Events
Isaac Blacksin – Making Death Meaningful: On Journalism’s Humanitarian Desire
Humanities 1, Room 420 Humanites 1 University of California, Santa Cruz Cowell College, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesThe final guest of the Spring 2025 HistCon Speaker Series will be one of HistCon’s own, alumnus Isaac Blacksin! He will be joining us on Monday, June 2nd, to give his talk “Making Death Meaningful: On Journalism's Humanitarian Desire” at 1pm in Hum 1 Rm 420. If you are unable to make it in person, […]
Slow Seminar: Moorings by Nidhi Mahajan
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesThe Center for Southeast Asian Coastal Interactions (SEACoast), the Center for South Asian Studies (CSAS) and the Center for the Middle East and North Africa (CMENA), invite you to a Slow Seminar on the new book: Moorings: Voyages of Capital Across the Indian Ocean by Nidhi Mahajan, Assistant Professor of Anthropology. Reception to follow. Opening […]
Celebratory Collabo & Share Fest with Clara Bergamini, Yagmur Kizilay, and Mary Jirmanus
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesJoin the More-than-human(ities) Lab for their final event of the year where they will reflect on what they have learned from the lab and dream of future possibilities for the cross-disciplinary community that they have built. Collaborative reflections and wishes will take place from 1-1:30pm. They will then close the lab by learning about the […]
Art as Social Transformation with Roger and DeAnna Cummings
Digital Arts Research Center #108As co-founders of Juxtaposition Arts (JXTA) in Minneapolis, Roger Cummings' and DeAnna Cummings’ practices operate at the intersection of art, social justice, and community development. JXTA functions as a "social sculpture" – a living artwork that extends beyond conventional art-making into community engagement. What began in 1995 with nine students has evolved into a comprehensive campus employing 70+ young […]
Threads of Love: The AIDS Memorial Quilt
Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History 705 Front St., Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesIn partnership with The Diversity Center (TDC) and The Humanities Institute, the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History (MAH) is proud to present the Threads of Love: The AIDS Memorial Quilt—a powerful exhibition that reflects on the profound impact the HIV/AIDS epidemic had on the LGBTQ+ community. It celebrates the enduring resilience, love, and […]
Living Writers Student Reading
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 Sponsored by the Porter Hitchcock Poetry Fund, the Laurie Sain Endowment, the Humanities Institute, The Literature Department, Creative Writing Program, and the Center for Racial Justice.
G.S. Sahota and Susan Gillman – Du Boisian Double Consciousness, Global Sikh Diasporas, and Sikh Studies
Virtual and In PersonAs part of the Spring 2025 Aurora Lecture Series, join G.S. Sahota and Susan Gillman for a conversation on Du Boisian Double Consciousness, Global Sikh Diasporas, and Sikh Studies. The conversation will take place on Thursday, May 29th, from 3:30 to 5:00 PM in Humanities 1, Room 202, with the option to attend via Zoom. […]
Terry Burke – The UCSC Center for World History in its World Historical Contexts
Virtual and In PersonWhat are the relevant contexts in which we should situate the UCSC Center for World History? Terry Burke (Professor Emeritus, History Department) will discuss this question in his upcoming talk, "The UCSC Center for World History in its World Historical Contexts." The talk will be held both in-person in Humanities I, Room 210, and online […]
Anneeth Hundle – Insecurities of Expulsion: Afro- Asian Entanglements in Transcontinental Uganda
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesAs part of the Spring 2025 Aurora Lecture Series and the Cultural Studies Colloquium, we welcome Anneeth Kaur Hundle, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Presidential Chair in Social Sciences to Advance Sikh Studies at the University of California, Irvine, for her lecture entitled "Insecurities of Expulsion: Afro- Asian Entanglements in Transcontinental Uganda." In 1972, Ugandan […]
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 will be spent in conversation with a guest speaker, and during the 2nd hour volunteers will read aloud part of the play. During the final […]