Events

From ancient times through abolition, scholars have often described slavery in the Mediterranean region as being relatively unaffected by the history of racial thought. Instead, many historians have focused on the decisive role played by religion. At the same time, however, it is undeniable that dark-skinned enslaved people occupied a more subordinate position in comparison […]

Details coming soon. WINTER 2025 COLLOQUIUM SERIES THE CENTER FOR CULTURAL STUDIES hosts a weekly Wednesday colloquium featuring work-in-progress by faculty & visitors. We are pleased to announce our Winter 2025 Series. Sessions begin promptly at 12:15 PM and end at 1:30 PM (PST) in Humanities Building 1, Room 210. Staff assistance is provided by […]

Are you interested in a career in the legal field? Come learn about careers in law from current and former attorneys with Humanities backgrounds. Appetizers and light refreshments will be served. Sarah Cunniff (she/her) attended Stevenson College at UC Santa Cruz, where she majored in French Literature. After law school, she worked in large and […]

Join us for this year's, Undiscovered Shakespeare featuring Timon of Athens (1606), a late play focusing on the corrosive effects of prodigality and ingratitude in an apparently democratic society. Gretchen Minton, Professor of English at the University of Montana, Bozeman and the editor of the most recent Arden edition of the play, will be the […]

What is the difference between men and women? In her new book Cleavage: Men, Women, and the Space Between Us, Jennifer Finney Boylan, bestselling author of She's Not There and co-author of Mad Honey with Jodi Picoult, examines the divisions—as well as the common ground—between the genders, and reflects on her own experiences, both difficult […]

Please join us for a special workshop with Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life (IA). Learn about the member benefits, such as fellowships, conferences, research, and resources, available to UCSC faculty, students, and staff. IA will share a toolkit and creative engagement tools to help organize the people, projects, and partners on our […]

Living Writers Series – Winter 2025 Grief Sequence Not to suppress mourning (suffering)...but to change it, transform it…after Prageeta Sharma & Roland Barthes Hannah Sanghee Park is the author of two poetry collections. a chapbook, Ode Days Ode (2011) and The Same-Different (2015), which won the Walt Whitman Award from the Academy of American Poets. […]