Events
Week of Events
Slugs & Steins: David Brundage – The Easter Rising and New York: How Ireland’s Revolution Triggered a Fight Against Empire
Slugs & Steins: David Brundage – The Easter Rising and New York: How Ireland’s Revolution Triggered a Fight Against Empire
This talk will assess the impact of the 1916 Easter Rising on a variety of anticolonial movements beyond Ireland and the Irish diaspora, focusing on New York City, long recognized as the overseas capital of Irish nationalist agitation and mobilization. But New York played a similar role for a variety of other descent groups and […]
Robert Alter – The Psalms as Literature
Robert Alter – The Psalms as Literature
This is the first event of Shakespeare's Psalms: A community seminar series. Shakespeare cited the Psalms more than any other book of the Bible. What did the psalms mean to him? This series, co-hosted by Sean Keilen (UCSC) and Julia Lupton (UCI) explores the presence of psalms in Shakespeare's poetic imagery, psychological insights, and contributions […]
Hannah Zeavin – Hot and Cool Mothers
Hannah Zeavin – Hot and Cool Mothers
This event has been cancelled due to illness and will be rescheduled for Fall 2022. “Hot and Cool Mothers” moves toward a media theory of mothering and parental “fitness.” The article begins with an investigation into midcentury pediatric psychological studies on Bad Mothers and their impacts on their children. The most famous, if not persistent, […]
Students as Agents of Transformative Change – Necessary Trouble: Thinking with the Legacy of John R. Lewis
Students as Agents of Transformative Change – Necessary Trouble: Thinking with the Legacy of John R. Lewis
“Every generation leaves behind a legacy. What that legacy will be is determined by the people of that generation. What legacy do you want to leave behind?” ― John Lewis Ready for some Necessary Trouble? In anticipation and in honor of the dedication of John R. Lewis College at the University of California, Santa Cruz, […]
Aurora Lecture Series: Arvind-pal Mandair – Epistemic Empowerment: Sikh Philosophy and Cognitive Decolonization
Aurora Lecture Series: Arvind-pal Mandair – Epistemic Empowerment: Sikh Philosophy and Cognitive Decolonization
‘Sikh philosophy’ is a nascent field of knowledge in the sense that it has not yet emerged but shows signs of future potential. It lies at the intersection of several fields including World Philosophies, Sikh and/or Asian studies, and Philosophy of Religion. Although literature on Sikh philosophy has existed for over a century (in several […]
Living Writers: Janice A. Lowe
Living Writers: Janice A. Lowe
LIVING WRITERS UCSC, SPRING 2022 presents: CELEBRANT: SOUND ACTIONS CELEBRANT: SOUND ACTIONS showcases interdisciplinary writers who deeply engage in various sonic forms, whether the libretto and the operatic, sound and visual art, acoustic music and songwriting, or embodied meditations to explore the possibilities in being attentive to sound, as action and celebrant through writing. This […]
The Universe in Verse: A Charitable Celebration of Science and Nature Through Poetry
The Universe in Verse: A Charitable Celebration of Science and Nature Through Poetry
Join us for The Universe in Verse—an annual charitable celebration of science and nature, winged with poetry and music, created and hosted by Maria Popova (The Marginalian) in collaboration with astronomer and UC Santa Cruz Director of Astrobiology Natalie Batalha. In the majestic Quarry Amphitheater in the redwoods, we will explore the marvel and mystery […]