Events
CANCELED – PhD+ Workshop – Academic Publishing
Virtual and In PersonThis event has been canceled. How do you choose a reputable academic journal to publish in? What are your copyrights? What is open access? Where do you find academic publishing support at UCSC beyond your program and department? As scholarly communication librarian at the UCSC Library, Martha Stuit provides author services, including for theses and […]
C. Nadia Seremetakis – A Journey through Border Spaces of the Everyday
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesThe border is the shared topos of the anthropologist, the historian, the archaeologist, the artist, the musician and the poet, as they all bring into dialogue the past and future with the present, the inside with the outside, the particular with the general. Borders are the meeting points of mind and body, ideas and senses, […]
Our Mutual Friend Discussion Series: Parts XI-XV
Virtual EventJoin Professor Karen Hattaway (San Jacinto College) for a series of discussions about the book that stunned Conrad and Dostoevsky. Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens Sept. 25, Oct. 23, Nov. 27, and Jan. 22 at 1:00-3:00 PM (PDT) | Virtual Events Charles Dickens published Our Mutual Friend in twenty monthly parts from May 1864 […]
CANCELED – PhD+ Workshop – Mindfulness
Virtual and In PersonMindfulness is a particular way of paying attention. It is the mental faculty of purposefully bringing attention to one’s present moment experience. Practicing mindfulness can lead to: improved ability to focus, increased patience and adaptability, greater empathy and compassion, and improved feelings of well-being. In this session we’ll review mindfulness basics and try a couple […]
Patti Smith: Songs & Stories, A Book of Days
Rio Theater 1205 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesBookshop Santa Cruz is thrilled to welcome Patti Smith, National Book Award-winning author of Just Kids and M Train, back to town for a celebration of A Book of Days—her deeply moving and idiosyncratic visual book of days featuring more than 365 images and reflections. Tickets include entry to the event and a copy of […]
CANCELED – PhD+ Workshop – Maintaining Work-Life Balance in Academia
Virtual and In PersonJoin Angel Dominguez for an interactive workshop and discussion of what it means to cultivate a healthy work-life balance. The interactive discussion will cover the importance of setting boundaries, time management, how technology can be your friend, and why saying “no” doesn't make you a bad person! Angel is a queer, first-generation, Latinx UCSC alumnus […]
CANCELED: Hannah Zeavin – Hot and Cool Mothers
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United States“Hot and Cool Mothers” moves toward a media theory of mothering and parental “fitness.” The article begins with an investigation into midcentury pediatric psychological studies on Bad Mothers and their […]
PhD+ Workshop – Career Pathways for Humanities Graduate Students
Virtual EventJoin us for a virtual workshop with Katina Rogers, "Career Pathways for Humanities Graduate Students," Nov. 30 at 1 p.m. on Zoom. Register here. This workshop is presented by the […]
CANCELED – PhD+ Workshop – Public Speaking
Virtual and In PersonLearn techniques to warm up, deal with nerves, craft your talk, and deliver an engaging oration for any audience. This interactive workshop will take you through Bri’s trademarked W.A.V.E.® methods […]
CANCELED: Hannah Zeavin – Sigmund Freud: Tele-Analyst
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesIn The Distance Cure: A History of Teletherapy, Hannah Zeavin shows that, far from a recent concern in the COVID-19 pandemic, teletherapy is as old as psychoanalysis itself. It may […]