For most Americans, the phrase "Jewish education" summons images of Hebrew School. But, Hebrew School, or even what we might call "formal Jewish education" amounts to only a very small […]

What's driving this murderous U.S. policy in Honduras? And how are the Hondurans still rising up in resistance? Since the June 2009 military coup that deposed democratically-elected President Manuel Zeleya, […]

Elizabeth Graver’s new novel, The End of the Point, set in a summer community on Buzzard’s Bay from 1942 to 1999, is forthcoming from HarperCollins in Spring, 2013. She is […]

Regional context is of critical importance in understanding processes of migration. As well, gender analysis complicates group migration experiences. Dr. McKibben's talk will focus both on the economic and social […]

Grad students share their research by presenting either oral, media or posters with an awards ceremony immediately following along with a reception. Free and open to the public. Main floor […]

The King Lecture Series, preserving the work of UCSC History and Comparative Religion professor Noel Q. King, promotes and explores the dialogue between faiths. This year's lecture also incorporates the […]

"Bhakti Demands Biography: Crafting the Life of a Tamil Saint" Blake Wentworth’s current work revolves around a central feature of south Indian political life in premodernity, the mapping of sexuality […]

Challenges for a North-South dialogue Why does knowledge continue to travel only from North to South? To understand the powerful continuity in this exchange, this presentation will start with a […]

"Person: Inventory and Realization" is a joint work with Peter Ackema, of the University of Edinburgh. In this presentation Dr. Neeleman will develop a theory in which person features are […]

Current theories of speech perception emphasize the demonstrated role of direct experience in voice processing where greater experience with a voice or voice type results in various processing advantages. This […]