Events
Social Sciences 1, Room 261
Gabrielle Hecht – “Residual Governance: Mining Afterlives and Molecular Colonialism in a South African Anthropocene”
Social Sciences 1, Room 261 Social Sciences 1 University of California Santa Cruz, College Ten, Santa Cruz, CA, United States"Residual Governance: Mining Afterlives and Molecular Colonialism in a South African Anthropocene" This talk explores residual governance in contemporary South Africa. Since the early 20th century, piles of mine waste have defined Johannesburg’s topography. Today, corporations and individuals continually revisit these piles – at very different scales – in the eternal hope of extracting further value. Particles from these mine wastes […]
adding.sleep(): Race and Refusal in the Indian Tech Diaspora
Social Sciences 1, Room 261 Social Sciences 1 University of California Santa Cruz, College Ten, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesThe Center for Emerging Worlds and The Department of Anthropology Present: Dr. Sareeta Amrute "The Widow and the Orphan: Stories of Reform in Multigenerational India" Works-In-Progress Seminar Tuesday, February 7, 2017 2-4pm Humanities 1, Room 402 Email mfernan3@ucsc.edu for copies of the paper "adding.sleep(): Race and Refusal in the Indian Tech Diaspora" Colloquium Wednesday, […]
Anthropocene: Ecological & Political Consequences of Plantations
Social Sciences 1, Room 261 Social Sciences 1 University of California Santa Cruz, College Ten, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesA Reading seminar with Dr. Kregg Hetherington (Concordia University), with initial discussion comments by Vivian Undersell (Feminist Studies), Rachel Cyper (Anthropology), and Zachary Caple (Anthropology). Seminar readings: Gregg Hetherington, "Beans before the Law: Knowledge practices, responsibility, and the Paraguayan soy boom" Cultural Anthropology 28(1): 65-85 2013 (https://www.academia.edu/2510267/beans_before_the_law-knowledge_practices_responsibility_and_the_paraguayan_soy_boom) or email mfernan3@ucsc.edu for pdf of the reading. […]
Manuscript Reading Seminar: "The People of Sudan Love You, Oh Messenger of God"
Social Sciences 1, Room 261 Social Sciences 1 University of California Santa Cruz, College Ten, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesCENTER FOR EMERGING WORLDS 2014-2015 Theme: GLOBAL ISLAM Winter Quarter Events Featuring: Noah Salomon, Assistant Professor of Religion, Carleton College Tuesday, February 10th Public Event "Understanding Conflict in South Sudan" 6:30-7:30 PM, Social Sciences 2, Room 075 Moderated by Mark Massoud, Assistant Professor of Politics and Legal Studies, UCSC Wednesday, February 11th Colloquium "When […]
Global Islam: Reading Seminar
Social Sciences 1, Room 261 Social Sciences 1 University of California Santa Cruz, College Ten, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesCENTER FOR EMERGING WORLDS 2104-2015: GLOBAL ISLAM INAUGURAL EVENT Monday, November 17, 3:30-5, Humanities 1, Room 202 Panel: Entangled Universalisms Dr. Darryl Li, Associate Research Scholar, Yale Law School, "Jihad and Other Universalisms" Professor Henri Lauzière, Northwestern University "Imperial Entanglement as Moderating Factor" Monday, November 17, 7:00pm, Social Sciences 2, Room 071 Public Discussion with […]
Graduate Student Conference: "Matters Out of Place: Landscapes of Absence and Dislocation"
Social Sciences 1, Room 261 Social Sciences 1 University of California Santa Cruz, College Ten, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesWhile Mary Douglas' oft-quoted maxim states that, "dirt is matter out of place," it is also the soil in which life takes root. This conference positions landscapes as fertile ground from which to explore the politics of dirt and other matters out of place. Moving away from engagements with landscape as inert background or pristine […]
Paul Lubeck: “The Challenge of Global Islam for American Energy Security: Explaining the Enigma of Radical Islamism in Nigeria”
Social Sciences 1, Room 261 Social Sciences 1 University of California Santa Cruz, College Ten, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesCGIRS and College Nine Faculty Research Seminar Series The CGIRS and College Nine seminar series is an inter-disciplinary venue in which UCSC faculty can present their research to the community of professors and students who are interested in international, comparative, transnational and area studies work. Our goal is to promote dialogue and awareness of the […]