Events
Anne Norton; “Theses on Democracy or, The People, Steering”
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesAnne Norton is professor and department chair of political science at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Norton is the author of seven books, including On the Muslim Question and […]
Prof and a Pint: “Polarization and Public Discourse: How We Got Here and What We Do Now”
Forager, San Jose 420 S 1st St, San Jose, CA, United StatesPolitical discourse in the United States is devolving. From social media to Washington D.C. closed-mindedness, confirmation bias, and agenda-driven reasoning are undermining the possibility for constructive dialogue. Where do these […]
Safiya Noble, Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism
Kresge Town HallPlease note: this event was rescheduled from February 12 The landscape of information is rapidly shifting as new imperatives and demands push to the fore increasing investment in digital technologies. […]
Dai Jinhua: “On Twenty-first Century Postcolonialism”
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesDai Jinhua’s lecture will address the place of post-colonial theory in the twenty-first century. This question is highly relevant to China, as it recalls the history of China’s involvement […]
Kevin McDonald, “Babbo and the Breadfruit: Plants, Oceans, and Empires in the Age of Enlightenment”
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesAt the end of the eighteenth century, a fantastic global plot was conjured up by a network of invested individuals that eventually reached the highest levels of the British […]
Book Talk: Carolyn Burke, Foursome
Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesTHI joins Bookshop Santa Cruz to welcome author Carolyn Burke for a discussion and signing of her new book, Foursome, a captivating, spirited account of the intense relationship among four […]
Matt Cook, “Depth-of-Field: Translating the benefits of Virtual Reality from the laboratory to the (higher-ed) classroom”
Digital Scholarship Commons, McHenry LibraryIncreasingly accessible Virtual Reality technologies allow course content to be presented in context, at human scale, and responsive to the wide range of body-centered interactions. These representational characteristics, which define […]
Friday Forum for Graduate Research: Elizabeth Goldman
Humanities 1, Room 420 Humanites 1 University of California, Santa Cruz Cowell College, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesWorld of Robots: Child-Robot Interactions How do children interact with a robot? What features does a robot need to have to appeal to children? Will children help a robot complete […]
Celebration of Life: Helene Moglen
Kresge Town HallHelene Moglen (March 22, 1936 – October 18, 2018) Please join us in the celebration of Helene's life as friend, colleague, teacher, community activist, mother, grandmother, spouse, former Provost of Kresge […]
The Maghrib Workshop: “Sovereignty, Crisis, and Narratives of Belonging Part II”
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesThe Maghrib Workshop: "Sovereignty, Crisis, and Narratives of Belonging Part II" Program: UCSC Humanities 1, Room 210 Morning 8:30 - Transportation from Hotel to Humanities 1 by carpool. 9:00 […]