Events
Week of Events
CANCELLED: Nancy Luxon – Switch Points of Power: Psychodynamics of state legitimation and neoauthoritarianism
CANCELLED: Nancy Luxon – Switch Points of Power: Psychodynamics of state legitimation and neoauthoritarianism
Recent political trends not just in the United States but globally have led to speculation about the resurgence of authoritarianism and an “authoritarian personality.” As the usual orientations of Left and Right held in place by a liberal status quo begin to falter, social science looks for new frameworks through which to describe these political […]
POSTPONED – Ottessa Moshfegh: Death in Her Hands
POSTPONED – Ottessa Moshfegh: Death in Her Hands
This is an advanced event listing. Please check back for updated information at: https://www.bookshopsantacruz.com/ottessamoshfegh2020 This free event will take place at Bookshop Santa Cruz. Chairs for open seating are usually set up about an hour before the event begins. If you have any ADA accommodation requests, please email info@bookshopsantacruz.com by May 2nd. Death in Her […]
Department of Defense/DARPA Discussion and Faculty Panel Session
Department of Defense/DARPA Discussion and Faculty Panel Session
The UCSC Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research is hosting a discussion and faculty panel session on best practices and strategies for pursuing Department of Defense (DoD) funding. Opportunities offered through DoD are a less understood, and often under-accessed, source of research funding. This event will be an opportunity to hear from an external […]
CANCELLED: Cultural Studies Colloquium
CANCELLED: Cultural Studies Colloquium
The Center for Cultural Studies hosts a weekly Wednesday colloquium featuring work by faculty and visitors. The sessions consist of a 40-45 minute presentation followed by discussion. We gather at noon, with presentations beginning at 12:15 PM. Participants are encouraged to bring their own lunches; the Center provides coffee, tea, and cookies. All Center for […]
VIRTUAL – Thinking the Pandemic: Part I
VIRTUAL – Thinking the Pandemic: Part I
A number of scholars have recently written about the current pandemic, taking up questions of sovereignty and biopolitics in different ways. We will read and discuss some short pieces by Alain Badiou, Bifo Berardi, Byung-Chul Han, and Bruno Latour. Chris Connery and Max Tomba will start the conversation off with presentations on some of the […]
Teaching Credential Workshop for Humanities PhDs
Teaching Credential Workshop for Humanities PhDs
The humanities are alive and well in K12 education. Can you thrive there? Join Kip Téllez in this workshop to learn more about simultaneously pursuing a teaching credential and master's degree in education while completing your doctoral degree in the humanities! Explore the possibilities of public school teaching in California for a union-backed career. Ethnic […]
CANCELLED – Linguistics Colloquia: Jesse Harris
CANCELLED – Linguistics Colloquia: Jesse Harris
Jesse Harris (UCLA) - Title TBD Jesse Harris is an assistant professor at UCLA in the Department of Linguistics, and director of the UCLA Language Processing Lab. His research investigates how language users develop a sufficiently rich linguistic meaning during online comprehension, concentrating in particular on three related areas: (a) the formal semantics of context […]
Graduate Research Symposium
Graduate Research Symposium
Join us via Zoom for the announcement of the symposium winners! •Best overall, $1000 •Best of the Arts Division, $250 •Best of the Baskin School of Engineering, $250 •Best of the Humanities Division, $250 •Best of the Physical and Biological Sciences Division, $250 •Best of the Social Sciences Division, $250 Find out who won in […]