Events
Opening Reception: The Gail Project Exhibition – An Okinawan-American Dialogue
Mary Porter Sesnon Art GalleryThe Gail Project Exhibition - An Okinawan-American Dialogue at the Sesnon Gallery, Porter College Opening Reception: Thursday, October 5, 5:00-7:00 pm Exhibition run dates: Thu, Oct 5, 2017 to Sat, Dec 2, 2017 Weekly events every Wednesday 6-8pm. Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday November 23- 27 The Gail Project is a collaborative, international public history project […]
Briohny Doyle, “Postapocalypse Now”
Stevenson Fireside Lounge Humanites 1 University of California, Santa Cruz Cowell College, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesEvent Photos Briohny Doyle’s research positions the postapocalyptic imagination as a reply to apocalyptic forms that obliterate & totalize. Her work considers postapocalyptic literary & theoretical texts that move beyond revelation to consider the various breakdowns of capitalism through potent figures like the ruin, the virus, & the nomad. Briohny Doyle is a Melbourne-based writer and […]
Humanities Radio Hour: “Gail Project” with Alan Christy, Shelby Graham, & Irena Polic
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Kim Stanley Robinson, New York 2140
Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesBookshop Santa Cruz and the Institute for Humanities Research are pleased to welcome New York Times bestselling author Kim Stanley Robinson as he returns for a book talk and signing of his bold and brilliant vision of New York City in the next century: New York 2140. "In the not-so-distant future, a diverse cast of […]
Humanities Radio Hour: “Ben Breen”
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Weekend with Shakespeare
UCSC ArboretumAbout: Join Shakespeare scholars and artists for two days of lectures, discussions, and demonstrations about this season’s mainstage productions. Educator’s Day on Sunday, August 20 is built to provide teachers with tools and lesson plans to gain confidence and strategies for teaching Shakespeare in the classroom and beyond. Weekend schedule: Weekend with Shakespeare will be […]
37th Annual Dickens Universe featuring Middlemarch
College Nine and John R. Lewis Multipurpose Room College Ten, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesThe Dickens Universe is a unique cultural event that brings together scholars, teachers, students, and members of the general public for a week of stimulating discussion and festive social activity on the beautiful Santa Cruz campus of the University of California—all focused on one or two Victorian novels, usually (but not always) one by Charles […]
Jonathan Safran Foer, Here I Am
Santa Cruz High TheaterBookshop Santa Cruz, Institute for Humanities Research, and Temple Beth El present best-selling and award-winning author Jonathan Safran Foer (Everything Is Illuminated, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close) for a reading and signing of his latest novel, Here I Am. Ticket packages are $19.98 and include two tickets to the event and one copy of Here […]
Symposium on Oaxacan Linguistics
Stevenson Fireside Lounge Humanites 1 University of California, Santa Cruz Cowell College, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesGuest Speakers: Eric Campbell (UC Santa Barbara) Emiliana Cruz (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) Christian DiCanio (State University of New York, Buffalo) Organized by the Workshop on the Languages of Meso-America. *Stay tuned for more information.
OpEd Project Workshop: “Write to Change the World”
Stevenson Fireside Lounge Humanites 1 University of California, Santa Cruz Cowell College, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesWrite to Change the World The "Write to Change the World" program builds participants' capacity to translate their research for the public and to engage in debate at a national level based on their areas of expertise. This program focuses on increasing the number of underrepresented voices in the media and bringing the humanities to […]