacovone Tufts University / Massachusetts General Hospital speaking on Prediction is a piece of ceke: Developmental and psycholinguistic evidence for prediction of word-forms during natural language comprehension. Abstract For decades, psycholinguists have fiercely debated the role and centrality of prediction in human language. These debates center […]
Wei Wang – “The Effect of Instruction on L2 Learners’ Interactional Competence: Listener Responses in Chinese as a Second Language”
Humanities 1, Room 202The Department of Languages and Applied Linguistics is pleased to present: “The Effect of Instruction on L2 Learners’ Interactional Competence: Listener Responses in Chinese as a Second Language” with Wei Wang, Ph.D. University of Houston Abstract This study investigates whether classroom instruction is effective in promoting L2 Chinese learners’ interactional competence (IC) as indexed by […]
Davide Panagia: Political Theory, Democracy, and the Challenges of Algorithmic Governance
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesIn this talk I will raise some challenges that political theorists face when reflecting on the political import of algorithmic governance. I do not develop normative or epistemic insights into these challenges, and in fact suggest that such an approach is problematic. Rather, I proceed by articulating some aspects of the political ontology of algorithms […]
Cancelled – Project Paradiso: A Gateway to Dante’s Heaven – Episode Eight – Hierarchy and Diversity (Paradiso 3; 27–29 & 32)
Virtual EventDante’s Paradiso is the least studied and the least understood of the three parts of the Commedia. Yet it is arguably the most important for the dynamism and originality of the literary, theological, and philosophical inquiries that take place there. It is also a singularly important interpretive guide for a full understanding of the entire […]
Ying Yang – “Grammar, Interaction, and Social Context: The Evolution Story of 那na ‘that’”
Humanities 1, Room 202The Department of Languages and Applied Linguistics is pleased to present: “Grammar, Interaction, and Social Context: The Evolution Story of 那na ‘that’” with Ying Yang, Ph.D. University of Wisconsin - Madison Abstract Face-to-face conversation is the primordial form of human interaction and language is inherently a form of social behavior. However, spontaneous natural conversation remains […]
Linguistics Colloquia: Andrea Beltrama
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesThe Department of Linguistics is pleased to present: Andrea Beltrama University of Pennsylvania speaking on The interface between pragmatic reasoning and social perception: Towards an integrative view of inferences in communication Abstract Comprehenders systematically draw two varieties of inferences in linguistic communication: pragmatic inferences, concerning the message conveyed by an utterance; and sociolinguistic inferences, concerning […]
Humanities Division Grad Slam Preliminary Round
Graduate Student CommonsCome out and support Humanities graduate students competing in their Grad Slam preliminary round for a chance to advance as a finalist to Grad Slam on March 2 at the Kuumbwa! This event is presented by UCSC's Division of Graduate Studies.
From the Roots – Favianna Rodriguez Artist Talk
Stevenson Event CenterThe Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition Favianna Rodriguez: Power From The Roots opening January 9 and running through March 9, 2024. Favianna Rodriguez is an Oakland based activist and artist beloved for her work tied to social justice movements, such as her iconic image of a butterfly with the […]
Nicole Starosielski – Socializing the Network
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesCo-sponsored by Film + Digital Media This talk is a story about the ways that global digital infrastructure, especially the data centers and subsea cable networks that form the backbone of the internet, are produced out of tight-knit relationships that can weather geopolitical transitions, economic competition, and corporate tensions. I describe the process of “socializing” […]
THI Coffee Hour
Humanities 1, Room 515 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesThe Humanities Institute is excited to welcome students, faculty, staff, and friends for a weekly Coffee Hour on Wednesdays, 11am to noon. We invite you to visit our team, meet our new Faculty Director, Pranav Anand, and talk with us about your academic interests as well as upcoming THI events and programs. Learn about how […]