Events
FrankenCon 2019
UC Santa CruzFor over two hundred years, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein has haunted our days and chilled our dreaming nights. Celebrate and explore the enduring legacy of the world’s first science-fiction horror story with FRANKENCON, a three-day conference of scientists, theorists, and artists on November 21-23, 2019 at UC Santa Cruz. The conference is in conjunction with the Theater Arts Department […]
Eugene Park: A Genealogy of Dissent – The Progeny of Fallen Royals in Chosŏn Korea
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesThis lecture makes observations on politics, society, and culture of Korea since 1392 through a story of human interest. Decades after a bloody persecution that virtually exterminated the royal Wangs of the vanquished Koryŏ dynasty (918-1392), the succeeding Chosŏn dynasty (1392-1910) rehabilitated the lucky survivors. Contrary to a popular assumption that the Wangs remained politically […]
CANCELLED: Déborah Danowski & Eduardo Viveiros de Castro: Beyond the End of the World Sawyer Seminar Series
College 9/10 Multi-Purpose Room College Ten, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesDue to unforeseen circumstances Déborah Danowski & Eduardo Viveiros de Castro had to regretfully cancel their engagement in Santa Cruz.
Ronaldo Wilson: The Quotidian Lucy and Other Constructions
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United States“The Quotidian Lucy and Other Constructions” explores some recent site-specific and studio performances (written/visual/sonic) that serve as interventions between theory and practice. Discussing new works on paper, video, and in performance, Wilson seeks to inhabit and engage with questions of memory, genre, form, and discipline as strategies through which to examine race, sex, and desire […]
Surrogate Humanity: Race, Robots, and the Politics of Technological Futures
Engineering 2, Room 599 Engineering 2, 1156 High St University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesCo-authors Neda Atanasoski (UCSC Feminist Studies, CRES) and Kalindi Vora (UC Davis Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies) will present on their new book Surrogate Humanity: Race, Robots, and the Politics […]
Living Writers: Student Readings
Humanities Lecture Hall Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesStudents will be reading from their own work.
PhD+ Workshop – Where Can I Go From Here? Exploring Careers Beyond Academia
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesCurious about careers outside of academia, but not sure where to begin? In this interactive workshop, we’ll begin to explore the many career paths PhDs in the humanities can enter […]
Linguistics Colloquia: Dave Kush
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesDave Kush (NTNU-Norway) - Title TBD About eight times each year, the Linguistics department hosts colloquia by distinguished faculty from around the world. For full information visit: https://linguistics.ucsc.edu/news-events/colloquia/index.html
TEDx Santa Cruz
Rio Theater 1205 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesTEDxSantaCruz 2019: The Art of Hope Features riveting talks and performances from a diverse range of inspired, innovative and renowned speakers and artists. Join the local conference on December 7, […]
Sean Keilen: Reading Hamlet Now
Forager, San Jose 420 S 1st St, San Jose, CA, United StatesShakespeare's works are rightly famous for their lifelikeness and insights into human affairs. What can they show us about our circumstances now, in a world where truth is inscrutable, social […]