Events
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 […]
Zakir Hussain: Masters of Percussion at the Rio Theatre
Rio Theater 1205 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesEvery other year since 1996, Zakir Hussain has served as curator, conductor and producer to bring the very cream of Indian music and world percussion to tour America and Europe […]
Jessica Marglin – The Shamama Case: Contesting Citizenship across the Modern Mediterranean
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesIn the winter of 1873, Nissim Shamama, a wealthy Jew from Tunisia, died suddenly in his palazzo in Livorno, Italy. His passing initiated a fierce lawsuit over his large estate. […]
Elizabeth McKenzie, The Dog of the North
Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesFREE IN-PERSON EVENT: Acclaimed local writer Elizabeth McKenzie will be in conversation with Karen Joy Fowler about McKenzie's highly-anticipated new novel, The Dog of the North. This event is cosponsored […]
Dr. Agnieszka Otwinowska-Kasztelanic – Do L2 and L3 learners benefit from training their awareness of cross- linguistic similarity?
Humanities 1, Room 202The Department of Languages and Applied Linguistics Winter Colloquium Words whose form is similar across languages: cognates (formally and semantically similar) and false cognates (formally similar) are claimed to be […]
Jennifer Egan, The Candy House
Cowell Ranch Hay Barn Ranch View Rd, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesBookshop Santa Cruz welcomes bestselling author Jennifer Egan, one of the most celebrated writers of our time, who will discuss The Candy House (in paperback March 7th), her "inventive, effervescent" […]
Mohamed Hamed – Arabic Language Resources in the UC System and Beyond
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesThe Center for the Middle East and North Africa (CMNEA) is hosting a talk by Mohamed Hamed geared to help students and faculty in the UC system advance their Arabic […]
Juan Gabriel Vásquez – Restoring Continuity: Notes on History and Fiction
University Center, Bhojwani Room CA, United StatesThe Humanities Division and The Humanities Institute at UC Santa Cruz invite you to join us for the Hayden V. White Distinguished Annual Lecture, featuring Juan Gabriel Vásquez. Guests who […]
Persian New Year Celebration
Santa Cruz Museum of Art and HistoryJoin us for a Persian New Year Celebration, the rebirth of nature at the beginning of Spring, when Iranian people are combatting with darkness for a new day (Nowruz) with […]
Linguistics Colloquia: Marc Garellek
Humanities 1, Room 202Marc Garellek (UC San Diego) Over the course of each year, the Linguistics department hosts colloquia by distinguished faculty from around the world. For full speaker and event information, please […]