Events
Week of Events
Davide Panagia: Political Theory, Democracy, and the Challenges of Algorithmic Governance
Davide Panagia: Political Theory, Democracy, and the Challenges of Algorithmic Governance
In this talk I will raise some challenges that political theorists face when reflecting on the political import of algorithmic governance. I do not develop normative or epistemic insights into these challenges, and in fact suggest that such an approach is problematic. Rather, I proceed by articulating some aspects of the political ontology of algorithms […]
Wei Wang – “The Effect of Instruction on L2 Learners’ Interactional Competence: Listener Responses in Chinese as a Second Language”
Wei Wang – “The Effect of Instruction on L2 Learners’ Interactional Competence: Listener Responses in Chinese as a Second Language”
The Department of Languages and Applied Linguistics is pleased to present: “The Effect of Instruction on L2 Learners’ Interactional Competence: Listener Responses in Chinese as a Second Language” with Wei Wang, Ph.D. University of Houston Abstract This study investigates whether classroom instruction is effective in promoting L2 Chinese learners’ interactional competence (IC) as indexed by […]
Linguistics Colloquia: Anthony Yacovone
Linguistics Colloquia: Anthony Yacovone
The Department of Linguistics is pleased to present: Anthony Yacovone Tufts University / Massachusetts General Hospital speaking on Prediction is a piece of ceke: Developmental and psycholinguistic evidence for prediction of word-forms during natural language comprehension. Abstract For decades, psycholinguists have fiercely debated the role and centrality of prediction in human language. These debates center […]
THI Coffee Hour
THI Coffee Hour
The Humanities Institute is excited to welcome students, faculty, staff, and friends for a weekly Coffee Hour on Wednesdays, 11am to noon. We invite you to visit our team, meet our new Faculty Director, Pranav Anand, and talk with us about your academic interests as well as upcoming THI events and programs. Learn about how […]
Thenmozhi Soundarajan – The Trauma of Caste and the US Equity Movement: A Dalit Feminist Meditation on Survivorship, Healing, and Abolition
Thenmozhi Soundarajan – The Trauma of Caste and the US Equity Movement: A Dalit Feminist Meditation on Survivorship, Healing, and Abolition
Thenmozhi Soundarajan is a Dalit American commentator on religion, race, caste, gender, technology, and justice. She is the Executive Director of Equality Labs and the author of The Trauma of Caste: A Dalit Feminist Meditation on Survivorship, Healing, and Abolition. This event is presented by the Center for South Asian Studies as a part of […]
The Hayden V. White Distinguished Annual Lecture – Lisa Lowe: Histories of the Colonial Present
The Hayden V. White Distinguished Annual Lecture – Lisa Lowe: Histories of the Colonial Present
The Humanities Division and The Humanities Institute at UC Santa Cruz invite you to join us for the Hayden V. White Distinguished Annual Lecture, featuring Lisa Lowe. Guests who attend in person are invited to join us for a reception with light refreshments and beverages at 5:30 p.m. Settler colonialism, slavery, migration, and imperial war […]
Nishat Khan Sitar Performance
Nishat Khan Sitar Performance
A performance of Indian Classical Music with Nishat Khan (sitar) and Nitin Mitta (tabla) Ustad Nishat Khan is one of India’s finest musicians and a virtuoso sitar player, transcending musical barriers with his provocative expression and spellbinding technical mastery. Nishat stands at the threshold of the future of sitar and Indian music with his uniquely invigorating […]