Events
Events
POSTPONED: Timescape of Rings with Stephen David Engel
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesThis event has been postponed. An updated date will be announced in the coming weeks. The History of Consciousness department invites you to the next talk in their Fall 2025 […]
Writing Beyond the Academy: An Introduction to Trade Publishing for Senior Scholars
Virtual EventScholars are frequently called upon to share their expertise with a diverse range of publics outside academia—and this kind of engagement often begins with the publication of a book with […]
CANCELLED: Vietnamerica – A Simulcast Film Screening and Discussion
Humanities 1, Room 202Due to the planned strike activities on campus, this event has been cancelled. Following the wars in Vietnam, over two million people fled to country with the collapse of the Republic of Vietnam. That exodus, referred to by many as “the boat people” resulted in nearly half dying while in flight, battling the elements, starvation, […]
Dr. Lyla June Johnston – Indigenous Relationships with the Land: The Roots of Regenerative Agriculture
UC Santa CruzTo accomodate the planned strike action at UC Santa Cruz on November 18th, this event will take place at the base of campus near the intersection of Bay and High […]
Carla Hernández Garavito – Rethinking South American Archaeology Through the Work of Silvia Rivera Cusicanqui: A Ch’ixi Approach
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesSouth American Archaeology is living through a growing push towards a theoretical focus developed from within. Of particular influence is the concept of “coloniality”, an enduring form of colonialism that […]
Humanities at Work: Informational Interviewing
Virtual EventAre you curious about your career options as a humanities student? Wondering how the professionals around you got to where they are? Join this interactive workshop to learn about informational interviewing*, a way you can use your curiosity to explore career possibilities and make meaningful professional connections. You’ll leave ready to reach out, learn from […]
Ellen Bass: Morton Marcus Poetry Reading
Cultural Center at Merrill Merrill Cultural Center, UC Santa Cruz, Merrill College, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesJoin us for the 16th annual Morton Marcus Poetry Reading, featuring honored guest Ellen Bass. Poet Gary Young will host the program, and the evening will include an announcement of the winner of the Morton Marcus Poetry Contest (recipient receives a $1,000 prize). Photo by: Irene Young Ellen Bass’s most recent collection, Indigo, was published […]
Linguistics Colloquium with Liv Hoversten
Humanities 1, Room 202 +1 moreJoin the Linguistics Department for Liv Hoversten's talk "Is Language Control in Comprehension Applied Within or External to the Lexicon?" Bilinguals need to continually monitor and select the appropriate language(s) for the current context in order to communicate efficiently. Prominent models of bilingual word recognition posit that this selection process, known as language control, occurs […]
Seeds of Resurgence Community Seed Dinner
The Greenhouse Project 152 Farm Rd, Santa Cruz, United StatesAt the second community dinner of the year, the afternoon is guided by Aaron Samuel Mulenga and Nkondelina Chileshe, a couple from Zambia—a nation nestled in the heart of southern Africa. They carry with them the spirit of their Bantu ancestors, whose journeys across the continent shaped not only language and culture but also the […]
Glen Coulthard – Maoism without Guarantees: Third World Currents in Fourth World Anti-Colonialism with Glen Coulthard
Humanities 1, Room 420 Humanites 1 University of California, Santa Cruz Cowell College, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesThis lecture will provide a history of Red Power radicalization and Indigenous-Marxist cross-fertilization. It examines the political work undertaken by a small but dedicated cadre of Native organizers going by the name Native Alliance for Red Power (or NARP) in Vancouver, British Columbia (BC), from 1967 to the 1975. It argues that their political organizing […]