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Karina Walters – Transcending Historical Trauma: How to Address American Indian Health Inequities and Promote Thriving
Cowell Ranch Hay Barn Ranch View Rd, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesThroughout history, settler colonialism has endeavored to erase the lived experiences and histories of American Indian and Alaska Native Peoples. Yet, Indigenous populations, particularly Indigenous women, remain strong and resilient pillars of communities. Oftentimes these stories are missed in public health initiatives as a result of settler colonialism’s perpetual drive to erase and silence. In […]
Legal Studies Program Annual Distinguished Lecture: Coming to Understand Latino Anti-Black Bias
Cowell Ranch Hay Barn Ranch View Rd, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesJoin us as we welcome Tanya Katerí Hernández to discuss her book Racial Innocence: Unmasking Latino Anti-Black Bias and the Struggle for Equality. Praised as the "most important Afro-Latina voice on civil rights today," Hernández argues that unmasking Latino anti-Black bias is essential for fostering multiracial democracy in the United States. This event is open […]
Jennifer Egan, The Candy House
Cowell Ranch Hay Barn Ranch View Rd, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesBookshop Santa Cruz welcomes bestselling author Jennifer Egan, one of the most celebrated writers of our time, who will discuss The Candy House (in paperback March 7th), her "inventive, effervescent" (Oprah Daily) novel about the memory and quest for authenticity and human connection. This event will take place at the Cowell Ranch Hay Barn on […]
Indigenous Border/lands Symposium
Cowell Ranch Hay Barn Ranch View Rd, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesThe Peggy and Jack Baskin Presidential Chair of Feminist Studies, in collaboration with the Indigenous Border/lands Collective, present "Indigenous Border/lands," an exploration of the border/lands from the perspective of Indigenous peoples, scholars and activists across the Americas. 4:00pm Aa‘a Mat Tipaay Ak’wee, Bringing Her/Voice Back to the Land: Incomplete Repatriations in The Autobiography of Delfina […]
Gershom Gorenberg: The Secret War Against the Nazis for the Middle East
Cowell Ranch Hay Barn Ranch View Rd, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesAt the midpoint of World War II, an Axis army under Field Marshal Erwin Rommel was on the brink of conquering the Middle East. Drawing on his latest book, War of Shadows, historian and alumnus Gershom Gorenberg (Kresge '76, Religious Studies) will reveal the espionage affair that led to the British victory against Rommel at […]
POSTPONED – Douglas Brinkley: Silent Spring Revolution
Cowell Ranch Hay Barn Ranch View Rd, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesNew York Times bestselling author and acclaimed presidential historian Douglas Brinkley will present his new book Silent Spring Revolution, which chronicles the rise of environmental activism during the Long Sixties (1960-1973), on December 1 at the UC Santa Cruz Cowell Ranch Hay Barn. The book tells the story of an indomitable generation that saved the […]
Karen Tei Yamashita Fall 2022 Emeriti Lecture – Questions 27 & 28: Loyalty and Japanese American Incarceration
Cowell Ranch Hay Barn Ranch View Rd, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesIn 1942, at the outset of World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt authorized the incarceration of all Japanese Americans on the West Coast. The following year, the War Relocation Authority had the task of determining the loyalty of their inmates in order to release them for productive normalized lives outside camp. A loyalty questionnaire […]
Bettina Aptheker – Communists in Closets
Cowell Ranch Hay Barn Ranch View Rd, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesThe Humanities Institute and Bookshop Santa Cruz welcome Bettina Aptheker, UC Santa Cruz Distinguished Professor Emerita, for a discussion about her new book, Communists in Closets: Queering the History 1930s-1990s, which explores the history of gay, lesbian, and non-heterosexual people in the Communist Party in the United States. Free and open to the public. Registration […]
From Levi to Dante: Redefining Humanity from the Margins
Cowell Ranch Hay Barn Ranch View Rd, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesJoin us for the final event of From the Margins: Dante 701 Years Later, featuring Professor Robert Gordon (University of Cambridge) and Martin Eisner (Duke University). Moderated by Nathaniel Deutsch (UC Santa Cruz Professor and Director of the Center for Jewish Studies). Free and open to the public. Registration required. "Primo Levi and Dante. Cosmologies," by […]
RCA 30th Anniversary Celebration: Sharing Futures, Speaking Truths
Cowell Ranch Hay Barn Ranch View Rd, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesJoin us as we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Research Center for the Americas! The distinguished honoree will be civil rights & feminist icon Dolores Huerta. The keynote speaker will be Cristina Jiménez, community organizer and co-founder of United We Dream. We have more surprises in store so follow us on social media! Visit our 30th Anniversary Facebook Event Page & follow […]