Events
Katharyne Mitchell: Cultural Studies Colloquium – Church Sanctuary and the Spatial Politics of the Sacred
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesChurch sanctuary is not legal in any state in Europe, but the cultural and religious sense of church space as sacred, and the collective memory of this practice as an […]
Morton Marcus Poetry Reading: Gary Soto
Music Center Recital HallEvent Photos by Crystal Birns: Gary Soto has published more than forty books for children, young adults and adults, including Too Many Tamales, Chato’s Kitchen, Baseball in April, Buried […]
A Literary Masquerade with Erin Morgenstern
DNA Comedy Lab 155 S. River St., Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesYou are cordially invited to Bookshop Santa Cruz's first-ever Literary Masquerade, celebrating the release of Erin Morgenstern's highly anticipated new novel, The Starless Sea. Co-sponsored by The Humanities Institute at […]
LOCATION CHANGE David Biggs: Archipelagic Vietnam – Rethinking Nationalism From the Shoreline
CA, United StatesPlease RSVP for the Cultural Studies Colloquium location Until recent conflicts over islands in the South China Sea, Vietnam’s history was described in terrestrial terms. Vietnam’s nationalist struggles, we were […]
LOCATION CHANGE Dean Spade: Solidarity Not Charity – Mutual Aid for Mobilization and Survival
Resource Center for Non ViolenceJoin the Feminist Studies department as they present their second FMST Colloquium for the 2019 Fall quarter! Widespread, effective social movements usually include mutual aid strategies that directly address conditions […]
Mikael Wolfe: Extreme Weather and the Mexican Revolution – Historical Reality and Perception
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesSpeaker, Mikael Wolfe, presents recently published research that combines environmental history and historical climatology to examine the relationship between extreme weather events, especially drought and frost, and the origins of […]
Extreme Weather and the Mexican Revolution: Historical Reality and Perception
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesThis talk will present recently published research that combines environmental history and historical climatology to examine the relationship between extreme weather events, especially drought and frost, and the origins of […]
THI Open House
Cowell Provost House Cowell Provost House, Cowell Service Rd University of California Santa Cruz, Cowell College, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesJoin us as we kick off the 20th anniversary of The Humanities Institute: a vibrant community at the center of UC Santa Cruz and at the cutting edge of Humanities […]
Living Writers: “After Ursula” with Karen Joy Fowler, Molly Gloss, Nisi Shawl, and Kim Stanley Robinson
Humanities Lecture Hall Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesAfter Ursula: Four renowned Sci Fi/Fantasy Writers all mentored by Ursula K Le Guin read from their work. Molly Gloss is the author of several novels including The Jump-Off Creek, […]
PhD+ Workshop – Demystifying the Publishing Process with UC Press
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesLearn about the publishing process, including book proposals, pitches, meeting with editors, and contracts. University of California Press (UC Press) is one of the most forward-thinking scholarly publishers, committed to influencing […]