Events
Linguistics Colloquia: Gabriella Caballero
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesGabriella Caballero, UC San Diego: The Interaction Between Lexical and Grammatical Tone in Choguita Rarámuri (Tarahumara)* The cross-linguistic study of tone has largely focused on its lexical phonological properties, its phonetic implementation and interaction with other prosodic phenomena, but the morphological role of tone is still under-documented: What kind of morphological information may tone convey across […]
The Maghrib Workshop: Sovereignty, Crisis, and Narratives of Belonging
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesThe Maghrib Workshop: Sovereignty, Crisis, and Narratives of Belonging Part I Morning 8:30 am transportation from Hotel to Humanities 1 by carpool. 9:00 am Coffee and Introduction 9:30 Camilo Gómez-Rivas (UCSC) “Sanctuary, […]
Don Rothman Endowed Award in First-Year Writing Ceremony
Humanities 2, Room 259Please join the Writing Program in celebrating UC Santa Cruz’s ninth annual Don Rothman Endowed Award in First-Year Writing ceremony. UCSC VPDUE Richard Hughey, Humanities Dean Tyler Stovall, Writing Program Chair […]
Julie Livingston: “Self-Devouring Growth – A Planetary Parable”
This talk, like the book from which it is drawn, calls into question the imperative of economic growth, tracing the unintended consequences of escalating consumption. Using a series of linked […]
Isa Blumi – “The Ottoman Refugee and Euro-American Colonial Terror: A Global Story”
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United States"The Ottoman Refugee and Euro-American Colonial Terror: A Global Story" Although the majority of Ottoman refugees in the 1878-1912 period remained internally displaced, significant numbers found their way to new […]
Tzutu Kan: Maya Hip Hop
Kresge Town HallTzutu Kan, hailing from what the Maya considered the belly button of the Universe -- Lake Atitlan in the vernal Guatemala highlands -- is a painter, sculptor, bio-builder, activist in […]
World Philosophy Day at Humble Sea Brewing Co.
Humble Sea Brewing Company 820 Swift St, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesWorld Philosophy Day? Yes, it is a thing! Falling on the third Thursday of each November, World Philosophy Day celebrates the value and practice of philosophy. This year, The Center […]
Morton Marcus Poetry Reading with Gary Snyder and Special Guest Tom Killion
Music Recital HallView the full event recording online here. Event Photos by Crystal Birns: The Annual Morton Marcus Poetry Reading honors poet, teacher, and film critic Morton Marcus (1936–2009). Marcus, […]
Interdisciplinary Graduate Writing: Challenges and Strategies I
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesDo you struggle with dissertation writing? Us too! This workshop will provide a peer-led space for conversation among graduate students engaged in interdisciplinary dissertation writing in the humanities and humanistic social sciences. It offers resources and tools to push through common roadblocks in your advanced writing practice related to issues of voice, discipline-crossing work, organization, […]
Living Writers: Alexandria Marzano Lesnevich
Peace United Church 900 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesAlexandria Marzano-Lesnevich is the author of THE FACT OF A BODY: A Murder and a Memoir, recipient of the 2018 Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Memoir and the 2018 Chautauqua Prize. Named one of the best books of the year by Entertainment Weekly, Audible.com, Bustle, Book Riot, The Times of London, and The Guardian, it […]