Events
Week of Events
Sunday, May 10, 2020
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Monday, May 11, 2020
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Tuesday, May 12, 2020
- May 12, 2020 -PIT-UN Network Challenge Funding Info Session
PIT-UN Network Challenge Funding Info Session
As we announced at our recent Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN) kickoff event, the annual Network Challenge funding program is open for submissions. To answer questions, and to discuss ideas and collaborations, we will hold a Zoom Info Session next Tuesday, May 12th from 3:00 - 4:00 PM. RSVP here. Applications are open to […]
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
- May 13, 2020 -CANCELLED: Cultural Studies Colloquium
- May 13, 2020 -VIRTUAL – Thinking the Pandemic: Part II
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 II
We will continue to think about the current pandemic in relation to epidemic histories, states of uncertainty, and authoritarian power, with readings by Bishnupriya Ghosh, Carlo Caduff, and Siddharth Varadarajan. Anjali Arondekar and Mayanthi Fernando will start the conversation off with presentations on the readings. Email cult@ucsc.edu for the Ghosh and Caduff readings. Readings: “The […]
Thursday, May 14, 2020
- May 14, 2020VIRTUAL: Humanities Happy Hour – Freedom & Race in the Time of Pandemic
VIRTUAL: Humanities Happy Hour – Freedom & Race in the Time of Pandemic
Join us for our first virtual Humanities Happy Hour exploring Questions That Matter in the Time of Pandemic. This week will focus on "Freedom & Race" and feature Humanities Dean Tyler Stovall in conversation with associate professors Alice Yang, Christine Hong, and Noriko Aso. What does it mean to be free in a nation on […]
Friday, May 15, 2020
- May 15, 2020 -VIRTUAL – PhD+ Workshop: Coping with Social Isolation and Anxiety in a Crisis
- May 15, 2020 -VIRTUAL Akemi Johnson – Night in the American Village: Women in the Shadow of the US Military Bases
- May 15, 2020POSTPONED – Kuumbwa Jazz & Indexical Present: Moor Mother & Las Sucias
VIRTUAL – PhD+ Workshop: Coping with Social Isolation and Anxiety in a Crisis
These are extraordinary times. In a matter of days, we have had to learn new ways of navigating our educational and occupational needs to meet our goals. This can be stressful. Our go-to coping strategy is often gathering with our social group and offering a shoulder to lean on, or accepting one. The world has […]
VIRTUAL Akemi Johnson – Night in the American Village: Women in the Shadow of the US Military Bases
Akemi Johnson is an author and journalist who’s work centers on Okinawan history and identity, she has contributed to NPR’s All Things Considered and Code Switch, and has written for The Guardian and The Nation. Now, Akemi Johnson joins us to discuss her 2019 book Night in the American Village: Women in the Shadow of […]
POSTPONED – Kuumbwa Jazz & Indexical Present: Moor Mother & Las Sucias
Camae Ayewa (Moor Mother) is a nationally- and internationally-touring musician, poet, visual artist, and workshop facilitator, and has performed at numerous festivals, colleges, galleries, and museums around the world, sharing the stage with King Britt, Roscoe Mitchell, Claudia Rankine, bell hooks, and more. Her most recent album, Analog Fluids of Sonic Black Holes, is the culmination of all […]
Saturday, May 16, 2020
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