Events
Week of Events
Sensoria of al-Andalus & the Western Mediterranean
The Spain North-Africa Project is pleased to announce "Sensoria of al-Andalus & the Western Mediterranean," a multidisciplinary workshop and conference to be held at the University of California, Santa Cruz. This two-day conference will explore the medieval, early modern, and modern legacy of al-Andalus and its afterlives across the world through historical, cultural, sociological, and […]
Sunday, March 27, 2022
- March 27, 2022 -Santa Cruz Pickwick Club: “Night Walks” by Charles Dickens
Santa Cruz Pickwick Club: “Night Walks” by Charles Dickens
For its next meeting, the Santa Cruz Pickwick Club will read Dickens’s short, semi-autobiographical essay, “Night Walks.” Professor John Jordan will lead the discussion. Originally published in 1860 in Dickens’s weekly magazine All the Year Round, the essay is a good example of Dickens’s work as a journalist, social activist, and observer of the modern […]
Monday, March 28, 2022
No events on this day.
Tuesday, March 29, 2022
- March 29, 2022 -John W. Reid, “Ever Green: Saving Big Forests to Save the Planet”
John W. Reid, “Ever Green: Saving Big Forests to Save the Planet”
Five stunningly large forests remain on Earth: the Taiga, extending from the Pacific Ocean across all of Russia and far-northern Europe; the North American boreal, ranging from Alaska's Bering seacoast to Canada's Atlantic shore; the Amazon, covering almost the entirety of South America's bulge; the Congo, occupying parts of six nations in Africa's wet equatorial […]
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
- March 30, 2022 -Social Movements for a Just Society – Necessary Trouble: Thinking with the Legacy of John R. Lewis
Social Movements for a Just Society – Necessary Trouble: Thinking with the Legacy of John R. Lewis
“A democracy cannot thrive where power remains unchecked and justice is reserved for a select few. Ignoring these cries and failing to respond to this movement is simply not an option — for peace cannot exist where justice is not served.” — John Lewis said of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act Ready for […]
Thursday, March 31, 2022
No events on this day.
Friday, April 1, 2022
- April 1, 2022 -PhD+ Workshop – Publishing
- April 1, 2022 -Linguistics Colloquia: Maria Gouskova
PhD+ Workshop – Publishing
As co-editors of the recently published special issue of Critical Ethnic Studies on Borderland Regimes and Resistance in Global Perspective, we invite you to join us for a workshop focused on academic journal article publishing. We will cover: adapting elements from your dissertation into journal articles; creating your own publication pipeline; navigating the journal submission, […]
Linguistics Colloquia: Maria Gouskova
About eight times each year, the Linguistics department hosts colloquia by distinguished faculty from around the world. For full speaker and event information, please visit: https://linguistics.ucsc.edu/news-events/colloquia/index.html
Saturday, April 2, 2022
No events on this day.