Events
Jay Afrisando – Shaping the Arts within Disability and Community of Diverse Bodies
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesWhat does it look like when our creative process is driven by disability and community? How does the work develop, change, and differ from the already-established ways of making? In […]
Faculty Grants Session with UCHRI
Virtual EventInterested in faculty funding opportunities from the UC Humanities Research Institute and want to know more about the advisory committee selection process? Join UCHRI Director Jaimey Fisher and Research Grants Program Director Sara Černe for a grants presentation and Q&A. This year UCHRI is offering up to $25,000 grants for collaborative research projects, support for projects connected […]
Campus to Career – Job Talk with Kim Angulo, Assistant Public Defender
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesInterested in an impact-driven career in law, public policy, or politics? Come hear from UCSC Humanities alum Kim Angulo, an Assistant Public Defender with experience in both law and public […]
Living Writers with Issa Quincy
Humanities Lecture Hall, Room 206 UCSC Humanities Lecture Hall, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesWonder as the Source Issa Quincy is a British writer. He spent spent several years working as a film archivist. His poetry has appeared in The London Magazine and been anthologized by New Rivers Press. His fiction has appeared in Transition Magazine and The Kenyon Review. Quincy's debut novel, Absence, is a haunting atmospheric exploration […]
Decolonizing Surfing: A View from Morocco
Communications 150, Studio CFilm Screening and Panel Discussion: 5:30-7pm, Studio C Reception: Communications 139, 7-8pm Surfing is a sport dear to Santa Cruzians, as the city has branded itself the “Original Surf City USA” for over two decades. Despite the awe-inspiring image of individuals “rid pulses of energy moving through the ocean,” the sport is also embedded in […]
Building Alliances in Native American Education
Samper Hall, Cabrillo College 6500 Soquel Dr, Aptos, United StatesAre you an Indigenous leader or a public educator committed to fostering meaningful partnerships and enriching Indigenous education? Join Cabrillo College for a free transformative one-day workshop designed to cultivate understanding, share best practices, and forge lasting alliances. “Building Alliances in Indigenous Education” offers a unique opportunity for dialogue and collaboration, empowering participants to enhance […]
Broadsides No.2: Pairing Artworks with Poetry – Poetry Reading & Artist Talk
m.k. contemporary art 703 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesFollowing the success of its 2023 debut, Broadsides No. 2 returns this fall to MK Contemporary Art Gallery with a compelling exploration of the dynamic relationship between poetry and visual art. The exhibition pairs nine nationally recognized poets with nine distinguished visual artists, presenting collaborative works that reveal the unexpected resonances between image and language. […]
POSTPONED: Timescape of Rings with Stephen David Engel
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesThis event has been postponed. An updated date will be announced in the coming weeks. The History of Consciousness department invites you to the next talk in their Fall 2025 Research Colloquium series. Stephen David Engel will read from an experimental history called “Timescape of Rings.” In it, he meditates on a 2,200-year-old redwood round […]
Writing Beyond the Academy: An Introduction to Trade Publishing for Senior Scholars
Virtual EventScholars are frequently called upon to share their expertise with a diverse range of publics outside academia—and this kind of engagement often begins with the publication of a book with […]
CANCELLED: Vietnamerica – A Simulcast Film Screening and Discussion
Humanities 1, Room 202Due to the planned strike activities on campus, this event has been cancelled. Following the wars in Vietnam, over two million people fled to country with the collapse of the Republic of Vietnam. That exodus, referred to by many as “the boat people” resulted in nearly half dying while in flight, battling the elements, starvation, […]