Events
Sansei and Sensibility with Karen Tei Yamashita
Virtual EventKaren Tei Yamashita is the author of seven books, including I Hotel (National Book Award finalist), Tropic of Orange, Through the Arc of the Rain Forest and Letters to Memory. Recipient of numerous awards, including the John Dos Passos Prize for Literature (2018), she is professor emerita of creative writing and literature at the University […]
LASER Talks with Deans Jasmine Alinder & Katharyne Mitchell
Virtual EventJoin the Institute of the Arts and Sciences for live, online LASER Talks with UC Santa Cruz Dean of the Humanities Jasmine Alinder, historian of photography, and Dean of the Social Sciences Katharyne Mitchell, geographer and migration specialist. Touching on far-reaching subjects including the role of imagery in anti-Asian racism in the United States and […]
Mistruth and Consequences: Feminist Scholars on “Comfort Women” Denialism and Grassroots Movements for Justice
Virtual EventIn the three decades since Kim Hak-sun of South Korea first publicly identified herself as a former “comfort woman” of the Japanese Imperial Army, a global movement for long overdue justice has emerged, based on substantial survivor testimony and extant historical documents, of the existence of a regionally far-reaching imperial system of military sexual slavery. […]
Feminism and Resistance: Afghan Women Moving Forward
Virtual EventA discussion with Afghan scholars and activists about women's rights, feminism, and resistance in Afghanistan. Moderated by Halima Kazem-Stojanovic, Teaching Fellow for FMST 188 - Women and War. Presented by the Feminist Studies Department and supported by the Baskin Endowed Chair in Feminist Studies. Panelists: Lima Ahmad - PhD candidate in International Security and Human […]
Popular Culture and the Radical Imaginary: Patrisse Cullors and Maxwell Addae
Virtual EventVisualizing Abolition is pleased to present "Popular Culture and the Radical Imaginary," a discussion with Patrisse Cullors, co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Global Network and artist and activist Maxwell Addae. Their conversation will focus on their collaborative project researching the media portrayals of Black women and incarceration as well the real-world impact of the […]
Corrina Gould: Rematriation and the Land Back Movement
Virtual EventThe UC Santa Cruz Feminist Studies Department invites you to join Professor Katie Keliiaa and her Indigenous Feminisms class for a public webinar. Guest speaker Corrina Gould is Co-Founder/Co-Director of the Sogorea Te’ Land Trust, an urban Indigenous women-led organization that facilitates the return of Indigenous land to Indigenous people. Sogorea Te’ is centered in […]
White Supremacy in the Golden State: Sikh Targets, Responses, and Solidarities
Virtual EventOn August 25, 2019, Paramjit Singh was murdered while going for his evening stroll in an affluent area of Tracy, CA. The case against the alleged perpetrator, who had affiliations with white supremacist groups, was quickly dropped by the judge and the Singh family has been left shocked. While specific political economic contingencies increase formations […]
Don Rothman Endowed Award in First-Year Writing
Virtual EventPlease join the Writing Program in celebrating UC Santa Cruz’s eleventh annual Don Rothman Endowed Award in First-Year Writing ceremony on Friday, March 5 from 2:00-3:00pm. This will be a remote and virtual event. Humanities Dean Jasmine Alinder, Writing Program Chair Tanner WouldGo, and Writing Program faculty members will be attending the ceremony along with […]
PhD+ Workshop – Public Fellowship Information Session
Virtual EventCurious about becoming a THI Public Fellow? Not sure how to find the right partner organization? If you're thinking about applying your expertise in the public sphere or exploring career opportunities beyond academia, then you may be interested in THI's Public Fellowship program. Public fellowships provide opportunities for doctoral students in the Humanities to contribute […]
Mir Suhail – Speaking Satire to Power: A View from Kashmir
Virtual EventMir Suhail is a political cartoonist and illustrator based in New York City. He is from Indian-occupied Kashmir, where he grew up and started his political cartooning career drawing for a local daily at the age of fourteen. He has since drawn cartoons for leading print and digital news media, magazines, publishers and non-profit organizations […]