Events
LinkedIn with Eric Curiel
Virtual EventLinkedIn is a powerful tool to network and search for jobs. We will go over tips to update your LinkedIn profile to help recruiters find you, explore ways to identify alumni with similar career paths and interests on LinkedIn, and show you how to connect effectively with them to expand your network. We will also […]
Wenyi Shang – Moving Beyond the Streetlight: How Computational Methods Can Open Up New Directions in Humanities Research
Virtual and In PersonJoin us for an engaging talk by Wenyi Shang, titled Moving Beyond the Streetlight: How Computational Methods Can Open Up New Directions in Humanities Research. The “streetlight effect” describes an observational bias relevant to the humanities and social sciences, where researchers tend to focus on the questions limited by the scales of materials they can […]
Jasbir Puar – Field Notes: Colonial Power at the Thresholds of Gender Studies
Cowell Ranch Hay Barn Ranch View Rd, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesThe Feminist Studies Department at UC Santa Cruz is pleased to host Jasbir Puar, Distinguished Faculty of Arts Professor, Global Race Studies at the University of British Columbia, presenting Field Notes: Colonial Power at the Thresholds of Gender Studies. Jasbir Puar's research focuses on how the liberal state, sexuality, and bio-politics bear on our understanding […]
Archives in Action
Humanities 1, Room 2022 PM | "Getting Into the Archive: Tales from Inside" Paul Erickson, Director of the Clements Library, University of Michigan This presentation will seek to demystify the process of applying for support for humanities research from libraries and archives by explaining it from the inside. It will offer suggestions for how to increase your chances […]
Crafting the CV with Veronica Heiskell
Virtual EventApplications for academic positions require a CV, and some industry, government, and nonprofit employers also require them. Learn how a CV differs from a resume, about hybrid CV-resumes, what goes on a CV, and what order to put information depending on the type of academic institution you’re applying to and for what type of position. […]
Project Paradiso – Episode Sixteen – The Futures of Dante’s Paradiso: Reading Forward
Virtual and In PersonJoin us for a conversation with Prof. Alison Cornish (New York University) and Prof. Arielle Saiber (Johns Hopkins University), about the challenges and opportunities of reading Dante’s Paradiso today, particularly […]
Public Speaking with Catherine Carlstroem
Graduate Student Commons, Room 204 420 Hagar Dr, Santa CruzThese interactive in-person workshops provide an overview of strategies and best practices for public speaking, including managing anxiety, key delivery techniques, and composition tips for crafting clearer and more focused speeches, with an emphasis on the parameters of the Grad Slam’s short presentations. This event has two sessions: Nov 13, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. in […]
Dr. Christian Alvarado – “The Storm in Kenya”: The Mau Mau Uprising and pan-Africanist Thought in the mid-20th Century
Virtual and In PersonThe History Department invites you to an upcoming talk by Dr. Christian Alvarado entitled "The Storm in Kenya:" The Mau Mau Uprising and pan-Africanist Thought in the mid-20th Century. Join […]
Dolly Kikon – Abundance: Living with a Forest
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesWe welcome Dolly Kikon for a screening of her film Abundance: Living with a Forest and a talk about her work on Indigenous ecology in the Eastern Himalayan region. Abundance: […]
The Hive Live! Featuring Gary Young & Elizabeth Robinson
Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesThe Hive Live! presents an evening of poetry with Gary Young and Elizabeth Robinson at Bookshop Santa Cruz. Gary Young is a poet, artist, and translator. He is the author […]