Events
Gary Griggs: California Catastrophes
Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesBookshop Santa Cruz welcomes Gary Griggs, local author and Distinguished Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at UC Santa Cruz, for a discussion and signing of his new book California Catastrophes: The Natural Disaster History of the Golden State. This comprehensive account of California's numerous and perilous natural disasters explores how a unique combination of […]
Falafel Welcome Lunch with The Center for the Middle East and North Africa
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesThe Center for the Middle East and North Africa invites all CMENA affiliates and students to a falafel welcome lunch. Come catch up with one another, meet CMENA faculty, and learn about the Middle Eastern and North African Studies (MENAS) Minor.
SALA 2024: The South Asian Literature and Art Festival
Stanford Center for South Asia Encina Commons, 615 Crothers Way, Stanford, CAOrganized by the Stanford Center for South Asia in collaboration with Art Forum SF, the South Asian Literature and Art Festival showcases contemporary reflections of literature and arts from the […]
Joseph Stiglitz – The Road to Freedom
London Nelson Center 301 Center St., Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesBookshop Santa Cruz is joining forces with The Humanities Institute and the Institute for Social Transformation to present Joseph E. Stiglitz—one of the world’s leading economists and winner of the Nobel Prize—who will discuss his new book, The Road to Freedom: Economics and the Good Society, a compelling new vision of personal and economic freedom. […]
14th Annual Latino Role Models Conference
Cabrillo College Crocker Theater 6500 Soquel Dr., Aptos, CA, United StatesJoin us for the 14th annual Latino Role Models Conference, designed to inspire students in grades six through college to achieve their dreams for college and career. No pre-registration is […]
Slugs and Steins with Professor Alma Heckman – Fascism and Anti-Fascism: Jewish and Muslim Politics in Interwar Morocco
Virtual EventInterwar Morocco was home to a thriving anti-fascist political scene with intimate connections to France and Spain. Politically active Moroccan Jews and Muslims were found in the ranks of many different anti-fascist organizations, above all the International League Against Antisemitism, or the LICA after its French acronym (Ligue internationale contre l’antisémitisme). Through organizations like the […]
Puerto Rican Studies Association Conference
UC Santa CruzThe Puerto Rican Studies Association (PRSA) is an interdisciplinary academic organization that promotes the development and circulation of knowledge about Puerto Rico and Puerto Ricans from the Puerto Rican islands […]
Weekend with Shakespeare
UCSC ArboretumDig deeply into our Shakespeare productions this season with a special weekend of lectures, discussions and hands-on activities. In partnership with UCSC's Shakespeare Workshop and The Humanities Institute, this is […]
Kuumbwa Jazz Presents – Delbert Anderson Quartet
Kuumbwa Jazz CenterDelbert Anderson, a Diné jazz trumpet artist, composer, and educator, stands at the forefront of a vibrant Native American jazz scene. His work, deeply rooted in his Diné heritage, seamlessly integrates Navajo “spinning songs” of love, healing, and courtship with jazz and funk, thus marking him as a community-minded Indigenous individualist. Through his Delbert Anderson […]
Slugs and Steins – Learning About Autism From Autistic People
Virtual EventMost of the research on autism is conducted by non-autistic people. The neurodiversity movement centers autistic perspectives which contributes to a better understanding of autistic experiences and can counteract existing stereotypes about autistic people. In this presentation, we discuss two methods for centering autistic perspectives on autism—including autistic people on research teams and reading autistic […]