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Inaugural Hayden White lecture to explore the afterlife of slavery with author Saidiya Hartman
April 9, 2021
Award-winning literary scholar and cultural historian Saidiya Hartman will be the featured guest at the inaugural Hayden V. White Distinguished Annual Lecture, a virtual event that takes place on April 19.
'Another glass ceiling shattered'
March 23, 2021
UC Santa Cruz student Gina Schneider became a part of history as one of the first women in the U.S. to achieve the rank of Eagle Scout.
Founding UC Santa Cruz professor and revered literary and cultural critic Harry Berger Jr. dies at 96
March 22, 2021
Harry Berger Jr., professor emeritus of literature and art history at UC Santa Cruz, died on March 12, 2021, at age 96. An internationally recognized scholar and founding UCSC faculty member, Berger was known for a wide-ranging and interdisciplinary approach that goes far beyond traditional academic boundaries.
How to live like Shakespeare
March 11, 2021
A new series of conversations about Shakespeare that explore different aspects of human experience and the human condition kicks off April 5, co-hosted by Sean Keilen, director of UCSC's Shakespeare Workshop, and Julia Lupton, co-director of the New Swan Shakespeare Center at UC Irvine.
Deep Read to present Tommy Orange in conversation with literature professor Micah Perks
February 26, 2021
Award-winning novelist Tommy Orange will be featured in conversation with literature professor Micah Perks, director of UCSC’s Creative Writing Program, in a free virtual event on Wednesday, March 3, at 6:30 p.m.
Humanities Institute launches 2021 Deep Read with Tommy Orange’s novel ‘There There’
January 14, 2021
Following the success of last year’s Deep Read with guest author Margaret Atwood, The Humanities Institute at UC Santa Cruz has announced the second installment of its new program that invites the campus and community to think deeply about literature, art, and the most pressing issues of the day.
UCSC’s Living Writers Series a place to shelter in the storm
January 8, 2021
“Shelter and Place” is the theme of the 2021 winter installment of the Living Writers Series at UC Santa Cruz. Curated by Micah Perks, professor of literature and director of the Creative Writing Program, the now virtual series will run from January 14 through March 4, on Thursday nights throughout the winter quarter.
Award-winning poet Morgan Parker to read at 11th annual Morton Marcus memorial event
November 4, 2020
Acclaimed poet, essayist, and novelist Morgan Parker will be the featured guest at the 11th annual Morton Marcus Memorial Poetry Reading, which takes place this year as a virtual event on November 12.
UCSC alumna Traci Chee named finalist for 2020 National Book Award
October 21, 2020
'We Are Not Free,' a work of historical fiction by UC Santa Cruz alumna Traci Chee, has been named a finalist for the 2020 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature.
2020 Peggy Downes Baskin Ethics Lecture to feature visionary author Margaret Atwood
September 15, 2020
Award-winning poet, novelist and essayist Margaret Atwood will be featured in conversation with UCSC alumna Kate Schatz, the New York Times bestselling author of "Rad American Women A-Z," as part of the Humanities Division’s annual Peggy Downes Baskin Ethics Lecture Series.
New Sikh and Punjabi Studies chair to enhance Asian Studies with focus on social justice
July 29, 2020
Associate professor of literature Guriqbal Singh Sahota has been appointed the new Sarbjit Singh Aurora Endowed Chair in Sikh and Punjabi Studies.
Virtual Dickens Universe to spotlight link between Victorian and African American studies
July 20, 2020
For nearly four decades, the Dickens Project at UC Santa Cruz—the largest multi-campus consortium on Victorian studies in the world—has presented the Dickens Universe, a week of intense study and festivities among the redwoods. But this year, due to the pandemic, it will instead be hosting a weeklong "Virtual Dickens Universe."
Karen Yamashita offers dazzling short stories about growing up in Japanese America
July 7, 2020
Sansei and Sensibility, the latest book by UC Santa Cruz emerita professor of literature Karen Tei Yamashita is a dazzling collection of short stories about growing up and living in Japanese America.
Three interdisciplinary projects receive seed funding from UCSC Foundation
June 30, 2020
Three interdisciplinary projects have received seed funding from the UC Santa Cruz Foundation following a campuswide call for proposals issued by the Office of Research.
UCSC collaborates with Santa Cruz Shakespeare for virtual Shakespeare Summer Series
June 28, 2020
The Humanities Institute and Shakespeare Workshop at UC Santa Cruz are joining forces with Santa Cruz Shakespeare to present their first virtual Shakespeare Summer Series.
The Nineteenth Annual Literature Undergraduate Colloquium
May 8, 2018
Join us Thursday, May 17 for a presentation of exceptional undergraduate work in literature, thoughtful discussion, and refreshments!
