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G.S. Sahota and Susan Gillman – Du Boisian Double Consciousness, Global Sikh Diasporas, and Sikh Studies
Virtual and In PersonAs 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. […]
Terry Burke – The UCSC Center for World History in its World Historical Contexts
Virtual and In PersonWhat 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 […]
Dmitri Nikulin – Bartleby, the Inscrutable Scrivener: On the Negative Constitution of Action
Virtual and In PersonThe History of Consciousness department is pleased to announce the first speaker in their Spring 2025 Speaker Series, Dmitri Nikulin, who will be joining them next Monday May 5th to give his talk “Bartleby, the Inscrutable Scrivener: On the Negative Constitution of Action”. The talk will be held in Hum 1 Rm 420 at 1pm […]
The Deep Read: Faculty Salon on James
Virtual and In Person +1 moreJoin 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 […]
Matthew L. Jones – Great Exploitations: Hacking, Machine Learning and the NSA in the Golden Age of Signals Intelligence
Virtual and In PersonThe Humanities Institute Research cluster, “Humanities in the Age of AI,” is pleased to invite you to a series of meetings this winter quarter. This meeting is scheduled for March 11th (Tuesday) at noon in HUM 210 with guest speaker, Matthew L. Jones speaking on Great Exploitations: Hacking, Machine Learning and the NSA in the […]
Winter 2025 Aurora Lecture: G. S. Sahota
Virtual and In PersonJoin us as we welcome G.S. Sahota—Aurora Chair in Sikh and Punjabi Studies and Associate Professor of Literature at the University of California, Santa Cruz for a conversation on Equality of the Minor: Ambedkar’s Critical Legacy Today. This engaging discussion will take place on February 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM in Humanities 1, Room 202. […]
Paul North & Paul Reitter – Notes on Translating Marx’s Capital
Virtual and In PersonThis presentation will discuss the history of Anglophone translations of Capital (Vol. 1) Karl Marx’s magnus opus, paying particular attention to the different circumstances that have shaped important translation decisions. […]
Contributions to Diversity Statement with Judith Estrada
Virtual and In PersonJudith Estrada, Ph.D. Assistant Vice Chancellor Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ODEI) This event has two sessions: Nov 19, 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. via Zoom, or Nov 20, 1:30 […]
Wenyi Shang – Moving Beyond the Streetlight: How Computational Methods Can Open Up New Directions in Humanities Research
Virtual and In PersonJoin us for an engaging talk by Wenyi Shang, titled Moving Beyond the Streetlight: How Computational Methods Can Open Up New Directions in Humanities Research. The “streetlight effect” describes an […]
Project Paradiso – Episode Sixteen – The Futures of Dante’s Paradiso: Reading Forward
Virtual and In PersonJoin us for a conversation with Prof. Alison Cornish (New York University) and Prof. Arielle Saiber (Johns Hopkins University), about the challenges and opportunities of reading Dante’s Paradiso today, particularly in, but not limited to, the academic context. They will explore innovative future directions to take this poem to as many readers and diverse audiences […]