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Jessica Marglin – The Shamama Case: Contesting Citizenship across the Modern Mediterranean

Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United States

In the winter of 1873, Nissim Shamama, a wealthy Jew from Tunisia, died suddenly in his palazzo in Livorno, Italy. His passing initiated a fierce lawsuit over his large estate. Before Shamama's riches could be disbursed among his aspiring heirs, Italian courts had to decide which law to apply to his estate—a matter that depended […]

Zakir Hussain: Masters of Percussion at the Rio Theatre

Rio Theater 1205 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

Every other year since 1996, Zakir Hussain has served as curator, conductor and producer to bring the very cream of Indian music and world percussion to tour America and Europe with his series, Zakir Hussain and Masters of Percussion. Growing out of his renowned international tabla duet tours with his father, the legendary Ustad Allarakha, […]

Anthony Trollope Down Under: Travel Writing, Bushfires and Australian Ecology with Professor Grace Moore

Virtual Event

The Friends of the Dickens Project invites you to participate in "Anthony Trollope Down Under: Travel Writing, Bushfires and Australian Ecology with Professor Grace Moore." The three sessions will offer the Friends a chance to examine Victorian responses to the environment, with a particular emphasis on Australia. The first session will involve a presentation on […]

Indigenous Border/lands Symposium

Cowell Ranch Hay Barn Ranch View Rd, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

The Peggy and Jack Baskin Presidential Chair of Feminist Studies, in collaboration with the Indigenous Border/lands Collective, present "Indigenous Border/lands," an exploration of the border/lands from the perspective of Indigenous peoples, scholars and activists across the Americas. 4:00pm Aa‘a Mat Tipaay Ak’wee, Bringing Her/Voice Back to the Land: Incomplete Repatriations in The Autobiography of Delfina […]

The MARCH Continues, An Evening with Andrew Aydin

University Center University Center‎ University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

The UCSC Arts Division, John R. Lewis College, and The Humanities Institute present: The MARCH Continues, An Evening with Andrew Aydin. Co-Author with John R. Lewis, of the award wining graphic novel series MARCH. Attendees will receive a free copy of the first book in the MARCH series, and can have it signed by Andrew […]

Dr. Wangui Muigai Reading Group – Mellon Sawyer Seminar on “Race, Empire, and the Environments of Biomedicine”

Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United States

Dr. Wangui Muigai will be leading a reading group exploring three distinct frameworks (theoretical, methodological, and analytic) for understanding the causes of racial health disparities. Two articles take us back to the 1990s wave of research on “minority health” and ethnic health disparities, revealing how a generation of researchers in the biological, social, and epidemiological sciences sought […]

Zac Zimmer – An Internet Built of Books

Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United States

On the Internet, the book is a drag: a literal metaphor that pulls us back to the material world. This talk focuses on three examples of the book-object’s material drag on the supposed ephemeral nature of online existence in the digital cloud: 1) Philip Zimmermann and MIT Press’ PGP Source Code and Internals (1995), a […]

PhD+ Workshop – Personal and Professional Wellness

Virtual and In Person

Navigating UC health insurance and counseling services can be complicated for graduate students. Join the Graduate Student Commons for lunch and a panel with experts from our Student Health and Outreach Promotion office, UC SHIP insurance office, and Counseling and Psychological Services. You will leave with a clearer understanding of how to support your wellness […]

Fighting for Life: Race and the Limits of Infant Survival

University Center, Bhojwani Room CA, United States

Join Dr. Wangui Muigai as she charts the history of one of the most enduring health disparities in America, the racial gap in infant survival. Drawing on a trove of historical records and archival materials, this talk follows Black families as they have journeyed from birthing rooms to burial grounds, fighting for the ability to […]

Elena Vasiliou – Queer Pleasure, Resistance and Pain in Ex-Prisoners’ Narratives

Humanities 1, Room 420 Humanites 1 University of California, Santa Cruz Cowell College, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

Queer pleasure, resistance and pain in ex-prisoners’ narratives with Elena Vasiliou (UC Berkeley). This talk is part of the History of Consciousness Winter 2023 Speaker Series.  This event will be in person in Humanities 1 Room 420 or virtually via zoom. For full speaker and event information, please visit: https://histcon.ucsc.edu/news-events/news/histcon-winter23-speaker-series.html