Events
Events
Elora Shehebuddin – Bangladesh, Third World Solidarity, and the Global Politics of Feminism
Virtual Event“Bangladesh, Third World Solidarity, and the Global Politics of Feminism” is a part of the UC Santa Cruz Center for South Asian Studies 2022-2023 lecture series, Futures. Guests can register to […]
Anthony Trollope Down Under: Travel Writing, Bushfires and Australian Ecology with Professor Grace Moore
Virtual EventThe 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 […]
Baskin Ethics Lecture with Joy Connolly – A Connected Planet: Scholarship for the Global Good
University Center, Bhojwani Room CA, United States“Serving the public good” is the motto and a strategic goal of many an American research university. In this lecture, Joy asks: what public do humanistic scholars serve, how do […]
ACLS Workshop with Joy Connolly
Humanities 2, Room 259Professor Connolly will present an overview of current American Council of Learned Societies programs in support of humanistic scholarship, including fellowships, grants, and projects accelerating equity and progressive change; She will also discuss recent and emerging scholarly directions, including digital publications, collaborative research, translation, and publicly engaged work. Joy Connolly began her service as President […]
PhD+ Workshop – Psychology of Writing
Virtual and In PersonSometimes we can be our severest writing critics and biggest hindrances to writing success. Learn about the VOCES Graduate Student Writing Center (for graduate students only) and how to overcome psychological barriers and start writing! Andrea Seeger received a bachelor’s degree in literature from UC Santa Cruz, master’s in English literature from the University of […]
Amelia Glaser – Angry Winds: Jewish Leftists and the Challenge of Palestine, 1929
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesIn the summer of 1929, a week of violence in Mandate Palestine left hundreds of Jews and Arabs dead and many more wounded. These events, which began with protests in Jerusalem, divided the world-wide Jewish Left into those who sympathized with the Arabs and those who condemned the violence as a new manifestation of the […]
Keya Ganguly – Reason and the Image: On Satyajit Ray’s Shatranj Ke Khilari (The Chess Players)
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesThis talk focuses on Satyajit Ray’s cinematic treatment of an episode from India’s late colonial history in Shatranj Ke Khilari (“The Chess Players,” 1977). Through his portrayal of the betrayal of reason under the pretext of law, Ray makes an appeal on behalf of the visual image as a critique of reason rather than its […]
PhD+ Workshop – Identity, Belonging, and Community
Virtual and In PersonJoin the GSC grad peer mentor program for a workshop and discussion on identity, belonging, and community. All grads welcome! From left to right - Lorato Anderson, Marilia Kaisar, Radhika […]
Aurora Workshop – Gramsci: Southern Questions
Virtual and In Person"The Aurora Workshop - Gramsci: Southern Questions" will take place Friday, February 17th from 3-5pm (PST) and Saturday, February 18th from 9am-3pm (PST). This workshop will be in person in […]
What is Life? Conference
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesThe conference addresses problems and inconsistencies in modern definitions of life by appealing to explicit and implicit definitions of life offered in ancient texts. This problem is becoming increasingly urgent […]