Events
Project Paradiso: A Gateway to Dante’s Heaven – Episode Six – Politics and Prophecy: Past, Present, and Future (Paradiso 15–18)
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 […]
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 […]
Muriam Haleh Davis – The Absent Preface: Algerian Readings of Frantz Fanon after Independence
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesIn 1959, Ferhat Abbas, the President of the GPRA (Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic), refused Frantz Fanon’s request to write a preface for L’An V de la révolution algérienne. This […]
Dr. D. B. Maroon – Black Lives, American Love: Essays on Race and Resilience
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesOur own UCSC alumna, Dr. D. B. Maroon (PhD Anthropology, 2006) will talk about her newly released book, Black Lives, American Love: Essays on Race and Resilience. This talk will […]
Living Writers with Graduate Alumni: Emma Wood, Jared Harvey, Eric Sneathen, Connor Bassett, Jose Antonio Villará
Humanities Lecture Hall Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesLiving Writers - Winter 2024 - Return of the Beloved: An Alumni Series C Dylan Bassett's first novel, Gad's Book, was published in 2023. His writing has appeared in Chicago […]
CruzHacks 2024 Hackathon
Stevenson Event CenterCruzHacks is the largest hackathon in Santa Cruz! Each year, hundreds of students are invited to develop solutions to real-world problems, pursue inclusion in tech, and kindle the spirit of […]
Stefan Tanaka: What Do Pasts Do? Toward Potential History
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: What Do Pasts Do? Toward Potential History with Stefan Tanaka. This talk is a part of the HISC Winter 2024 Speaker […]
Benjamin Breen – Tripping on Utopia
Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesBookshop Santa Cruz welcomes Benjamin Breen, associate professor of history at UC Santa Cruz, for a discussion and signing of his new book, Tripping on Utopia: Margaret Mead, the Cold War, and the Troubled Birth of Psychedelic Science. Benjamin Breen is the author of The Age of Intoxication: Origins of the Global Drug Trade, winner […]
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 […]
January 24 – Mengyang (Zoe) Zhao – Verify You Are Human: How Video Game Automation Intensifies Extraction of Platform Game Work
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesPart of a broader book project on the rise of platform video game work in China, this study examines the impact of automation fears on escalating labor extraction from gaming service workers. It reveals that platform workers are compelled to demonstrate their “pure manual” services, amidst concerns over automated tools infiltrating the industry. Such pressures […]