Events
Anjali Arondekar: What More Remains – Sexuality, Slavery, Historiography
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesThis talk engages a ‘small’ history of sexuality and slavery in Portuguese India. At stake are three questions: How do we call attention to the displacement of slave pasts within histories of sexuality that are themselves routinely displaced? How do we locate those displacements in itinerant archives of profit and pleasure, than in archives of […]
Eve Zyzik: Spanish Studies Colloquium
Humanities 1, Room 202Spelling is an aspect of literacy that causes significant difficulties for Spanish heritage language learners. The current research study targets one of the most problematic areas of Spanish orthography: substitution of “s” and “c” letters to represent /s/. Participants (n=72) were young adults, heritage speakers of Spanish, who completed a dictation task in addition to a standardized measure of […]
Nido de Lenguas: Camp
Watsonville Public Library 275 Main St., Ste 100, Watsonville, CA, United States¡Únete a nosotros para un día de aprendizaje de idiomas y desarrollo comunitario! Nuestros maestros compartirán el mixteco de San Martín Peras, un idioma de Oaxaca. Comienza a aprender o desarrolla tus habilidades con juegos y otras actividades grupales. ¡No se necesita experiencia previa! Gratuito y abierto al público ¡Por favor regístrete en línea! Join us […]
After Ursula Discussion
Humanities 1, Room 202Join us to discuss excerpts from authors Karen Joy Fowler, Molly Gloss, Nisi Shawl, and Kim Stanley Robinson. Please email Micah Perks at (meperks@ucsc.edu) for the readings and to RSVP for the discussion. Kim Stanley Robinson is an American science fiction writer. He is the author of more than twenty books, including the international bestselling […]
Linguistics Colloquia: Jorge Hankamer
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesJorge Hankamer (UC Santa Cruz) - CP Complements to D About eight times each year, the Linguistics department hosts colloquia by distinguished faculty from around the world. For full information visit: https://linguistics.ucsc.edu/news-events/colloquia/index.html
PhD+ Workshop – Demystifying the Publishing Process with UC Press
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesLearn about the publishing process, including book proposals, pitches, meeting with editors, and contracts. University of California Press (UC Press) is one of the most forward-thinking scholarly publishers, committed to influencing public discourse and challenging the status quo. At a time of dramatic change for scholarship and publishing, UC Press collaborates with faculty, librarians, authors, and […]
Living Writers: “After Ursula” with Karen Joy Fowler, Molly Gloss, Nisi Shawl, and Kim Stanley Robinson
Humanities Lecture Hall Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesAfter Ursula: Four renowned Sci Fi/Fantasy Writers all mentored by Ursula K Le Guin read from their work. Molly Gloss is the author of several novels including The Jump-Off Creek, The Dazzle of Day, Wild Life, The Hearts of Horses and Falling From Horses, as well as the story collection Unforeseen. She writes both realistic […]
THI Open House
Cowell Provost House Cowell Provost House, Cowell Service Rd University of California Santa Cruz, Cowell College, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesJoin us as we kick off the 20th anniversary of The Humanities Institute: a vibrant community at the center of UC Santa Cruz and at the cutting edge of Humanities research, education, and public engagement. Raise a glass, meet our fellows, and connect with your colleagues. In many ways, The Humanities Institute is a demonstration […]
Extreme Weather and the Mexican Revolution: Historical Reality and Perception
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesThis talk will present recently published research that combines environmental history and historical climatology to examine the relationship between extreme weather events, especially drought and frost, and the origins of the Mexican Revolution. Wolfe’s findings suggest that inaccurate and misleading weather reporting—what he calls “politico-environmental” coverage—by a variety of newspapers throughout the country was as […]
Mikael Wolfe: Extreme Weather and the Mexican Revolution – Historical Reality and Perception
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesSpeaker, Mikael Wolfe, presents recently published research that combines environmental history and historical climatology to examine the relationship between extreme weather events, especially drought and frost, and the origins of the Mexican Revolution. His findings suggest that inaccurate and misleading weather reporting—what he calls “politico-environmental” coverage—by a variety of newspapers throughout the country was as […]