Events
Humanities Campus to Career: Law Panel
Merrill Provost House Provost's Residence, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesAre you interested in a career in the legal field? Come learn about careers in law from current and former attorneys with Humanities backgrounds. Appetizers and light refreshments will be served. Sarah Cunniff (she/her) attended Stevenson College at UC Santa Cruz, where she majored in French Literature. After law school, she worked in large and […]
Nora Khan – TBA
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesDetails coming soon. WINTER 2025 COLLOQUIUM SERIES THE CENTER FOR CULTURAL STUDIES hosts a weekly Wednesday colloquium featuring work-in-progress by faculty & visitors. We are pleased to announce our Winter 2025 Series. Sessions begin promptly at 12:15 PM and end at 1:30 PM (PST) in Humanities Building 1, Room 210. Staff assistance is provided by […]
Mediterranean Slavery during the 18th Century and the Historical Study of Race: M’hamed Oualdi in Conversation with Shreya Parikh
Virtual EventFrom ancient times through abolition, scholars have often described slavery in the Mediterranean region as being relatively unaffected by the history of racial thought. Instead, many historians have focused on the decisive role played by religion. At the same time, however, it is undeniable that dark-skinned enslaved people occupied a more subordinate position in comparison […]
Fall 2024 Aurora Lecture: G. S. Sahota
Virtual and In PersonJoin us as we welcome G.S. Sahota—Aurora Chair in Sikh and Punjabi Studies and Associate Professor of Literature at the University of California, Santa Cruz for a conversation on Equality of the Minor: Ambedkar’s Critical Legacy Today. This engaging discussion will take place on Thursday, November 21 at 3:30 PM in Humanities 1, Room 202. […]
Undiscovered Shakespeare: Timon of Athens – Episode 2
Virtual EventJoin us for this year's, Undiscovered Shakespeare featuring Timon of Athens (1606), a late play focusing on the corrosive effects of prodigality and ingratitude in an apparently democratic society. Gretchen Minton, Professor of English at the University of Montana, Bozeman and the editor of the most recent Arden edition of the play, will be the […]
Ajay Skaria – The Part of the Indigenous: Adivasis and the Subaltern Intimation of Freedom
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesThis talk attends to what the Subaltern Studies tradition begins to think and gives to our own times to think. The emergence of Subaltern Studies was part of the increasing prominence of the “New Social Movements,” new because they were focused more on oppression than exploitation. Recognizing this allows us to discern that the Subaltern […]
AI Cluster Meeting – Katie Shilton
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesThe Humanities Institute Research cluster, “Humanities in the Age of AI,” is pleased to invite you to a series of meetings this winter quarter. The research cluster boasts a diverse group of core participants. This includes esteemed faculty members from various disciplines, graduate students representing politics, history, literature, philosophy, feminist studies, and film and visual […]
Derek Penslar – Is Israel a Settler-Colonial State?
Cowell Ranch Hay Barn Ranch View Rd, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesThe Center for Jewish Studies Presents The Helen Diller Distinguished Lecture in Jewish Studies featuring Derek Penslar. Derek Penslar will be presenting his talk titled Is Israel a Settler-Colonial State? Since the 1960s, referencing Israel as settler-colonial has been a common polemical practice, a means of delegitimization of the state of Israel and those who […]
Undiscovered Shakespeare: Timon of Athens – Episode 1
Virtual EventJoin us for this year's, Undiscovered Shakespeare featuring Timon of Athens (1606), a late play focusing on the corrosive effects of prodigality and ingratitude in an apparently democratic society. Gretchen Minton, Professor of English at the University of Montana, Bozeman and the editor of the most recent Arden edition of the play, will be the […]
Career Workshop: Using LinkedIn to Accelerate Your Career
Humanities 2, Room 259LinkedIn can be a powerful tool to leverage in your career journey. Join us for a fast-paced and practical workshop where you'll learn how to create a professional and dynamic LinkedIn profile, as well as how to use various LinkedIn resources to improve your networking and job search skills! This event is presented by the […]