Events

Marilynne Robinson, a prolific novelist and essayist, is the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and a National Humanities Medal. President Barack Obama applauded "her grace and intelligence in writing." Her most recent book, Reading Genesis, is a meditation on the origins of humankind and the meaning of […]

Join us for a special event with composer Iván Enrique Rodríguez and UC Santa Cruz scholar Amy Argenal to discuss the complex experiences of migrants, the many challenges of seeking asylum and refuge in the United States, and the power of music as a tool for social change. Presented by The Humanities Institute and the […]

Please join us for the release of American Analects, poems by Gary Young and Feasting on the World, an exhibition at MK Contemporary Art Gallery, paintings by Gene Holton paired with poems by Gary Young. Gary Young will be reading from his new book inspired by his friend and mentor Gene Holton. Presented by MK […]

This talk focuses on a new UCSC Humanities course called “The Curse of the Mummy,” co-taught by Associate Professor of Literature Renée Fox and Associate Professor Elaine Sullivan. Combining analysis of 19th-century Egyptology’s transformation of ancient Egypt into a European fantasy with study of ancient Egyptian culture itself, the course relies on the collaborative expertise […]

Dean Jasmine Alinder will recognize Kimberly Tallbear (Ph.D. ’05, History of Consciousness) with the 2023-2024 Distinguished Humanities Graduate Alumni award. Professor Tallbear will give remarks, and we will recognize graduate student awards from last year, with a reception following. The event will take place at the Merrill Provost House from 4 - 6 pm. We […]