Events
Debbie Millman – Love Letter to a Garden
Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesBookshop Santa Cruz presents Debbie Millman, award-winning artist, designer, and the host of the podcast Design Matters, will discuss her beautiful new book Love Letter to a Garden, a visual […]
Connections to land with Mercedes Dorame, joined by Aspen Mays, Unseen California
Digital Arts Research Center #108Mercedes Dorame uses her artistic process to examine and rebuild her relationship with the land. This talk will explore personal, social, and institutional connections to home, site, and land. These […]
Amanda Batarseh – Rooted Movements: The Radical Poetics of Palestinian Space
Virtual EventThe Center for Racial Justice (CRJ) is proud to present Rooted Movements: The Radical Poetics of Palestinian Space with Amanda Batarseh, Assistant Professor of Literature at UC San Diego. Analyses […]
Dr. Siva Vaidhyanathan – The High Cost of Outsourcing Thought: On the Ideology of Artificial Intelligence
Cultural Center at Merrill Merrill Cultural Center, UC Santa Cruz, Merrill College, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesEach year, the TLC hosts a convocation to bring together educators across the campus and from the local community to explore significant topics in teaching and learning in higher education. […]
Linguistics Colloquia: Matt Wagers – Setting Healthy (mnemonic) Boundaries
Humanities 1, Room 202The Department of Linguistics is pleased to present Matt Wagers, speaking on Setting Healthy (mnemonic) Boundaries. This is an in-person event. You can also join virtually via Zoom. Nearly 20 […]
Saturday Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Aptos Library 7695 Soquel Dr, Aptos, United StatesSaturday Shakespeare in Santa Cruz Presents A Midsummer Night's Dream, featuring a series of readings and conversations held Saturday mornings from April 26 to May 24, 2025. The 1st hour […]
Vive Oaxaca Guelaguetza
Branciforte Small Schools Campus 840 N Branciforte Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesThe Vive Oaxaca Guelaguetza is an authentic cultural festival with food, dance, music, and crafts presented each spring by Senderos. This local festival is like the traditional fiestas celebrated each […]
Carolyn Fornoff – Subjunctive Aesthetics: Mexican Cultural Production in the Era of Climate Change
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesIn this talk, Carolyn Fornoff will discuss her recent book, Subjunctive Aesthetics: Mexican Cultural Production in the Era of Climate Change (Vanderbilt Press, 2024). Her book assesses contemporary trends in […]
The Deep Read: Faculty Salon on James
Virtual and In Person +1 moreJoin us for a salon-style event at the Hay Barn on campus where our participating Deep Read faculty, Professors Susan Gillman (Literature), akua naru (Music), and Greg O'Malley (History), will give brief presentations and discuss James with the Deep Read community in a Q&A moderated by Deep Read Faculty Co-Lead, Laura Martin. Participants can also […]
Tricia Rose – Metaracism: How Systemic Racism Devastates Black Lives – And How We Break Free
Humanities 1, Room 202UCSC Feminist Studies and the UCSC Music Department proudly present Tricia Rose—an internationally respected speaker, award-winning writer, and leading scholar of African American culture, racial inequality, and gender—for a conversation […]