Events
Japan Circa 1972: Setting The Stage For Reversion
Virtual EventPlease join the conversation on Okinawa, Japan, and the media in the years leading up to reversion. Yoshikuni Igarashi will discuss the contents of his recent book, Japan, 1972: Visions of Masculinity in an Age of Mass Consumerism in conversation with Drew Richardson (PhD. UCSC), and set the stage for a series of OMI events […]
Monolingualism can be cured! And what does this mean for bilingual speech?
Virtual EventIt is by no means a small feat that bilinguals can speak two or more languages. In addition to acquiring a variety of components of the linguistic system, they must have the ability to produce language-specific acoustic targets in their languages accurately and consistently, and importantly, they do it while inhibiting or deactivating the influence […]
Capacity Building Workshop for UC Faculty: “Telling Your Research Story Through Film” with Case Creative
Virtual EventPlease note this workshop is only available to UC faculty.
Living Writers: Student Reading
Virtual EventThe World Beyond Us: A Living Writers Series - Taking advantage of our (hopefully) last virtual Living Writers this Fall, 2021, this series will be centered on writers working and living outside the United States, writers who look beyond the U.S. in their work, and writers who work in languages other than English. Due to […]
Rabih Alameddine – The Wrong End of the Telescope
Virtual EventThe Wrong End of the Telescope is a "shape-shifting kaleidoscope, a collection of moments—funny, devastating, absurd—that bear witness to the violence of war and displacement without sensationalizing it...The Wrong End of the Telescope is a gorgeously written, darkly funny and refreshingly queer witness to that seeking." —BookPage Mina Simpson, a Lebanese doctor, arrives at the […]
PhD+ Workshop – Psychology of Writing
Virtual and In PersonLearn about the VOCES Graduate Writing Center (for graduate students only) and how to overcome psychological barriers and start writing! This workshop will be led by Andrea Seeger (Director VOCES Graduate Writing Center). The Division of Graduate Studies' professional communication workshop on the "Psychology of Writing" is co-sponsored by The Humanities Institute as part of […]
Linguistics Colloquium: Bridget Copley
Virtual EventAbout eight times each year, the Linguistics department hosts colloquia by distinguished faculty from around the world. For full speaker and event information, please visit: https://linguistics.ucsc.edu/news-events/colloquia/index.html
Gowri Vijayakumar – Risk and Respectability: Sexuality and the Nation in the Time of AIDS
Virtual EventGowri Vijayakumar is an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, affiliated with the South Asian Studies Program at Brandeis. She is the author of At Risk: Indian Sexual Politics and the Global AIDS Crisis, published by Stanford University Press in 2021. Her articles and essays on gender, sexuality, transnational politics, and […]
Morton Marcus Poetry Reading with Gary Young
Virtual EventPlease join us for the 12th annual Morton Marcus Poetry Reading, featuring honored guest Gary Young. Poet Danusha Laméris 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 several collections of poetry. His […]
PhD+ Workshop – Teaching at California Community Colleges
Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesA 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 Francesca (Chesa) Caparas, Panelist M.A. Literature English Professor and Faculty Coordinator, Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies De Anza College Sarah Gerhardt, Panelist Ph.D. Chemistry Chemistry […]