Humanities
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Israeli filmmaker to screen acclaimed documentary about famed architect
UCSC’s Film and Digital Media Department will present a free public screening of award-winning Israeli documentarian Duki Dror’s acclaimed film “Mendelsohn’s Incessant Visions” on Feb. 25, followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker.
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Karen Yamashita to read and lead talk about Asian American & Ethnic Studies
Award-winning author and UCSC literature professor Karen Yamashita will give a reading of excerpts from her work, followed by an informal conversation with guest professors Alondra Nelson (Columbia University) and Aimee Bahng (Dartmouth College).
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Gail Hershatter to deliver 47th annual UCSC Faculty Research Lecture
UC Santa Cruz professor of history Gail Hershatter will deliver the 47th annual UCSC Faculty Research Lecture on Tuesday, February 12, at 7 p.m. at the Music Recital Hall in the UCSC Performing Arts Complex.
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UCSC alums to perform at 12th annual SF Sketchfest comedy festival
Two UC Santa Cruz alumni– Maya Rudolph (’95, Art) and Jesse Thorn (’03, American Studies)–will be featured performers at the 12th annual SF Sketchfest comedy festival, opening Jan. 24, and running through Feb. 10, at various venues throughout San Francisco.
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Screening of ‘Harvest of Loneliness, the Bracero Program’ set for January 23
The documentary film “Harvest of Loneliness, the Bracero Program” will be shown Wednesday, January 23 at 7 p.m. at the Kresge Town Hall on the UC Santa Cruz campus. It is free and open to the public.
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UCSC to host 3rd annual Peggy Downes Baskin Ethics Lecture, Jan. 31
The UC Santa Cruz Philosophy Department will host the third annual Peggy Downes Baskin Ethics Lecture on Thursday, Jan. 31. Jan Boxill to speak on “Using Sports as a Public Forum for Ethics”
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Year of the Slug: A look back at 2012 at UC Santa Cruz
Higgs boson, condors, pumas, the Grateful Dead Archive … 2012 was yet another year of discoveries, breakthroughs, newsmakers, and honors for UC Santa Cruz. Here’s a look back at a few highlights of the year at UCSC.
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New literary magazine inspired by UCSC past and present
Beautifully and elegantly designed with an impressive array of fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry and art, Catamaran is a new literary magazine headquartered in downtown Santa Cruz.
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In memoriam: Don Rothman, beloved teacher of writing
Don Rothman, a leading voice for writers and writing during a distinguished 39-year career at UC Santa Cruz, died in his sleep Wednesday night at his Santa Cruz home. He was 67.
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Two UCSC professors elected 2012 AAAS Fellows
They are Ilan Benjamin, professor and chair of chemistry and biochemistry, and Sandra Chung, professor of linguistics.
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A Night of Poetry and Music with M. NourbeSe Philip
The UC Presidential Chair in Feminist Critical Race and Ethnic Studies presents an evening with acclaimed poet, writer, and lawyer M. NourbeSe Philip, accompanied by a jazz duo led by UCSC music professor Karlton Hester.
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History grad student to study in Japan on Fulbright-Hays fellowship
Dustin Wright, a Ph.D. student in the UCSC History Department, has received a $43,800 Fulbright-Hays doctoral fellowship to pursue research in Japan.