Events
Japanese Cultural Fair
Mission Plaza 103 Emmett Street, Santa Cruz, United StatesSince its founding in 1986, the Japanese Cultural Fair has provided an opportunity for members of the Santa Cruz County community to increase their awareness and understanding of Japanese culture, both traditional and contemporary. Through the arts, crafts, and culture of Japan, the fair has brought together thousands of people, improving their understanding of our […]
Linguistics Undergraduate Research Conference (LURC) 2024
London Nelson Community Center 301 Center St., Santa Cruz, United StatesThe Linguistics Department's annual Linguistics Undergraduate Research Conference (LURC) will be held Friday, June 7th, from 2:30 – 5:30 pm in Multipurpose Room 3 at the London Nelson Center in downtown Santa Cruz, 301 Center Street. The Distinguished Alumnus speaker will be Kirby Conrod, Assistant Professor at Swarthmore College. Poster Presentations (2:30 - 4:30 PM) […]
Celebrating the Humanities: Spring Awards
Virtual and In PersonPlease mark your calendars for June 6th as we acknowledge the achievements of our outstanding students at the annual Celebrating the Humanities: Spring Awards event. This year, the hybrid event will take place both at the Museum of Art and History and virtually on Zoom with the program beginning at 4 p.m. A reception will […]
UCSC Night at the Museum – From the Archives: Conversations on Filipino America
Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History 705 Front St., Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesJoin us for The Humanities Institute’s annual Night at the Museum featuring Watsonville is in the Heart and highlighting Sowing Seeds: Filipino American Stories from the Pajaro Valley, a community-driven exhibition that uplifts stories of Filipino American migration and labor in Watsonville and the greater Pajaro Valley of the Central Coast. The exhibition brings together […]
CANCELLED: Gabriel Winant – Service Economy Dilemmas
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesThis talk will explore the possible relationships between global economic restructuring and the emergence of new politics of family, gender, and sexuality. The rise of "service economies" in many forms around the world has had profound implications for individual life courses and the normative genders attached to them. Why is this, and what can we […]
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 […]
CANCELLED – Experiments in Vision and Abstraction: the Making of Mary’s Amber Spyglass with Neda Genova
Virtual and In PersonThe History of Consciousness department presents Experiments in Vision and Abstraction: the Making of Mary's Amber Spyglass with Neda Genova, University of Warwick. Join us Monday, June 3 at 12pm in Hum 1 Rm 420 or register below to attend virtually: “A fresh instrument serves the same purpose as foreign travel; it shows things in […]
The Miriam Ellis International Playhouse XXII
Stevenson Event CenterCowell College, Stevenson College and the Department of Languages and Applied Linguistics will present the 22nd season of the Miriam Ellis international Playhouse (MEIP XXII), May 31, June 1, and June 2, 2024 at 7:00 PM in the Stevenson Event Center at UCSC. Four fully-staged theater pieces will be presented in French, Italian, Japanese, and […]
The Miriam Ellis International Playhouse XXII
Stevenson Event CenterCowell College, Stevenson College and the Department of Languages and Applied Linguistics will present the 22nd season of the Miriam Ellis international Playhouse (MEIP XXII), May 31, June 1, and June 2, 2024 at 7:00 PM in the Stevenson Event Center at UCSC. Four fully-staged theater pieces will be presented in French, Italian, Japanese, and […]
Saturday Shakespeare
Aptos Library 7695 Soquel Dr, Aptos, United StatesIn collaboration with the Shakespeare Workshop at UCSC, the Saturday Shakespeare Group will host a Zoom only re-showing of part 2 of the DVD. This is for those who were not able to stay for both parts of the Hamlet screening on Saturday, May 25th. Start time is 10:00 am. Zoom Information This is a […]