Events
Living Writers: Janice A. Lowe
Virtual EventLIVING WRITERS UCSC, SPRING 2022 presents: CELEBRANT: SOUND ACTIONS CELEBRANT: SOUND ACTIONS showcases interdisciplinary writers who deeply engage in various sonic forms, whether the libretto and the operatic, sound and […]
The Universe in Verse: A Charitable Celebration of Science and Nature Through Poetry
Quarry Amphitheater 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesJoin us for The Universe in Verse—an annual charitable celebration of science and nature, winged with poetry and music, created and hosted by Maria Popova (The Marginalian) in collaboration with […]
Student Success in the Humanities with Dean Jasmine Alinder
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesJoin Humanities Dean Jasmine Alinder for a discussion on her plan to “play offense” in positioning UC Santa Cruz proactively, making strong arguments for the relevance and value of the […]
Brandi Thompson Summers – Spatial Temporalities: The Future-Pasts of Black Dispossession
Virtual and In PersonIn this talk, Dr. Summers explores the history of unhoused populations in Oakland, the cyclical displacements of Black locals, and the appearance and reappearance of parking lots in these stories […]
PhD+ Workshop – Stories from the Field
Virtual EventWhile humanities doctoral programs tend to focus on training students for tenure track faculty positions, many PhDs pursue jobs outside of a university setting. According to the UC Humanities Research […]
Roald Hoffman, “Returning, Remembering, Forgiving”
Virtual EventPlease join us for a lecture featuring Prof. Roald Hoffmann, winner of the 1981 Nobel Prize, and a Holocaust survivor. This lecture will take place in conjunction with Prof. Nathaniel Deutsch’s […]
Dickens Day of Writing
Museum of Art & History 705 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesThe Dickens Project is the premier center in the United States for the study of Charles Dickens and nineteenth-century studies. Founded in 1981 and based at UC Santa Cruz, the […]
Michelle C. Velazquez-Potts – Force-Feeding and the Suspended Animation of Torture
Virtual and In PersonSince 2002, prisoners at Guantánamo Bay detention camp have been force-fed as punishment for hunger striking, prompting the question of how to understand the feeding tube’s various uses as both […]
Living Writers: Samuel Ace
Virtual EventLIVING WRITERS UCSC, SPRING 2022 presents: CELEBRANT: SOUND ACTIONS CELEBRANT: SOUND ACTIONS showcases interdisciplinary writers who deeply engage in various sonic forms, whether the libretto and the operatic, sound and […]
Suryakant Waghmore – Being an Ambedkarite Under Hindu Rashtra
Virtual EventSuryakant Waghmore is a Public Sociologist, Academic and Writer. Currently a Professor of Sociology at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT-Bombay, he earned his PhD in Sociology as […]