We’ll be discussing Danilyn Rutherford’s Beautiful Mystery: Living in a Wordless World (Duke University Press) and Noah Wardrip-Fruin’s Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Can a game take care of us? (University of Chicago Press). Joined by Donna Haraway and Megan Moodie, and moderated by THI Faculty Director, Pranav Anand, the panel will discuss caregiving, parenthood, disability, language, meaning, and technology. In an increasingly […]

Join us for a salon-style event at the Hay Barn on campus where our participating Deep Read faculty, Professors Susan Gillman (Literature), akua naru (Music), and Greg O'Malley (History), will give brief presentations and discuss James with the Deep Read community in a Q&A moderated by Deep Read Faculty Co-Lead, Laura Martin. Participants can also […]

The Humanities Division and The Humanities Institute invite you to join us for the Hayden V. White Distinguished Annual Lecture, featuring Fred Moten. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the lecture will begin at 6:00 p.m. This talk will consider some theoretical and historical issues that come more fully to light when we meditate on […]

Join us for a special event with composer Iván Enrique Rodríguez and UC Santa Cruz scholar Amy Argenal to discuss the complex experiences of migrants, the many challenges of seeking asylum and refuge in the United States, and the power of music as a tool for social change. Presented by The Humanities Institute and the […]

The Feminist Studies Department at UC Santa Cruz is pleased to host Jasbir Puar, Distinguished Faculty of Arts Professor, Global Race Studies at the University of British Columbia, presenting Field Notes: Colonial Power at the Thresholds of Gender Studies. Jasbir Puar's research focuses on how the liberal state, sexuality, and bio-politics bear on our understanding […]

UCSC Feminist Studies Presents The 2nd Annual FMST Undergraduate Research Symposium. This year’s FMST Symposium will be a two-day event in celebration of Feminist Studies’ 50th Anniversary. May 16 | Feminists in the World | 10am to 1pm UCSC professors across the university – from anthropology and digital media to molecular biology and politics – […]

On May 6, you’ll be able to join the conversation—either in person or online—at a salon-style event where our participating professors will lead a discussion of this year’s Deep Read book, Trust, with the Deep Read community. Faculty Speakers Lori Kletzer, Economics, Campus Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Madhavi Murty, Feminist Studies Dard Neuman, Music […]

This year's Helen Diller Distinguished Lecture in Jewish Studies will be given by Dr. Shamam Waldman. Join us on April 9th at Cowell Ranch Hay Barn for Dr. Waldman’s lecture titled: “What Can Genomics Teach Us About Jewish History?” Doors will open at 5:30PM. The talk will begin promptly at 6:00PM. The study of population […]