Events
The Deep Read: A Conversation with Percival Everett
Quarry AmphitheaterJoin us for a free, public conversation with author, Percival Everett, at UC Santa Cruz's Quarry Amphitheater on May 4 at 4pm (doors open at 3pm). He'll discuss his National […]
Jazmine Hughes – Interested in Journalism?
Namaste Lounge - College 9 Namaste Lounge, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesInterested in Journalism? Come for a conversation with writer and editor Jazmine Hughes. Jazmine Hughes is a writer and editor, and the recipient of two National Magazine Awards. Hughes was […]
Living Writers with Tsering Wangmo Dhompa
Humanities Lecture Hall, Room 206 UCSC Humanities Lecture Hall, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesLiving Writers Series – Spring 2025 Insight, Writings: Third World and Other Imaginaries Tsering Wangmo Dhompa's most recent work is The Politics of Sorrow (Columbia University Press). Other works include […]
Professor of Insects and Worms: Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and his Life-Made World
The Seymour Marine Discovery Center 100 McAllister Way, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesJean-Baptiste Lamarck (1744-1829) was the Professor of Insects and Worms at the Museum of Natural History in Paris. Living through the storms of the French Revolution and Napoleonic period, he […]
A Publication Workshop with Jason Weidemann
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesJoin Jason Weidemann, an Editorial Director at the University of MinnesotaPress, for a "publishing bootcamp" workshop, geared toward graduate students, post docs, and early career scholars working on their first […]
Saturday Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Aptos Library 7695 Soquel Dr, Aptos, United StatesSaturday Shakespeare in Santa Cruz Presents A Midsummer Night's Dream, featuring a series of readings and conversations held Saturday mornings from April 26 to May 24, 2025. The 1st hour […]
Isabel Allende – My Name Is Emilia del Valle
Rio Theater 1205 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesBookshop Santa Cruz presents New York Times bestselling author Isabel Allende (A Long Petal of the Sea and The House of the Spirits) who will join us to celebrate the […]
Akum Longchari – Reimagining Humanization, Just Peace, and Healing through an Indigenous Lens
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesJoin the Center for South Asian Studies for a presentation by Aküm Longchari, the Center’s Scholar in Residence. From an Indigenous perspective, peace processes in the first quarter of the […]
Murad Idris – Dialogue for Hate: A Global Genealogy
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesThis lecture posits hate, dialogue, and their conjunction as fundamental for the contemporary moralization of violence and hierarchy. It analyzes how the two terms operate through a series of disavowals, […]
Ying Jin – Nurturing Hearts and Minds: Implementing Social Emotional Learning Principles in World Language Classrooms
Humanities 2, Room 259Join the Department of Applied Linguistics for a professional development workshop featuring Ying Jin, the 2018 ACTFL National Teacher of the Year, who will present her talk titled "Nurturing Hearts […]