Events
Saturday Shakespeare
Aptos Library 7695 Soquel Dr, Aptos, United StatesIn collaboration with the Shakespeare Workshop at UCSC, this in-person meeting of the Saturday Shakespeare Group will take place on Saturday, May 25th in the new Aptos Library, with a Zoom option for those who can not attend in person. The nominal meeting time is 10:00 am, library doors open at 10:00 am. This meeting […]
CANCELLED – Ussama Makdisi – Palestine, Late Colonialism, and the Question of Genocide
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesCo-sponsored by the Center for the Middle East and North Africa (CMENA) This talk explores the relationship between modern philozionism in the West and the denialism of the Palestinians. The nineteenth-century European Zionist idea of implanting and sustaining an exclusively Jewish nationalist state in multireligious Palestine was a response to European racial antisemitism. But it […]
THI Coffee Hour
Humanities 1, Room 515 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesThe Humanities Institute is excited to welcome students, faculty, staff, and friends for a weekly Coffee Hour on Wednesdays, 11am to noon. We invite you to visit our team, meet our new Faculty Director, Pranav Anand, and talk with us about your academic interests as well as upcoming THI events and programs. Learn about how […]
POSTPONED – Art and Artificial Intelligence: A Philosophical Investigation with Alice Barale
Virtual and In PersonThe History of Consciousness department presents Art and Artificial Intelligence: A Philosophical Investigation with Alice Barale, University of Milan. Join us Monday, May 20 at 12pm in Hum 1 Rm 210 or register below to attend virtually: It has been several years since the first artwork created with artificial intelligence was sold at the renowned […]
The Deep Read: A Conversation with Hernan Diaz
Kaiser Permanente Arena 140 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA*Venue Change: Join us at the Kaiser Permanente Arena in Downtown Santa Cruz* 3:00pm – Doors open 3:30pm - Chamber music performance by Astrophic Duo: Polly Malan (Viola) and Chris Pratorius-Gomez (Piano) 4:00pm – Program begins Join us for a public conversation with author Hernan Diaz. He’ll discuss his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Trust with […]
Victorian Gaslighting with Professor Nora Gilbert
Virtual EventPlease join the Friends of the Dickens Project for our spring Friends Faculty Fellowship talk series by Associate Professor Nora Gilbert (University of North Texas) who will be discussing “Victorian Gaslighting” Virtual Sessions: April 14: Book Talk: Victorian Gaslighting: Genealogy of an Injustice May 19: Discussion: Gaslight (1944) –Directed by George Cukor As someone who co-specializes in Victorian literature and […]
Santa Cruz County History Fair
Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park 144 School Street, Santa Cruz, United StatesThis is the 6th History Fair for our County! This year's Santa Cruz County History Fair will be hosted by the Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park on Saturday May 18th at 12pm. Admission in free for all ages. We look forward to engaging a wide public audience in a diverse offering of inclusive local […]
Saturday Shakespeare
Aptos Library 7695 Soquel Dr, Aptos, United StatesIn collaboration with the Shakespeare Workshop at UCSC, this in-person meeting of the Saturday Shakespeare Group will take place on Saturday, May 18th in the new Aptos Library, with a Zoom option for those who can not attend in person. The nominal meeting time is 10:00 am, library doors open at 10:00 am. The speaker […]
POSTPONED – Humanities Division Graduate Awards Ceremony
Cowell Provost House Cowell Provost House, Cowell Service Rd University of California Santa Cruz, Cowell College, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesWe are postponing the Humanities Division Graduate Awards. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Information about rescheduling to come.
Swag: A Creolised Alegropolitics of Resistance
Virtual EventThe UCSC Center for South Asian Studies presents Swag: A Creolised Alegropolitics of Resistance with Ananya Jahanara Kabir on May 17th. This virtual event will be held via Zoom | Register Here Learn more about this event at: CSAS Crossings Ananya Jahanara Kabir is Professor of English Literature at King’s College London. Her research spans […]