Events
Dan Zimmer – From Left/Right to Up/Down: Technological Transcendence, Ecological Collapse, and a New Polarity in Politics
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesThe first guest of the Winter '25 lineup of the HistCon Speaker Series will be joining us next week! Dan Zimmer will give his talk “From Left/Right to Up/Down: Technological Transcendence, Ecological Collapse, and a New Polarity in Politics” on Monday, January 27th, at 1pm in Hum 1 Rm 210. If you are unable to make […]
Sophia Azeb – Mapping the “Arab” in Pan-African Political Culture
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesAmid the US-backed Israeli genocide in Palestine and the UAE-backed genocide in Sudan, the constellation of transnational and multiracial movement solidarities forged throughout the myriad capitalist and colonialist crises of the 21st century continue to reckon with the precarity of their uneven legibility across various regional, continental, and global contexts. Expanding on the titular catalogue […]
Francesca Orsini — East of Delhi: Multilingual Literary Culture and World Literature
Virtual EventJoin us Friday, January 31st at 10am PST for a discussion with Francesca Orsini on East of Delhi: Multilingual Literary Culture and World Literature, in conversation with G.S. Sahota and Rahul Parson. This event is part of the Winter 2025 Aurora Lecture Series. Francesca Orsini is Professor Emerita of Hindi and South Asian Literature, School […]
Geographies of Dissent: A Trans/Feminist Dialogue
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesFeminist Studies presents Geographies of Dissent — a dialogue centering trans/feminist vernaculars of the geopolitical, and how current histories of occupation and authoritarianism have impacted feminist projects of dissent. The first 20 students who register for the full day will receive their choice of one of the speakers' books. 11am | Violent Intimacies: The Trans […]
American Patchwork Quartet
Kuumbwa Jazz CenterThe Humanities Institute and Kuumbwa Jazz is pleased to present American Patchwork Quartet (APQ) on Friday, January 31, 2025 at 7:00PM! Join the live concert and support American Patchwork Quartet's mission to reclaim the immigrant soul of American Roots Music as APQ weaves modern immigrant dreams into songs. American Patchwork Quartet (APQ), led by multi-Grammy […]
Zhongmin Chen — “Re-evaluating the Development of the Chinese Language”
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesThe Fusional Linguistics Initiative presents, Zhongmin Chen (Fudan University) speaking on "Re-evaluating the Development of the Chinese Language: the 'One-center Multi-Layer' Development Hypothesis." This talk will take place Monday, February 3 at 1:20pm in Humanities 1 - Room 210. Language is humanity's most vital tool for communication, making the study of its evolution inherently linked […]
The Dawn is Too Far: Stories of Iranian-American Life – Film Screening and Discussion with Co-Director/Executive Producer, Dr. Persis Karim
Communications 150, Studio CJoin us for a screening of the film, The Dawn is Too Far: Stories of Iranian-American Life, and a discussion with the film’s Co-Director and Executive Producer, Persis Karim, who will be in conversation with UCSC PhD candidate, Shirin Towfiq. The film shares a multi-generational perspective of those who came to the U.S. as students, […]
Paul North & Paul Reitter – Notes on Translating Marx’s Capital
Virtual and In PersonThis presentation will discuss the history of Anglophone translations of Capital (Vol. 1) Karl Marx’s magnus opus, paying particular attention to the different circumstances that have shaped important translation decisions. It will also identify some of the major translation challenges the text poses and ask how the meaning of the Capital varies according to how […]
Humanities at Work: Informational Interviewing
Humanities 2, Room 259Wondering about your career options? Your curiosity is one of your greatest assets for discovering career possibilities, for building your network, and for creating a fulfilling professional life. Join this interactive workshop to learn about exploring your career options and growing your network with the practice of informational interviewing. Free copies of Designing Your Life […]
Radhika Govindrajan — “It’s Not Love, It’s Deception”: The Affective Politics of Law and Majoritarianism in Himalayan India
Social Sciences 1, Room 261 Social Sciences 1 University of California Santa Cruz, College Ten, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesWinter 2025 Anthropology Colloquium Series, “It’s Not Love, It’s Deception”: The Affective Politics of Law and Majoritarianism in Himalayan India with Radhika Govindrajan. This talk draws on ethnographic research in Himalayan India to explore how majoritarian feeling creeps into the legal domain by exploring the contingent production of sentiment among state officials who legislate inter-religious […]