Events
Events
David Eagleman, Livewired
Virtual EventBestselling author and neuroscientist David Eagleman will discuss his new book, Livewired: The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain, during a free online event on the Crowdcast platform. "Eagleman delivers […]
Christopher Nelson: Eisa – Drumming, Dancing and Memory
Virtual EventWith the beginning of the 2020 – 2021 school term on the near horizon the OMI team is delighted to announce their next program! Professor Chris Nelson (UNC Chapel Hill) will be joining OMI to discuss Eisa, Obon, dancing and cultural memory in contemporary Okinawa. Professor Nelson is an anthropologist who published a study of […]
Kelly Gillespie, Asher Gamedze & Rasigan Maharajh — Re/Distribute: Three Radical Economists on (Post)Apartheid (film screening + discussion)
Virtual EventTwo radical collectives in South Africa working inside and outside the academy to agitate against ongoing histories of dispossession consider what redistribution means in the most unequal national context on […]
Nir Shafir: How to Read in the Early Modern Ottoman Empire
Virtual EventThe Ottoman Empire (and the Islamic world at large) was a manuscript culture until the late nineteenth century. That is, many Ottoman subjects continued to copy books by hand even […]
Samia Khatun — Race, Gender & New Epistemic Grounds: Cross-Cultural Encounters in Desert Australia
Virtual EventAt the forefront of white nationalist border regimes, the Australian nation-state has long operated as an Anglo imperial outpost in the Indian Ocean world. If we look at Aboriginal language […]
Hispanic-Serving Institution Equity Talk with Gina Garcia
Virtual EventJoin us for an online discussion with Dr. Gina Garcia, moderated by Dr. Rebecca Covarrubias and Dr. Jennifer Baszile, on how the UC Santa Cruz HSI Initiatives continue advancing student […]
Living Writers: Anne Waldman
Virtual EventAnne Waldman: Poet, performer, professor, literary curator, cultural activist has been a prolific poet and performer for many years, creating radical new hybrid forms for the long poem, both serial […]
Stories from the Epicenter (Podcast Launch Event)
Virtual EventYou’re invited to join us for the launch of our ten-part documentary podcast, Stories from the Epicenter, which explores the experience and memory of the Loma Prieta Earthquake in Santa Cruz […]
Visualizing Abolition: A Conversation with Angela Y. Davis and Gina Dent
Virtual EventJoin Angela Y. Davis and Gina Dent, noted antiprison activists, scholars, and educators, for an online conversation about critical issues in the arts, visual culture, and abolition. This is the […]
Gerald Casel – Not About Race Dance
Virtual EventDuring this "talk," the artists/collaborators and Gerald Casel will share their recent recent choreographic explorations during COVID-19 based on their latest work, Not About Race Dance. Not About Race Dance […]