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SUMMARY:Anneeth Hundle - Insecurities of Expulsion: Afro- Asian Entanglements in Transcontinental Uganda
DESCRIPTION: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.” \nIn 1972\, Ugandan president Idi Amin expelled close to 80\,000 South Asians of Ugandan heritage from the country by dictatorial decree. This talk revisits this weighty historical event\, arguing that it is neither an exceptional nor a parochial event\, neither a result of primordial Afro-South Asian racial conflict\, nor an opening into a redemptive search for Afro-South Asian interracial solidarities. The talk explores the aftermaths and continuous nature of the expulsion event\, examining its effects and affects; the images\, representations\, and differentiated experiences and memories of the event; and the tense and ambivalent practices of citizenship\, sovereignty\, and governance that have emerged in the decades following the expulsion. It describes Afro-Asian entanglements in transcontinental Uganda through the lenses of race\, ethnicity\, class\, caste\, religion\, gender\, and sexuality\, arguing for stronger attention to knowledge production on global Afro-South Asian connections and the continued dynamics of community\, citizenship\, and identity on the African Continent as central to envisioning Black African self-determinism\, racial reconciliation\, and interracial pluralisms during shifting imperial\, postcolonial\, nationalist\, and geopolitical times. Finally\, the talk examines the significance of global anthropologies of expulsion in relation to the ongoing contemporary mass expulsions under the Trump regime in the US.citizenship\, and identity on the African Continent as central to envisioning contemporary Black African self-determinism\, racial reconciliation\, and interracial pluralisms. \nAnneeth Kaur Hundle is Associate Professor of Anthropology and Presidential Chair in Social Sciences to Advance Sikh Studies at the University of California\, Irvine. She trained in anthropology and gender studies at Northwestern University and the University of Michigan\, Ann Arbor\, and has previously held appointments at UC Berkeley\, UC Merced\, and Makerere University in Kampala\, Uganda. Hundle has recently published Insecurities of Expulsion: Afro-Asian Entanglements in Transcontinental Uganda (Duke University Press\, 2025)\, an anthropological examination of citizenship and the ambivalent politics and processes of racial nonreconciliation in post-Asian expulsion Uganda and the study of scholarly and epistemological expulsions from the contemporary university. She has also published in several peer-reviewed journals\, including American Anthropologist\, Public Culture\, and Critical Ethnic Studies\, and is currently working on a book project on Sikh and Punjabi and Black and Afro-Diasporic encounters that engages with her interests in Sikhism and global South Asian and African diasporas\, critical religious and secularism studies; race\, religion\, caste\, labor-capital relations\, gender and sexuality; feminist anthropology and critical university studies. At UCI Anthropology\, she has led Sikh Studies and Punjabi language program-building and many other initiatives\, including the Sikh feminisms working group from 2020-2022. She currently serves as Associate Editor of the journal Sikh Formations: Religion\, Culture\, Theory. \nCo-sponsored with the Aurora Endowment for Sikh Studies. \n\n \nSpring 2025 COLLOQUIUM SERIES \nTHE CENTER FOR CULTURAL STUDIES hosts a weekly Wednesday colloquium featuring work-in-progress by faculty & visitors. We are pleased to announce our Spring 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 The Humanities Institute.
URL:https://thi.ucsc.edu/event/anneeth-hundle-insecurities-of-expulsion/
LOCATION:Humanities 1\, Room 210\, 1156 high st\, Santa cruz\, CA\, 95060\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250529T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250529T150000
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SUMMARY:Terry Burke - The UCSC Center for World History in its World Historical Contexts
DESCRIPTION: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 via Zoom. \nBurke proposes we locate it in what he calls the “World History Moment” (late 1960s-early 2000s)\, and will add relevant contexts during the course of the talk. The lecture will then move to an overview of the emergence of world history in the UC system in the 1980s-2000s\, focusing on the World History Workshop\, a UC Multi-Campus Research Group (MRG) founded by Kenneth Pomeranz and Burke. The UCSC Center for World History and its connections to the UC project – as well as its major accomplishments – will be reviewed. \nBurke’s talk will conclude by asking where world history stands today\, and will offer ways it might be revived.
URL:https://thi.ucsc.edu/event/terry-burke-the-ucsc-center-for-world-history-in-its-world-historical-contexts/
LOCATION:Virtual and In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250529T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250529T170000
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SUMMARY:G.S. Sahota and Susan Gillman - Du Boisian Double Consciousness\, Global Sikh Diasporas\, and Sikh Studies
DESCRIPTION: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. \nSusan Gillman is Distinguished Professor of Literature at the University of California\, Santa Cruz and Co-editor of Next to the Color Line: Gender\, Sexuality\, and W.E.B. Du Bois. \nG.S. Sahota is the Aurora Chair in Sikh and Punjabi Studies and Associate Professor of Literature at the University of California\, Santa Cruz.
URL:https://thi.ucsc.edu/event/g-s-sahota-and-susan-gillman-du-boisian-double-consciousness/
LOCATION:Virtual and In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250529T172000
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DTSTAMP:20260511T030923
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SUMMARY:Living Writers Student Reading
DESCRIPTION:Living Writers Series – Spring 2025 \nInsight\, Writings: Third World and Other Imaginaries \n\nSponsored 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.
URL:https://thi.ucsc.edu/event/living-writers-student-reading-5/
LOCATION:Humanities Lecture Hall\, Room 206\, UCSC Humanities Lecture Hall\, 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064\, United States
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SUMMARY:Threads of Love: The AIDS Memorial Quilt
DESCRIPTION: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 activism that has defined their collective journey. \nThe exhibit will run from May 30th – June 29th. \nThreads of Love is more than an art exhibit; it is a living love letter to the past\, present\, and future of the LGBTQ+ community. The exhibit seeks to educate\, inspire\, and engage visitors in a reflection of the challenges faced during the height of the HIV/AIDS crisis and the meaningful exploration of our shared history. As Santa Cruz Pride marks its 50th anniversary\, the Threads of Love exhibit serves as a celebration of our community’s ongoing commitment to social justice\, advocacy\, mutual support\, and well-being. \nCentral to the exhibit will be panels from the AIDS Memorial Quilt\, a poignant reminder of the lives lost and the memories that continue to sustain us. Alongside the AIDS Memorial Quilt\, will be a display of a diverse collection of artwork created by local students and community members displaying the focus of HIV/AIDS awareness\, prevention\, and education. Threads of Love was inspired by a Queer teen from Santa Cruz High School who expressed a desire to see the AIDS Memorial Quilt after attending The Diversity Center’s youth programming event at the Queer Santa Cruz exhibit at the MAH. \nAs part of this initiative\, The Diversity Center will be hosting monthly art workshops where community members can create art for the exhibit. More information here. \n\nBanner Image: Display of AIDS quilts at Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium\, 1989. Donated by T. Lark Letchworth to the Santa Cruz County LGBTQ+ Collection\, MAH Archives.
URL:https://thi.ucsc.edu/event/threads-of-love-the-aids-memorial-quilt/
LOCATION:Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History\, 705 Front St.\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95060\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250530T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250530T133000
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SUMMARY:Art as Social Transformation with Roger and DeAnna Cummings
DESCRIPTION: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. \nJXTA 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 people annually through our mentor-apprentice model. \nOur work centers Black aesthetic traditions\, particularly from urban environments\, challenging institutions that have historically marginalized these forms. We navigate “white space” in art institutions\, philanthropy\, and urban development by creating interventions that reclaim public space and amplify Black creativity. \nThrough Environmental Design\, Graphic Design\, Contemporary Art\, and Tactical Urbanism Labs\, we’ve built a pipeline of creative talent while addressing economic disparities. This approach transforms both individuals and communities\, demonstrating how art can catalyze social change and economic opportunity. \nSponsored by: Art Department Environmental Art + Social Practice MFA Program\, The Humanities Institute\, Unseen California
URL:https://thi.ucsc.edu/event/art-as-social-transformation-with-roger-and-deanna-cummings/
LOCATION:Digital Arts Research Center #108
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250530T130000
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SUMMARY:Celebratory Collabo & Share Fest with Clara Bergamini\, Yagmur Kizilay\, and Mary Jirmanus
DESCRIPTION: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 work of three of our early-career community members and offering them feedback. Clara Bergamini\, Yagmur Kizilay\, and Mary Jirmanus will participate in their final share session of the year. Light snacks will be provided. \nDr. Yağmur Kızılay\, a Fulbright Postdoctoral Researcher at UCSC Literature Department\, will be speaking on “An Exploration of Affective Dimension of the Environmental Narratives in the Blue Humanities in Raising Environmental Consciousness for the Preservation of Bodies of Water.” \n  \nMary Jirmanus Saba\, UC Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow in the Film and Digital Media Department\, will be speaking on transformative movements through the perspective of Lebanese philosopher Mahdi Amel. Regarding the possibilities of transformative movements\, Amel wrote that in the colonized world\, “the worker is a peasant\,” attached to the village\, and not untethered from the countryside. This ambivalent statement (which described Amel himself) is the provocation for thinking about how we all might relate to the land\, and transformative politics. \nClara Bergamini\, a PhD candidate in the Department of History\, will share a quick preview of her dissertation chapter\, currently titled “Contextualizing an Urban Catastrophe.” The bulk of her dissertation looks at the social and political history of the 1923 Kantō earthquake that destroyed most of Tokyo and all of Yokohama. However\, the goal for this particular chapter is to position it more firmly in environmental humanities through an examination of both the socio-political and environmental circumstances that laid the groundwork for the catastrophe.
URL:https://thi.ucsc.edu/event/celebratory-collabo-share-fest-with-clara-bergamini-yagmur-kizilay-and-mary-jirmanus/
LOCATION:Humanities 1\, Room 210\, 1156 high st\, Santa cruz\, CA\, 95060\, United States
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