Events
Book talk and conversation: Peter Limbrick, Arab Modernism as World Cinema
Virtual EventPeter Limbrick (Film and Digital Media, UC Santa Cruz) will discuss his new book Arab Modernism as World Cinema: The Films of Moumen Smihi in conversation with Professor Tarek El-Ariss (Dartmouth College). Arab Modernism as World Cinema (University of California Press, 2020) explores the radically beautiful films of Moroccan filmmaker Moumen Smihi, demonstrating the importance […]
PhD+ Workshop – Using Twitter Professionally
Virtual EventLearn how to promote your research and create a virtual community of Tweeple in Twitter! Learn the basics, including how to set up your page, use hashtags, use best practices, and more with Kayla Isenberg (Senior Director, Digital Engagement, University Relations at UC Santa Cruz). The Division of Graduate Studies' professional communication workshop on "Using […]
Manan Ahmed: The Loss of Hindustan
Virtual EventManan Ahmed is Associate Professor for History of South Asia at Columbia University. He specializes in the littoral western Indian Ocean world from 1000-1800 CE. He is the author of A Book of Conquest (2016) and The Loss of Hindustan (2020) Part of the 2020-21 Center For South Asian Studies Lecture Series. Organized by The […]
Morgan Parker – Morton Marcus Poetry Reading
Virtual EventPlease join us for the 11th annual Morton Marcus Poetry Reading, featuring honored guest Morgan Parker. Poet Gary Young will host the program, and the evening will include an announcement of the winner of the Morton Marcus Poetry Contest (recipient receives a $1,000 prize). Gary Young is the author of many volumes of poems and […]
Idan Landau: A Selectional Criterion for Adjunct Control
Virtual EventThe Department of Linguistics is pleased to present Idan Landau, from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev - Israel, speaking on A Selectional Criterion for Adjunct Control. Zoom Information will be […]
PhD+ Workshop – Impassioned Online Teaching: Empathy, Embodiment and Radical Pedagogy in Practice
Virtual EventHow do we, as educators, create virtual experiences that are inclusive, engaging, and impactful for our students? How can we make remote conditions more intimate, accessibility more equitable, and our […]
Moor Mother + Rasheedah Phillips: Black Quantum Futurism
Virtual EventThe exhibition is Moor Mother—a Philadelphia artist praised as part of “a new generation of visionary black storytellers” (The New York Times—premieres a new video followed by a discussion of […]
Victorian Kitchens & Cocktails
Virtual EventDust off your copies of What Shall We Have for Dinner? by Lady Clutterbuck and Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management and join us for three interactive sessions exploring Victorian kitchens and cocktails. […]
PhD+ Workshop – Getting Hired at a California Community College
Virtual EventA panel discussion with current and recent instructors at California Community Colleges, who are all UC Santa Cruz graduate student alumni, including: Beth Au, Moderator Director California Community Colleges Registry […]
Visualizing Abolition: Visuality and Carceral Formations – Nicole Fleetwood, Herman Gray, and Nicholas Mirzoeff
Virtual EventThe third event in the Visualizing Abolition series brings together visual and cultural theorists Nicole Fleetwood, Herman Gray, and Nicholas Mirzoeff to consider the roles of visual culture in normalizing […]