Events
Camilla Hawthorne, Michael Whalen, Christina Zanfagna, and John Gennari – BLACKITALIAN: A Documentary Screening and Discussion
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruzWeek of Events
Sunday, May 10, 2026
No events on this day.
Monday, May 11, 2026
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May 11, 2026 -Slow Seminar: More-than-Human Water Engineers
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May 11, 2026Alexander Ghedi Weheliye – Schwarz-Sein: Elements of Black Life
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May 11, 2026 -Reyna Grande – Migrant Heart
Slow Seminar: More-than-Human Water Engineers
The Center for Southeast Asian Coastal Interactions (SEACoast) at University of California, Santa Cruz and Aarhus University Research on the Anthropocene (AURA) invite you to join us for our Spring Slow Seminar "More-than-Human Water Engineers" Professor Anna Tsing (Anthropology, UCSC) will facilitate our conversation drawing on a selection of scholarship on more-than-human water engineering in […]
Alexander Ghedi Weheliye – Schwarz-Sein: Elements of Black Life
The final guest of the History of Consciousness Spring 2026 Research Colloquium will be joining us next Monday, May 11th. This event brings Alexander Ghedi Weheliye to give their talk “Schwarz-Sein: Elements of Black Life”. Schwarz-Sein: Elements of Black Life establishes the different ways Blackness operates as the ontological mattering of ungendering. This allows me […]
Reyna Grande – Migrant Heart
Bookshop Santa Cruz welcomes award-winning author Reyna Grande (The Distance Between Us) back to the store to celebrate the release of her newest book Migrant Heart: Essays About Things I Can't Forget—an ambitious memoir in essays that illuminates the hidden cost of the American Dream and the complex journey of healing that follows survival. Grande […]
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
No events on this day.
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
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May 13, 2026 -Camilla Hawthorne, Michael Whalen, Christina Zanfagna, and John Gennari – BLACKITALIAN: A Documentary Screening and Discussion
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May 13, 2026 -PhD+ Workshop – CART Archives Reading Group
Camilla Hawthorne, Michael Whalen, Christina Zanfagna, and John Gennari – BLACKITALIAN: A Documentary Screening and Discussion
What are the meanings of belonging and cultural identity at a time of resurgent white nationalism, large-scale transnational migration, and the increasingly convulsive dynamics of nation and imperium? We address this question in a screening and robust critical discussion of scenes from a documentary film-in-progress called BLACKITALIAN. A collaboration between cultural geographer Camilla Hawthorne, ethnomusicologist […]
PhD+ Workshop – CART Archives Reading Group
Join the Center for Archival Research and Training (CART) and the Humanities Institute (THI) for the inaugural meeting of the CART Archives Reading Group! We will be discussing the 2021 essay "The House Archives Built" by Dorothy Berry. You’ll be introduced to some basic concepts of archival theory and practice, and be invited to think […]
Thursday, May 14, 2026
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May 14, 2026Bridging Divides in Oral and Written Language Research: Development and Disorders in Bilingual Learners
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May 14, 2026 -Living Writers with Erica Hunt, Tisa Bryant, and Tonya Foster
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May 14, 2026An Evening with Journalist David Noriega
Bridging Divides in Oral and Written Language Research: Development and Disorders in Bilingual Learners
Please join the LAAL (Languages & Applied Linguistics) Department for a presentation titled, "Bridging Divides in Oral and Written Language Research: Development and Disorders in Bilingual Learners" by Jiali Wang (Texas A&M University) on Thursday, May 14, at 2:00, in Hum 1, 202. Although oral and written language tap into many overlapping underlying skills, the […]
Living Writers with Erica Hunt, Tisa Bryant, and Tonya Foster
In Nourishment, Us. Erica Hunt (St. John’s University), Tisa Bryant (University of Iowa), and Tonya Foster (San Francisco State University), Poets, Critics, Artists Living Writers Spring 2026: Our Nourishment, US features poets, writers, critics, visual and performance artists, who demonstrate how writing and art enacts around the idea of freedom and the imaginary in the face […]
An Evening with Journalist David Noriega
In partnership with City on a Hill Press and with support from The Humanities Institute and Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, Kresge's Media and Society Series presents an evening with award-winning journalist David Noriega. David Noriega is an award-winning journalist and National Correspondent for NBC News. He has reported from all across the United States […]
Friday, May 15, 2026
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May 15, 2026Amy Zhou – Unequal Worlds of Care: The Politics of Global Health in Malawi
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May 15, 2026CMENA’s Annual Concert Featuring Aza
Amy Zhou – Unequal Worlds of Care: The Politics of Global Health in Malawi
Unequal Worlds of Care examines how policymakers, providers, and patients in Malawi navigate a healthcare system transformed unevenly by foreign aid. Whether through engaging in political resistance, refusing treatment, or leveraging the opportunities available to them, people contend with global health programs that only partially recognize their healthcare realities. Ultimately, overlooking fundamental aspects of healthcare […]
CMENA’s Annual Concert Featuring Aza
CMENA is proud to present AZA for our 2026 Spring concert. AZA weaves the rich musical traditions of North Africa’s Tamazight culture with contemporary global influences, creating a unique and captivating sound. Led by Moroccan-born musician Fattah Abbou, AZA blends the intricate melodies and dynamic rhythms of styles like Ahwash, Rwais, and Gnawa. The band […]
Saturday, May 16, 2026
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May 16, 2026Saturday Shakespeare – Macbeth
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May 16, 2026 -Santa Cruz County History Fair
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May 16, 2026 -EarthStory Festival
Saturday Shakespeare – Macbeth
Saturday Shakespeare in Santa Cruz Presents Macbeth by William Shakespeare Aptos Library on Aoril 18, 25, May 2, 9 & 16 2026 at 10:15 a.m in the Aptos Library Betty Leonard Community Room (in person or join by Zoom). The first hour will be a conversation with the scheduled guest speaker followed by a volunteer read […]
Santa Cruz County History Fair
Celebrate Santa Cruz County's diverse history by connecting with over 30 local historical and cultural organizations and groups. Discover stories of neighborhoods and residents and enjoy hands-on activities, artifacts, photographs, publications, and more. Featured guest speakers: Jay Topping, Luna HighJohn-Bey, and Rob Darrow. Click here for more info. This year's fair is organized by a […]
EarthStory Festival
You are invited to the EarthStory Festival: Our Regenerative Future, hosted by EarthStory and the Eat•Grow•Learn Community Network at the Agrihood in Santa Clara (76 N. Winchester Boulevard). Join us for an afternoon of storytelling, music, workshops, and booths all celebrating our regenerative future on this planet! Starting at 1:00pm, come experience a marketplace hosted […]