Events
Winter 2025 Aurora Lecture: G. S. Sahota
Virtual and In PersonJoin us as we welcome G.S. Sahota—Aurora Chair in Sikh and Punjabi Studies and Associate Professor of Literature at the University of California, Santa Cruz for a conversation on Equality of the Minor: Ambedkar’s Critical Legacy Today. This engaging discussion will take place on February 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM in Humanities 1, Room 202. […]
Undiscovered Shakespeare: Timon of Athens – Episode 2
Virtual EventJoin us for this year's, Undiscovered Shakespeare featuring Timon of Athens (1606), a late play focusing on the corrosive effects of prodigality and ingratitude in an apparently democratic society. Gretchen Minton, Professor of English at the University of Montana, Bozeman and the editor of the most recent Arden edition of the play, will be the […]
Ajay Skaria – The Part of the Indigenous: Adivasis and the Subaltern Intimation of Freedom
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesThis talk attends to what the Subaltern Studies tradition begins to think and gives to our own times to think. The emergence of Subaltern Studies was part of the increasing prominence of the “New Social Movements,” new because they were focused more on oppression than exploitation. Recognizing this allows us to discern that the Subaltern […]
Valentin Lopez – Amah Mutsun Tribal History & Importance of Traditional Land Stewardship
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesJoin us as we welcome Valentin Lopez, Chairman of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band for his talk "Amah Mutsun Tribal History & Importance of Traditional Land Stewardship." Valentin Lopez is the Chairman of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, one of three historic tribes that are recognized as Ohlone. The Amah Mutsun are comprised of the […]
A Conversation with Bay Area Journalist Joe Eskenazi
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesIn partnership with City on a Hill Press and with support from The Humanities Institute and The Alumni Association, Kresge's Media and Society Series presents an evening with acclaimed journalist Joe Eskenazi, who will speak to the nuts and bolts of regionally rooted reporting, and survey several of his most impactful stories. Joe Eskenazi is […]
Katie Shilton – Trust, Trustworthiness and Participation: Findings From a Survey of Global Projects Navigating Participatory Forms of AI
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesThis meeting is scheduled for February 18th (Tuesday) at noon in HUM 210 with guest speaker, Katie Shilton speaking on "Trust, Trustworthiness and Participation: Findings From a Survey of Global Projects Navigating Participatory Forms of AI." As the discourse on responsible and trustworthy AI intensifies, Participatory AI (PAI) presents a compelling approach to the democratic […]
Thomas Haigh–Artificial Intelligence: The Brand That Wouldn’t Die
Cultural Center at Merrill Merrill Cultural Center, UC Santa Cruz, Merrill College, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesJoin us for this undergraduate-facing event at the Merrill Cultural Center featuring leading historian of computing, Thomas Haigh. He will contextualize the current Artificial Intelligence hype in the longer history of boom and bust for for the AI brand, critiquing claims made for large language models. Pizza will be served and all are welcome. Presented […]
Derek Penslar – Is Israel a Settler-Colonial State?
Virtual EventDue to the atmospheric river event effecting Santa Cruz County, this event will now take place via Zoom. Everyone who has RSVP'd for the event will receive a Zoom link. Anyone interested in attending the virtual event can register below using the "register" button. The Center for Jewish Studies Presents The Helen Diller Distinguished Lecture […]
Undiscovered Shakespeare: Timon of Athens – Episode 1
Virtual EventJoin us for this year's, Undiscovered Shakespeare featuring Timon of Athens (1606), a late play focusing on the corrosive effects of prodigality and ingratitude in an apparently democratic society. Gretchen Minton, Professor of English at the University of Montana, Bozeman and the editor of the most recent Arden edition of the play, will be the […]
Career Workshop: Using LinkedIn to Accelerate Your Career
Humanities 2, Room 259LinkedIn can be a powerful tool to leverage in your career journey. Join us for a fast-paced and practical workshop where you'll learn how to create a professional and dynamic LinkedIn profile, as well as how to use various LinkedIn resources to improve your networking and job search skills! This event is presented by the […]