Events
Radhika Govindrajan — “It’s Not Love, It’s Deception”: The Affective Politics of Law and Majoritarianism in Himalayan India
Social Sciences 1, Room 261 Social Sciences 1 University of California Santa Cruz, College Ten, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesWinter 2025 Anthropology Colloquium Series, “It’s Not Love, It’s Deception”: The Affective Politics of Law and Majoritarianism in Himalayan India with Radhika Govindrajan. This talk draws on ethnographic research in […]
Dixita Deka–After Insurgency: Farming Journeys and Rehabilitation in Northeast India
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesSince India’s independence in 1947, militarization, the extractive regime, and capital have significantly transformed the agrarian landscape in Northeast India. This talk is based on ongoing ethnographic work in Assam […]
Bookshop Santa Cruz Presents: Neko Case | THE HARDER I FIGHT THE MORE I LOVE YOU
Rio Theater 1205 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesBeloved Grammy-nominated musician Neko Case will share her new book, THE HARDER I FIGHT THE MORE I LOVE YOU — a "heartbreaking and funny" memoir of a poverty-stricken childhood, obsessive […]
Riccardo Bellofiore & Giovanna Vertova – Nature, Women, and Capital: A Critical Reconsideration
Humanities 1, Room 420 Humanites 1 University of California, Santa Cruz Cowell College, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesJoin us as we continue the Winter 25 session of the HistCon Speaker Series next week! Riccardo Bellofiore & Giovanna Vertova, University of Bergamo (the class economists) will give their […]
Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Lecture: “Primary Wonder: Spirituality, Art, and Nature” with Douglas E. Christie
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesJoin us for the Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Lecture: "Primary Wonder: Spirituality, Art, and Nature" with Douglas E. Christie, Professor Emeritus in the Theological Studies Department at Loyola Marymount […]
Armen Khatchatourov – Truths and Rewards of Algorithmic Governmentality: A Heuristic Approach to Normativity at Play in AI Systems
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesJoin us for a thought-provoking talk with Armen Khatchatourov on "Truths and Rewards of Algorithmic Governmentality: A Heuristic Approach to Normativity at Play in AI Systems." If you are unable […]
Deep Read Salon: Revisiting Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Virtual EventJoin us for a Deep Read salon on Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn featuring UC Santa Cruz Professor of Literature and Twain scholar, Susan Gillman. Prof. Gillman will discuss Twain's novel in the context of 19th-century popular literature and political history and explore its broader cultural influence and reach as our American idol and […]
La Marr Jurelle Bruce – COME OUTSIDE: Black Love, Open Sky
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesThis presentation is culled from The Afromantic: Black Love Out Yonder, a book-length cultural history, critical theory, aesthetic expression, and existential assertion of B/black love outside. The project will follow black love to cookouts, carnivals, rooftops, rallies, jazz funerals, cruising spots, garden plots, hush harbors, distant stars, and forest clearings—emphasizing ways of loving that escape […]
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 […]
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 […]