Events
Virtual Event
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
Virtual EventYou 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 […]
Slugs and Steins with Associate Professor Muriam Davis – What Does it Mean to “Decolonize” Knowledge?
Virtual EventThe country of Algeria, located in North Africa, experienced one of the most violent struggles for independence of the twentieth century. The war against France, which lasted from 1954–62 has become a paradigmatic case study of the historical process known as decolonization and inspired classic films such as the Battle of Algiers, as well as […]
Amanda Batarseh – Rooted Movements: The Radical Poetics of Palestinian Space
Virtual EventThe Center for Racial Justice (CRJ) is proud to present Rooted Movements: The Radical Poetics of Palestinian Space with Amanda Batarseh, Assistant Professor of Literature at UC San Diego. Analyses of Palestinian poetics often expose the violent structure of ongoing-Nakba — the Zionist settler-colonial uprooting and removal of Palestinians (both physically from the land and […]
Deep Read Salon: The Craft of James
Virtual EventJoin us for a virtual Deep Read salon on Percival Everett's James featuring UC Santa Cruz Professors of Literature and Creative Writing, Micah Perks and Karen Tei Yamashita. Professors Perks and Yamashita will discuss the writing craft and techniques of the novel, offering insights on the book from their perspective as novelists and memoirists. Their […]
Asaf Elia-Shalev – Israel’s Black Panthers: How a Left-Wing Uprising Helped Pave the Way to Israel’s Right-Wing “Revolution”
Virtual EventIn Zionism's early decades, Mizrahim, or Jews from Arab and Muslim-majority countries, were largely an afterthought for the movement. Soon after Israel's founding, however, they became the majority of the new country’s Jewish population—both essential and marginalized by an elite intent on preserving Israel’s European identity. This virtual lecture explores how the Mizrahim, led by […]
Frances Malino – Rediscovering Mazaltob: A Century-Old Feminist Sephardi Novel
Virtual EventProf. Frances Malino (Emerita, Wellesley College) will discuss Blanche Bendahan’s Mazaltob: A Novel, Edited by Yaëlle Azagury & Frances Malino (Brandeis University Press, 2024). Raised in the juderia or Jewish quarter of Tetouan, Morocco at the turn of the 20th century, sixteen-year-old Mazaltob finds herself betrothed to José a man from her own community who […]
Alt-Ac in the Archives: Archives and Rare Books Career Pathways
Virtual EventEver thought about pursuing a career in archives and libraries? Wondered about what other paths you can pursue with your degree - PhD or otherwise? Come to this panel discussion with four professional librarians and archivists, all from the UC Santa Cruz Special Collections & Archives in McHenry Library. We’ll have a conversation on the […]
Humanities Campus to Career: Job Talk with Tammy Tolgo, Amazon Talent Acquisition
Virtual EventConsidering careers in recruiting, human resources, or business? Join this informative job talk and Q&A to learn about talent acquisition from a UCSC Humanities alumna who is a leader in the field! Tammy will offer insights about her journey as a first generation college student from graduation through various talent acquisition roles in multiple industries, […]
Omer Aijazi – Atmospheric Violence: Disaster and Repair in Kashmir
Virtual EventThe Center for South Asian Studies presents Omer Aijazi speaking on "Atmospheric Violence: Disaster and Repair in Kashmir." Omer Aijazi takes us to remote mountainous valleys in the portion of Kashmir under Pakistan’s control, where life has been shaped by recurring environmental disasters and by the violence of the contested India/Pakistan border. In conversation with […]
Undiscovered Shakespeare: Timon of Athens – Episode 3
Virtual EventJoin us for this year's, Undiscovered Shakespeare featuring Timon of Athens (1606), a late play focusing on the corrosive effects of prodigality and ingratitude in an apparently democratic society. Gretchen Minton, Professor of English at the University of Montana, Bozeman and the editor of the most recent Arden edition of the play, will be the […]