Events
Week of Events
Threads of Love: The AIDS Memorial Quilt
In partnership with The Diversity Center (TDC) and The Humanities Institute, the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History (MAH) is proud to present the Threads of Love: The AIDS Memorial Quilt—a powerful exhibition that reflects on the profound impact the HIV/AIDS epidemic had on the LGBTQ+ community. It celebrates the enduring resilience, love, and […]
Anneeth Hundle – Insecurities of Expulsion: Afro- Asian Entanglements in Transcontinental Uganda
Anneeth Hundle – Insecurities of Expulsion: Afro- Asian Entanglements in Transcontinental Uganda
As part of the Spring 2025 Aurora Lecture Series and the Cultural Studies Colloquium, we welcome Anneeth Kaur Hundle, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Presidential Chair in Social Sciences to Advance Sikh Studies at the University of California, Irvine, for her lecture entitled "Insecurities of Expulsion: Afro- Asian Entanglements in Transcontinental Uganda." In 1972, Ugandan […]
Terry Burke – The UCSC Center for World History in its World Historical Contexts
Terry Burke – The UCSC Center for World History in its World Historical Contexts
What are the relevant contexts in which we should situate the UCSC Center for World History? Terry Burke (Professor Emeritus, History Department) will discuss this question in his upcoming talk, "The UCSC Center for World History in its World Historical Contexts." The talk will be held both in-person in Humanities I, Room 210, and online […]
G.S. Sahota and Susan Gillman – Du Boisian Double Consciousness, Global Sikh Diasporas, and Sikh Studies
G.S. Sahota and Susan Gillman – Du Boisian Double Consciousness, Global Sikh Diasporas, and Sikh Studies
As part of the Spring 2025 Aurora Lecture Series, join G.S. Sahota and Susan Gillman for a conversation on Du Boisian Double Consciousness, Global Sikh Diasporas, and Sikh Studies. The conversation will take place on Thursday, May 29th, from 3:30 to 5:00 PM in Humanities 1, Room 202, with the option to attend via Zoom. […]
Living Writers Student Reading
Living Writers Student Reading
Living Writers Series – Spring 2025 Insight, Writings: Third World and Other Imaginaries Sponsored by the Porter Hitchcock Poetry Fund, the Laurie Sain Endowment, the Humanities Institute, The Literature Department, Creative Writing Program, and the Center for Racial Justice.
Art as Social Transformation with Roger and DeAnna Cummings
Art as Social Transformation with Roger and DeAnna Cummings
As co-founders of Juxtaposition Arts (JXTA) in Minneapolis, Roger Cummings' and DeAnna Cummings’ practices operate at the intersection of art, social justice, and community development. JXTA functions as a "social sculpture" – a living artwork that extends beyond conventional art-making into community engagement. What began in 1995 with nine students has evolved into a comprehensive campus employing 70+ young […]
Celebratory Collabo & Share Fest with Clara Bergamini, Yagmur Kizilay, and Mary Jirmanus
Celebratory Collabo & Share Fest with Clara Bergamini, Yagmur Kizilay, and Mary Jirmanus
Join the More-than-human(ities) Lab for their final event of the year where they will reflect on what they have learned from the lab and dream of future possibilities for the cross-disciplinary community that they have built. Collaborative reflections and wishes will take place from 1-1:30pm. They will then close the lab by learning about the […]