Events
Employing Humanities Internships and Research Info Session #1
Humanities 1, Room 202Learn about paid internships and undergraduate research opportunities for Humanities Students including applications, timelines, and program details. Open to all Humanities Majors and Minors. For more information please email humco@ucsc.edu. Please visit the Humanities Student Events Calendar to see other exciting events happening for students in the Humanities Division.
Navigating the Media Landscape: Critical Media Literacy in the 2024 Elections
Virtual and In PersonThis event is part of the 2024 U.S. Elections Forum Series - Power, Politics, and Our Democracy UC Santa Cruz is excited to share our U.S. Elections Forum Series to provide a platform for deep conversations about our quickly changing and polarized democracy, and consider how to participate in and help shape our futures. How […]
Gary Griggs: California Catastrophes
Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesBookshop Santa Cruz welcomes Gary Griggs, local author and Distinguished Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at UC Santa Cruz, for a discussion and signing of his new book California Catastrophes: The Natural Disaster History of the Golden State. This comprehensive account of California's numerous and perilous natural disasters explores how a unique combination of […]
Falafel Welcome Lunch with The Center for the Middle East and North Africa
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesThe Center for the Middle East and North Africa invites all CMENA affiliates and students to a falafel welcome lunch. Come catch up with one another, meet CMENA faculty, and learn about the Middle Eastern and North African Studies (MENAS) Minor.
SALA 2024: The South Asian Literature and Art Festival
Stanford Center for South Asia Encina Commons, 615 Crothers Way, Stanford, CAOrganized by the Stanford Center for South Asia in collaboration with Art Forum SF, the South Asian Literature and Art Festival showcases contemporary reflections of literature and arts from the sub-continent and its diaspora. It features highly acclaimed contemporary South Asian Art collections as well as panel discussions that include Art, Literature, Poetry, and Cinema. […]
Joseph Stiglitz – The Road to Freedom
London Nelson Center 301 Center St., Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesBookshop Santa Cruz is joining forces with The Humanities Institute and the Institute for Social Transformation to present Joseph E. Stiglitz—one of the world’s leading economists and winner of the Nobel Prize—who will discuss his new book, The Road to Freedom: Economics and the Good Society, a compelling new vision of personal and economic freedom. […]
14th Annual Latino Role Models Conference
Cabrillo College Crocker Theater 6500 Soquel Dr., Aptos, CA, United StatesJoin us for the 14th annual Latino Role Models Conference, designed to inspire students in grades six through college to achieve their dreams for college and career. No pre-registration is required. Presentations center the experiences of Latino professionals, college students, and community leaders who share the barriers they have overcome and strategies to persevere. This […]
Slugs and Steins with Professor Alma Heckman – Fascism and Anti-Fascism: Jewish and Muslim Politics in Interwar Morocco
Virtual EventInterwar Morocco was home to a thriving anti-fascist political scene with intimate connections to France and Spain. Politically active Moroccan Jews and Muslims were found in the ranks of many different anti-fascist organizations, above all the International League Against Antisemitism, or the LICA after its French acronym (Ligue internationale contre l’antisémitisme). Through organizations like the […]
Puerto Rican Studies Association Conference
UC Santa CruzThe Puerto Rican Studies Association (PRSA) is an interdisciplinary academic organization that promotes the development and circulation of knowledge about Puerto Rico and Puerto Ricans from the Puerto Rican islands and its broad diasporas. We are excited to host this year’s PRSA conference at UC Santa Cruz from Friday, August 23 to Sunday, August 25. […]
Weekend with Shakespeare
UCSC ArboretumDig deeply into our Shakespeare productions this season with a special weekend of lectures, discussions and hands-on activities. In partnership with UCSC's Shakespeare Workshop and The Humanities Institute, this is a wonderful opportunity to learn more about each play during the day and then enjoy the production that same evening. This year, Weekend with Shakespeare […]