Events
Project Paradiso: A Gateway to Dante’s Heaven – Episode Two – The Structure of Dante’s Paradiso: or How to Tell a Story beyond Time, Space, and Individuality
Virtual EventDante’s Paradiso is the least studied and the least understood of the three parts of the Commedia. Yet it is arguably the most important for the dynamism and originality of […]
Living Writers – Chia Chia Lin
Merrill Academics 102Chia-Chia Lin is the author of The Unpassing (FSG 2019), which was a New York Times Book Review Editor's’ Choice and won the 2020 Clark Fiction Prize. She graduated with […]
PhD+ Series – Academic Publishing with Martha Stuit and Erich van Rijn
Graduate Student CommonsHow do you choose a reputable academic journal to publish in? What are your copyrights? What is open access? Where do you find academic publishing support at UCSC beyond your […]
Israel/Palestine: Learn-In
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesDeeply concerned about Israel/Palestine? Grappling with Hamas' attack on October 7 and Israel's current bombardment and invasion of Gaza, as well as the broader historical context for both? Wonder how […]
Ya Zuo – Feeling the Universe: Phenomenology of Emotion in Premodern China
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesWhat is an emotion? Are your feelings inside you, or somewhere out there in the world? In this talk, Ya Zuo introduces the phenomenology of emotion in premodern China. The […]
PhD+ Series – Interviewing and Negotiating the Job Offer with Veronica Heiskell
Graduate Student CommonsLearn interviewing strategies to land the job offer. Then learn how to negotiate the best salary and benefits package when you receive the job offer. This class offers strategies that apply to both academic and alternative-to-academic job applications and negotiations. The negotiation strategies also apply to asking for raises, job reclassifications, and title and responsibilities […]
THI Coffee Hour
Humanities 1, Room 515 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesThe Humanities Institute is excited to welcome students, faculty, staff, and friends for a weekly Coffee Hour on Wednesdays, 11am to noon. We invite you to visit our team, meet our new Faculty Director, Pranav Anand, and talk with us about your academic interests as well as upcoming THI events and programs. Learn about how […]
Cancelled – Dr. Joy Buolamwini: Unmasking AI
Cowell Ranch Hay Barn Ranch View Rd, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesBookshop Santa Cruz and The Humanities Institute at UC Santa Cruz present Dr. Joy Buolamwini, "The conscience of the AI revolution" (Fortune), who will discuss her new book, Unmasking AI: My Mission to Protect What Is Human in a World of Machines. Buolamwini explains how we've arrived at an era of AI harms and oppression, […]
PhD+ Series – Psychology of Writing with Andrea Seeger
Graduate Student CommonsSometimes we can be our severest writing critics and biggest hindrances to writing success. Learn how to overcome psychological barriers and start writing and about the VOCES Graduate Student Writing Center (for graduate students only)! Andrea Seeger received a bachelor’s degree in literature from UC Santa Cruz, master’s in English literature from the University of […]
The First Folio at 400 Exhibit Opening
McHenry Library (3rd Floor), Special CollectionsSpecial Collections and Archives at UCSC invites you to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the publication of Shakespeare’s First Folio. Working together, Sean Keilen, Katie O’Hare and Peggy Gotthold and Lawrence Van Velzer present an exhibition that explores this landmark event in the history of printing and the transmission of Shakespeare’s works. The First Folio […]