Events
Events
Zakir Hussain: Masters of Percussion
Rio Theater 1205 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesZakir Hussain is appreciated as one of the greatest musicians of our time. A classical tabla virtuoso of the highest order, his consistently brilliant and exciting performances have established him as a national treasure in India and he is one of India’s reigning cultural ambassadors. Along with his legendary father and teacher, Ustad Allarakha, he has […]
Augmented Intelligence Summit: Steering the Future of AI
1440 Multiversity Scotts Valley, CA, United StatesToday many of the concepts, consequences, and possibilities involved in a future with advanced AI feel distant, uncertain, and abstract. No one has all the answers about how to ensure that powerful AI in the future is beneficial, either in terms of technical implementation or in terms of transference to the domains of law, regulations […]
The Maghrib Workshop: “Sovereignty, Crisis, and Narratives of Belonging Part II”
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesThe Maghrib Workshop: "Sovereignty, Crisis, and Narratives of Belonging Part II" Program: UCSC Humanities 1, Room 210 Morning 8:30 - Transportation from Hotel to Humanities 1 by carpool. 9:00 - Coffee and Introduction 9:15 - Samia Errazouki (UC Davis, History) “Morocco’s Bloody ‘Golden Age’: Race, Slavery, and Capitalism in the 16th Century African Atlantic” […]
Celebration of Life: Helene Moglen
Kresge Town HallHelene Moglen (March 22, 1936 – October 18, 2018) Please join us in the celebration of Helene's life as friend, colleague, teacher, community activist, mother, grandmother, spouse, former Provost of Kresge […]
Friday Forum for Graduate Research: Elizabeth Goldman
Humanities 1, Room 420 Humanites 1 University of California, Santa Cruz Cowell College, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesWorld of Robots: Child-Robot Interactions How do children interact with a robot? What features does a robot need to have to appeal to children? Will children help a robot complete […]
Matt Cook, “Depth-of-Field: Translating the benefits of Virtual Reality from the laboratory to the (higher-ed) classroom”
Digital Scholarship Commons, McHenry LibraryIncreasingly accessible Virtual Reality technologies allow course content to be presented in context, at human scale, and responsive to the wide range of body-centered interactions. These representational characteristics, which define […]
Book Talk: Carolyn Burke, Foursome
Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesTHI joins Bookshop Santa Cruz to welcome author Carolyn Burke for a discussion and signing of her new book, Foursome, a captivating, spirited account of the intense relationship among four artists whose strong personalities, passionate feelings, and aesthetic ideals drew them together, pulled them apart, and profoundly influenced the very shape of twentieth-century art. This […]
Kevin McDonald, “Babbo and the Breadfruit: Plants, Oceans, and Empires in the Age of Enlightenment”
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesAt the end of the eighteenth century, a fantastic global plot was conjured up by a network of invested individuals that eventually reached the highest levels of the British state and the Admiralty. The plan: to transplant South Pacific breadfruit to the Caribbean Islands to feed the slaves of empire. Slaves grew sugar that […]
Dai Jinhua: “On Twenty-first Century Postcolonialism”
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesDai Jinhua’s lecture will address the place of post-colonial theory in the twenty-first century. This question is highly relevant to China, as it recalls the history of China’s involvement […]
Safiya Noble, Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism
Kresge Town HallPlease note: this event was rescheduled from February 12 The landscape of information is rapidly shifting as new imperatives and demands push to the fore increasing investment in digital technologies. Yet, critical information scholars continue to demonstrate how digital technology and its narratives are shaped by and infused with values that are not impartial, disembodied, […]