Events
Events
Living Writers: Soham Patel
Virtual EventLIVING WRITERS UCSC, SPRING 2022 presents: CELEBRANT: SOUND ACTIONS CELEBRANT: SOUND ACTIONS showcases interdisciplinary writers who deeply engage in various sonic forms, whether the libretto and the operatic, sound and visual art, acoustic music and songwriting, or embodied meditations to explore the possibilities in being attentive to sound, as action and celebrant through writing. This […]
Karen Tei Yamashita Lifetime Achievement Award Celebration
Cowell Provost House Cowell Provost House, Cowell Service Rd University of California Santa Cruz, Cowell College, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesPlease join us in a celebration of Karen Tei Yamashita's Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Book Foundation. Karen's books will be for sale at the event through Bookshop Santa […]
Jed Buchwald – “Isaac Newton and the Origin of Civilization”
Virtual EventIsaac Newton, who renovated the foundations of mathematics, optics, and mechanics in the 17th century, aimed also to overturn the entire history of civilization. By the late 1690s Newton had […]
Santa Cruz County History Fair
Museum of Art & History 705 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesCelebrate local history by connecting with historical organizations and groups throughout Santa Cruz County. Enjoy hands-on activities, artifacts, photographs, publications, and more. The 2022 Santa Cruz County History Fair is […]
Pamela Z – Concert and Panel Discussion
Rio Theater 1205 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesPamela Z is a composer, technologist, mixed-media and performance artist specializing in real-time synthesis, voice and vocality, and the framing of found objects and found texts as opportunities for unexpectedly […]
The Deep Read: A Conversation with Yaa Gyasi
FeaturedQuarry AmphitheaterJoin us for a live discussion May 15 at the Quarry Amphitheater with novelist Yaa Gyasi and UC Santa Cruz Professor Emerita of Literature Karen Tei Yamashita, as we close the book […]
The Stories of Pilipino Migrant Labor in San Jose: Challenging the Neoliberal Export Labor Policy of the Philippines
Virtual EventPilipinx Historical Dialogue: The purpose of this course is to foster an interactive conversation and space of political education amongst participants regarding Pilipinx history, diaspora, organizing, and culture. Presented by […]
Adom Getachew – Africa for the Africans: A History of Self-Determination before Decolonization
Virtual and In PersonFrom the mid-nineteenth century into the twentieth, Africa for the Africans was the banner under which a range of pan-Africanists imaginaries and political projects were articulated. This lecture charts the […]
Madhavi Murty – Stories that Bind: Political Economy and Culture in New India
Virtual and In PersonJoin us to celebrate the publication of a new book by Feminist Studies Prof. Madhavi Murty, in conversation with Prof. Gina Dent. Stories that Bind: Political Economy and Culture in […]
Living Writers: Senior Projects Reading
Humanities Lecture Hall Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesLIVING WRITERS UCSC, SPRING 2022 presents: CELEBRANT: SOUND ACTIONS CELEBRANT: SOUND ACTIONS showcases interdisciplinary writers who deeply engage in various sonic forms, whether the libretto and the operatic, sound and […]