Events
Week of Events
Mediterranean Studies, Present & Future: The “California School” Twenty Years On
From its inception at UC Santa Cruz in 2003, the “California School” of Mediterranean Studies has promoted the Mediterranean not (pace Braudel) as a predefined place of the olive and the vine, but as a heuristic rubric useful for disrupting or reconfiguring existing categories of analysis (especially those defined by nation-states, continents, or religious cultures)—in […]
Critical Theory Roundtable Comes to UC Santa Cruz
Next month the 30th annual Critical Theory Roundtable will take place on UC Santa Cruz's campus in Humanities 2 Room 259 hosted by HistCon professors Banu Bargu & Massimiliano Tomba. The events will take place on November 3rd & 4th. Find the program below. The Critical Theory Roundtable is a small, high caliber conference that […]
PhD+ Series – Conflict Resolution with De Acker
PhD+ Series – Conflict Resolution with De Acker
De Acker, Campus Ombuds, Office of Ombuds We will explore ways to identify when a conversation is becoming “crucial” before you walk into one. This interactive workshop will help you identify your own styles and how you can address conflict in high-stakes conversations more effectively. The goal is to develop strategies to meet specific challenges […]
PhD+ Series – Curriculum Vitae with Veronica Heiskell
PhD+ Series – Curriculum Vitae with Veronica Heiskell
Veronia Heiskell, Director of Experiential Learning and Student Employment, Career Success Applications for academic positions require a CV, and some alternative-academic employers also require them. Learn how a CV differs from a resume, about hybrid CV-resumes, what goes on a CV, and what order to put information depending on type of academic institution you're applying […]
Jennifer Mogannam – Gendering Revolution: Palestinian Praxis, Labor, and Decolonization
Jennifer Mogannam – Gendering Revolution: Palestinian Praxis, Labor, and Decolonization
As a population of exile – transnational, stateless refugees struggling to return to their lands and rebuild their communities lost since 1948 – the Palestinian people built a grassroots trajectory of decolonization that peaked in the 1970s. Through oral histories and cultural text, this presentation analyzes gendered labor, value, and the intersections of national and […]
PhD+ Series – Speaking Up to Bias with De Acker
PhD+ Series – Speaking Up to Bias with De Acker
De Acker, Campus Ombuds, Office of Ombuds This workshop will explore how to address bias when it is directed at you or someone else. We’ll review what bias is, how it shows up, and the impact it can have. We’ll discuss and practice ways to respond directly or as a bystander, and how to offer […]
PhD+ Series – California Community Colleges Panel Discussion
PhD+ Series – California Community Colleges Panel Discussion
Learn how to apply to (first step: register with and upload your CV to the CCC Registry) and what it’s like to work for a California community college by talking to director of the CCC Registry, Beth Au, moderator of the panel, and a panel of UCSC graduate student alumni and a former UCSC postdoc, all […]
Dr. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni – Morton Marcus Poetry Reading
Dr. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni – Morton Marcus Poetry Reading
Please join us for the 14th annual Morton Marcus Poetry Reading, featuring honored guest Dr. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. Poet Gary Young will host the program, and the evening will include an announcement of the winner of the Morton Marcus Poetry Contest (recipient receives a $1,000 prize). Seating will be first come, first served. Registration required. […]