Events
Project Paradiso: A Gateway to Dante’s Heaven – Episode Twelve – Flower of Humanity: The Vergin Mary in Paradiso
Virtual EventDante’s Paradiso is the least studied and the least understood of the three parts of the Commedia. Yet it is arguably the most important for the dynamism and originality of the literary, theological, and philosophical inquiries that take place there. It is also a singularly important interpretive guide for a full understanding of the entire […]
Gail Hershatter: Notes from the Life of a Peripatetic Revolutionary
Music Center Recital Hall - UCSC 402 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesThe Emeriti Association presents their annual Emeriti Faculty Lecture with Gail Hershatter who will give her lecture, "Notes from the Life of a Peripatetic Revolutionary." The event will take place in UCSC's Music Recital Hall at 7:00 PM. Doors open at 6:30 PM. Notes from the Life of a Peripatetic Revolutionary with Gail Hershatter Xu […]
The Deep Read: NYC Salon
Lot 15 inside Black Tap 45 W 35th Street, New York, NYMeet Humanities Dean Jasmine Alinder and UCSC faculty members for a special evening to learn about the Deep Read, this year's featured book, and how you can get involved. The Deep Read, hosted annually by THI, invites curious minds to delve deeply into books guided by the expertise of UC Santa Cruz scholars. This year, […]
Santa Cruz Pickwick Club
Virtual EventPlease join the Santa Cruz Dickens Fellowship and the Santa Cruz Pickwick Club for our monthly Pickwick Club meeting. New this year, we will be devoting an entire year to one novel instead of two, and will dive deeply into Great Expectations. Join Dickens enthusiasts and Pickwick Club members for a series of discussions about […]
Project Paradiso: A Gateway to Dante’s Heaven – Episode 11 – The End of Imagination (Paradiso 33)
Virtual EventDante’s Paradiso is the least studied and the least understood of the three parts of the Commedia. Yet it is arguably the most important for the dynamism and originality of the literary, theological, and philosophical inquiries that take place there. It is also a singularly important interpretive guide for a full understanding of the entire […]
PhD+ Workshop – THI Public Fellowship Information Session
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesCurious 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 to […]
THI Coffee Hour
Humanities 1, Room 515 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesThe Humanities Institute is excited to welcome students, faculty, staff, and friends for a weekly Coffee Hour on Wednesdays, 11am to noon. We invite you to visit our team, meet our new Faculty Director, Pranav Anand, and talk with us about your academic interests as well as upcoming THI events and programs. Learn about how […]
Rahel Jaeggi: Progress and Regression
Humanities 1, Room 420 Humanites 1 University of California, Santa Cruz Cowell College, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesThe History of Consciousness department is delighted to present Progress and Regression with Rahel Jaeggi (Humboldt University of Berlin) This talk is part of the HISC Winter 2024 Speaker Series. Guests are invited to join us in-person in HUM 1, Room 420 at 2:00 pm PST, or join virtually via Zoom. We look forward to […]
THI Coffee Hour
Humanities 1, Room 515 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesThe Humanities Institute is excited to welcome students, faculty, staff, and friends for a weekly Coffee Hour on Wednesdays, 11am to noon. We invite you to visit our team, meet our new Faculty Director, Pranav Anand, and talk with us about your academic interests as well as upcoming THI events and programs. Learn about how […]
Aurora Lecture Book Discussion with Professor James Laine
Humanities 1, Room 202Join Professor James Laine for a book discussion of his Meta-Religion: Religion and Power in World History (2014) in conversation with G.S. Sahota - Associate Professor of Literature and Aurora Chair at UC Santa Cruz. Professor James Laine will also be presenting the Winter 2024 Aurora Lecture on March 11th. For more information about this […]