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SUMMARY:Abraham Verghese - The Covenant of Water
DESCRIPTION:Bookshop Santa Cruz presents New York Times-bestselling author Abraham Verghese (Cutting for Stone) for a discussion and signing of The Covenant of Water\, available in paperback on May 6th. This stunning epic of love\, faith\, and medicine is set in Kerala\, South India\, and follows three generations of a family seeking the answers to a strange secret. Abraham Verghese will be in conversation with Rose Feerick. \n“One of the best books I’ve read in my entire life. It’s epic. It’s transportive . . . It was unputdownable!”—Oprah Winfrey \n \nAn instant New York Times and indie bestseller\, The Covenant of Water has sold more than two million copies worldwide and was widely named as a best book of the year. Spanning the years 1900 to 1977\, Abraham Verghese’s long-awaited\, masterful novel follows three generations of a Christian family in Kerala\, South India\, that suffers a peculiar affliction: in every generation\, at least one person dies by drowning. \nAbraham Verghese is a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and the author of the NBCC Award finalist My Own Country and the New York Times Notable Book The Tennis Partner. His most recent book\, Cutting for Stone\, spent 107 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and sold more than two million copies worldwide. It was translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film by Anonymous Content. Verghese was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Obama\, has received six honorary degrees\, and is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He lives and practices medicine in Stanford\, California where he is the Linda R. Meier and Joan F. Lane Provostial Professor in the Stanford University School of Medicine. A decade in the making\, The Covenant of Water is his first book since Cutting for Stone. \nRose Feerick is Co-Director of Wisdom & Money\, a non-profit organization that offers retreats for affluent individuals who seek to align their financial resources with their spirituality in service of the common good. She also serves as one of the ministers of the Pescadero Community Church. Rose has a BA in Theology from Georgetown University and an MDiv from the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University. She lives in Santa Cruz\, California and is the mother of two young adult sons. \nMore information at:  Abraham Verghese\, The Covenant of Water | Bookshop Santa Cruz \nCo-sponsored by The Humanities Institute at UC Santa Cruz.
URL:https://thi.ucsc.edu/event/abraham-verghese-the-covenant-of-water/
LOCATION:Rio Theater\, 1205 Soquel Avenue\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95062\, United States
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SUMMARY:Slugs and Steins with Assistant Professor E. Hande Tuna - You Can Imagine Dragons… But Not That Female Infanticide Is Good? The Puzzling Limits of Imagination
DESCRIPTION:You can imagine flying on the back of a dragon. You can picture a talking rabbit solving crimes\, or a world where time runs backward. So why is it so hard to imagine that slavery is morally good\, or that killing your baby girl is the right thing to do? This talk explores a weird and wonderful puzzle in the philosophy of imagination known as imaginative resistance—the experience of hitting a mental wall when a story asks us to imagine not just impossible things\, but morally alien things. Why do our moral beliefs seem to stick\, even in fiction? If imagining is “just pretending\,” why do some make-believe scenarios feel off-limits or even offensive? Through examples from literature and film\, we’ll explore what this resistance reveals about how imagination works\, and how deeply our values shape what we’re able or willing to imagine. \nNo background in philosophy is required. Just bring your imagination and maybe a little skepticism. \n \nEmine Hande Tuna is a philosopher who spends her time thinking seriously about things that don’t exist—like square circles\, guilt-free villains\, and moral worlds where injustice is good. She’s an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at UC Santa Cruz\, where she writes and teaches about imagination\, aesthetics\, and why some stories just won’t sit right with us. Her book on Kantian Art Criticism is forthcoming from Cambridge University Press. She’s also at work on a second book\, Imaginative Resistance (under contract with Oxford University Press)\, which she’ll be developing next year as a Quinn Fellow at the National Humanities Center (a rare kind of fellowship—one that didn’t mysteriously disappear). \nSlugs and Steins are free informal lectures served up over Zoom. Brought to you by the UC Santa Cruz Alumni Association\, each talk will engage one of our favorite professors in discussion with you\, the local community of Silicon Valley\, and beyond. We will cover everything from organic artichokes to endangered zebras\, self-driving cars to Shakespeare. All are welcome. Audience participation is encouraged. \nWatch past Slugs and Steins events here.
URL:https://thi.ucsc.edu/event/slugs-and-steins-with-assistant-professor-e-hande-tuna-you-can-imagine-dragons-but-not-that-female-infanticide-is-good/
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SUMMARY:Late Night Editions: Isaac Julien
DESCRIPTION:The de Young is hosting\, Late Night Editions: Isaac Julien on Thursday\, June 12\, 2025\, a special after-hours event celebrating the powerful exhibition Isaac Julien: I Dream a World. \nEnjoy a vibrant evening exploring the cinematic world of Isaac Julien: I Dream a World — a stunning fusion of film\, politics\, and personal narrative — alongside live music\, food trucks\, a nostalgic glamour photo booth by Syd Studios\, and after-dark access to exhibitions and our sculpture garden. \nCome for the art. Stay for the vibes. Reserve your tickets now — limited availability! UC Santa Cruz community members get 20% off general admission with the code FIRSTEDITION at checkout. \n \nWhat’s included: \n\nSyd Studios nostalgic photo booth by Syd Yatco\nLive DJ sets curated by IN SESSION\nFood trucks from Off the Grid\nCash bar\nAccess to: Isaac Julien: I Dream a World\, Paul McCartney Photographs 1963–64: Eyes of the Storm\, Matisse’s Jazz Unbound\, Osher Sculpture Garden & James Turrell’s Three Gems\n\n\nBanner Image Credit: Thousand Words Photobooth
URL:https://thi.ucsc.edu/event/late-night-editions-isaac-julien/
LOCATION:de Young Museum\, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr\, San Francisco\, 94118\, United States
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