Events
Week of Events
Giving Day 2019
UC Santa Cruz Giving Day is an energized 24-hour giving drive to support students, staff, and faculty initiatives. Join us in the circle of Giving on February 27th 2019 from 12 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. #give2UCSC FIND A HUMANITIES PROJECT TO SUPPORT ON GIVING DAY: Center for Public Philosophy The Okinawa Memories Initiative The Center […]
Lise Getoor: “Responsible Data Science”
Lise Getoor: “Responsible Data Science”
The 53rd Annual Faculty Research Lecture will be given by Professor Lise Getoor on Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at the Music Recital Hall in the Performing Arts Complex. "Responsible Data Science" Data science is an emerging discipline that offers both promise and peril. Responsible data science refers to efforts that address both the technical and […]
Dee Hibbert-Jones: “Last Day of Freedom & Run With It”
Dee Hibbert-Jones: “Last Day of Freedom & Run With It”
Professor Hibbert-Jones will be screening her academy award nominated short film "Last Day of Freedom." When Bill Babbitt realizes his brother Manny has committed a crime he agonizes over his decision- should he call the police? Last Day of Freedom is a richly animated personal narrative that tells the story of Bill’s decision to stand […]
International Women’s Day: Celebrating Feminist Scholarship from the Americas
International Women’s Day: Celebrating Feminist Scholarship from the Americas
The Research Center for the Americas and Feminist Collective of Sisters in the Borderlands invite you to join us as we celebrate International Women's Day with book talks by two leading feminist scholars. The first speaker is Dr. Ranita Ray of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas who will speak about her book The Making […]
Karen Tei Yamashita Celebration
Karen Tei Yamashita Celebration
Join us in a joyous celebration on the occasion of the retirement of Karen Tei Yamashita. Karen Tei Yamashita is Professor of Literature and Creative Writing at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Living Writers reading featuring Karen Tei Yamashita, Seshu Foster, and testimonials from other UC Santa Cruz alumni. This event is sponsored by The […]
Friday Forum for Graduate Research: Alessia Cecchet
Friday Forum for Graduate Research: Alessia Cecchet
"Eating and Resurrecting the Goats: Animal bodies, death, and Western cultural practices" According to Norse mythology, two male goats, Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr, pull Thor's chariot. Once they have completed their labor, these animals can be eaten and resuscitated thereafter, in order to feed their god in an infinite loop of animal servitude. This myth epitomizes […]
Curating a Decolonial Guide to Hawai’i: The Detours Project
Curating a Decolonial Guide to Hawai’i: The Detours Project
Feminist Studies Colloquium: Curating a Decolonial Guide to Hawai'i - The Detours Project Vernadette Vicuna Gonzalez, University of Hawai'i at Manoa Friday, March 1 - HUM 1 room 210 12:00 to 2:00 pm Lunch will be provided Publishing Workshop: After the Colloquium, Prof. Gonzales, who is an Associate Editor of the American Quarterly journal, will conduct […]