Events
Week of Events
Pacific Study Group of the North American Kant Society 2011 Meeting
Kant The Philosophy Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz is proud to host the 2011 Meeting of the Pacific Study Group of the North American Kant Society November 12-13, 2011. Speaking events are open to the public and will be held in the Cowell College Conference Room. For more information or to register […]
Cary Howie, “On Transfiguration”
Cary Howie Professor Howie thinks about how contemporary American poets re-imagine early Christianity, using transfiguration to talk about the persistence of figures as they become transformed, and how poetic and theological concerns speak to gender and sexuality. His books include Claustrophilia: The Erotics of Enclosure in Medieval Literature (Palgrave, 2007) and the co-authored Sanctity and […]
Lawrence “Ren” Weschler
Lawrence Weschler Lawrence "Ren" Weschler will present a special lecture "Convergences" in advance of his visit to Bookshop Santa Cruz to promote his latest book, Uncanny Valley. In his talk Weschler will consider a spectrum of such convergent effects, from apophenia (the tendency of humans to see patterns where none exist) through co-causation, fractalization, influence […]
Martin Puchner: “Re-Enactment and Site-Specific Performance”
Martin Puchner While re-enactment has long been a popular art, it has entered performance art in two ways: through site-specific performances such as the ones orchestrated by Mike Pearson or David Levine, which often explore the history of a place; and the re-enactment of performance art, as in the recent case of Marina Abramovic. In […]
Living Writers Reading Series: Susie Bright
The Living Writers Reading Series presents Susie Bright. Susie Bright, known as a "sexpert," is a writer, performer, and teacher on the subject of sexuality. A UCSC alum, she has written several books. including Mommy's Little Girl and How to Write a Dirty Story. Her latest work is titled Big Sex, Little Death: A Memoir. […]
Sikh and Punjabi Studies: Achievements and New Directions Opening Event
In this inaugural conference for the Sikh and Punjabi Studies program at the University of California, Santa Cruz, leading and emerging scholars will take stock of the state of the field and its future direction, in the areas of their expertise. Sessions will cover history, philosophy, language and literature, political economy, musicology and contemporary society. […]
Sikh and Punjabi Studies: Achievements and New Directions Conference
In this inaugural conference for the Sikh and Punjabi Studies program at the University of California, Santa Cruz, leading and emerging scholars will take stock of the state of the field and its future direction, in the areas of their expertise. Sessions will cover history, philosophy, language and literature, political economy, musicology and contemporary society. […]
Sikh and Punjabi Studies: Achievements and New Directions Dinner
In this inaugural conference for the Sikh and Punjabi Studies program at the University of California, Santa Cruz, leading and emerging scholars will take stock of the state of the field and its future direction, in the areas of their expertise. Sessions will cover history, philosophy, language and literature, political economy, musicology and contemporary society. […]