UCI Humanities Center
Read to Create: A Workshop with Monica Youn and Krystal Tribbett, featuring the poetry of Tracy K. Smith ♥
ZoomRead to Create: A Workshop with Monica Youn and Krystal Tribbett, featuring the poetry of Tracy K. Smith Friday, October 15, 2021 12:00-1:30pm PDTZoom meeting, free and open to all. RSVP HERE In this workshop, poet Monica Youn (UCI English) and curator Krystal Tribbett (UCI Libraries) will explore “Declaration,” a short poem by former Poet…
The Struggle for Hong Kong: Repression & Resistance ★
The Struggle for Hong Kong: Repression & Resistance A conversation on protest, repression, and threats to journalists and to academic freedom in Hong Kong between 2019 and the present with Jeff Wasserstrom and Louisa Lim. Dr. Louisa Lim is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Melbourne and the author The People's Republic of Amnesia:…
The Struggle for Hong Kong: Repression & Resistance ★
The Struggle for Hong Kong: Repression & Resistance A conversation on protest, repression, and threats to journalists and to academic freedom in Hong Kong between 2019 and the present with Jeff Wasserstrom and Louisa Lim. Dr. Louisa Lim is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Melbourne and the author The People’s Republic of Amnesia:…
Reflections on the Black Panther Oakland Community School Project ♥ ★
ZoomPlease join us! Reflections on the Black Panther Oakland Community School Project Thursday, November 4, 2021 12-1 p.m. In Winter 2021, a new UCI humanities research cluster was formed to focus on the Oakland Community School (1973-1982), the longest-running serve-the-people program of the Black Panther Party. In the summer, the BPOCS research cluster hosted its…
Joy Harjo, Poet Laureate of the United States ♥ ★
ZoomJoy Harjo, Poet Laureate of the United States Humanities Center | Nov 16 2021 | 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM Zoom Register HERE Please join us for a stirring evening of poetry by Joy Harjo, Poet Laureate of the United States. This author event supports the year-long theme, “For a more perfect union?” and contributes to…
An Archive of Skin, An Archive of Kin: Disability and Life-Making during Medical Incarceration ♥
ZoomThe UCI Center for Medical Humanities hosts a virtual celebration of Dr. Adria L. Imada’s new book, An Archive of Skin, An Archive of Kin: Disability and Life-Making during Medical Incarceration (University of California Press, 2022). We are delighted to convene a convivial gathering with door prizes and reflections by a team of feminist scholars. Dr. Eleana…
CI Author Sam Choi ’91, “The FortySomething Fanboy”★
ZoomCI Author Sam Choi '91, "The FortySomething Fanboy" Description Meet Sam Choi ‘91, who self-published his first novel in 2021. After a brief sojourn in academia, where he specialized in the study of new media, Sam entered the corporate world and is now Vice President of Digital Design at CVS Health. Learn about Sam’s book…
Art | Power | Community A Black Panther Party 55th Anniversary Retrospective Multimedia Exhibit ♥
RSVP HERE Join us for a grand opening of a multi-media photography exhibition on the Black Panther Party 55th Anniversary. Photography by Micherlange Francois-Hemsley, UCI Senior and 2021 UCI Humanities Center Black Panther Oakland Community School Research Cluster Summer Fellow. Schedule: May 4, 2022 at 4pm-6pm 4:15 Opening Remarks 4:30 - 5:30 Artist Panel Moderated…
Building East-South Solidarities in the Global Seventies: A View from the Margins of Europe ♥
HG 1030Building East-South Solidarities in the Global Seventies: A View from the Margins of Europe Wednesday, May 11, 2022 | 4:30-6:00 PM Humanities Gateway 1030 Featuring Theodora Dragostinova, Associate Professor of History at Ohio State University In the late 1970s, small Bulgaria launched an ambitious international cultural program: exhibitions, concerts, museum and monument openings, book readings, film screenings,…
Patsy Takemoto Mink, First Woman of Color in Congress Ideas with Impact ♥ ★
ZoomUCI Humanities Center - Virtual Event Ideas with Impact: humanities research meets today's global challenges Patsy Takemoto Mink, First Woman of Color in Congress Ideas with Impact Thursday · May 12 · 12:00 - 1:30 PM (Pacific Time) Zoom Webinar Registration: https://bit.ly/MinkFierceFearless Professor Judy Tzu-Chun Wu and co-author Wendy Mink, Fierce and Fearless: Patsy Takemoto Mink, First Woman…