Department Chair
Robert Nichols
- Title
- Professor
- Department
- History of Consciousness Department
- Campus Email
- Website
- Office Location
- Humanities Building 1, 337
Graduate Director
Marรญa Puig de la Bellacasa
- Title
- Professor
- Department
- History of Consciousness Department
- Campus Email
- Office Location
- Humanities Building 1, 328
- Office Hours
- During July and August 2025 please email me for appointments
Regular Faculty
Karen Barad
- Title
- Distinguished Professor
- Department
- History of Consciousness Department
- Campus Email
- Office Location
- Humanities Building 1, Rm 330
Banu Bargu
- Title
- Professor
- Department
- History of Consciousness Department
- Phone
- 831-502-7076
- Campus Email
- Office Location
- Humanities Building 1, 331
- Office Hours
- By appointment
Isaac Julien
- Title
- Distinguished Professor
- Department
- History of Consciousness Department
- Phone
- 8319008684
- Campus Email
- Website
Robert L Meister
- Title
- Professor of Social and Political Thought
- Department
- Social Sciences Division
- Phone
- 831-459-2781
- Campus Email
- Office Hours
- T 2-4pm
Mark Nash
- Title
- Professor
- Department
- History of Consciousness Department
- Phone
- 831 239 4322
- Campus Email
- Office Location
- Humanities & Social Sciences Building, XXX Unknown
- Office Hours
- By appointment Tues 2-4 and Thurs 2-4
Dimitris Papadopoulos
- Title
- Professor of History of Consciousness
- Department
- History of Consciousness Department
- Phone
- 831-459-2773
- Campus Email
- Website
- Office Location
- Humanities Building 1, 334
- Office Hours
- Wednesday 10:00-11:30am [please use the link above to book]
Massimiliano Tomba
- Title
- Chair and Professor, History of Consciousness
- Department
- History of Consciousness Department
- Phone
- 831-502-7059
- Campus Email
- Website
- Office Location
- Humanities Building 1, Office # 339
- Office Hours
- Monday 9-11am (or by appointment)
Honorary Faculty
Carla A Freccero
- Title
- Distinguished Professor
- Department
- Literature Department
- Phone
- 8314295364
- Campus Email
- Website
- Office Location
- Humanities Building 1, Humanities I 637
- Office Hours
- By appointment;
Eric Porter
- Title
- Distinguished Professor
- Department
- History Department
- Phone
- 831-459-5287 (office, voice mail checked infrequently)
- Campus Email
- Office Location
- Humanities Building 1, 235
- Office Hours
- On sabbatical leave in 2025-26
Faculty Emeriti
Victor Burgin
- Title
- Professor Emeritus
- Department
- History of Consciousness Department
- Campus Email
James T Clifford
- Title
- Distinguished Professor Emeritus
- Department
- History of Consciousness Department
- Campus Email
- Website
Angela Y Davis
- Title
- Distinguished Professor Emerita
- Department
- History of Consciousness Department
- Campus Email
Teresa De Lauretis
- Title
- Distinguished Professor Emerita
- Department
- History of Consciousness Department
- Campus Email
Barbara L Epstein
- Title
- Professor Emerita
- Department
- History of Consciousness Department
- Campus Email
- Office Hours
- By appointment
Donna J Haraway
- Title
- Distinguished Professor Emerita
- Department
- History of Consciousness Department
- Campus Email
- Website
Affiliated Faculty
Hunter Bivens
- Title
- Associate Professor
- Department
- Literature Department
- Phone
- 831-459-4037 (Office)
- Campus Email
- Office Location
- Cowell College Academic Building, 110
- Office Hours
- T/Th 2-3:00pm and by appointment
Christopher L Connery
- Title
- Professor, Literature
- Department
- Literature Department
- Phone
- 831-459-2761 (Office)
- Campus Email
- Office Location
- Humanities Building 1, 641
- Office Hours
- By appointment
Gina Dent
- Title
- Professor
- Department
- Humanities Division
- Campus Email
- Office Location
- Humanities Building 1, 338
- Office Hours
- By appt only
Nathaniel P Deutsch
- Title
- Distinguished Professor and Baumgarten Endowed Chair in Jewish Studies
- Department
- History Department
- Campus Email
- Office Location
- Humanities Building 1, 331 Humanities 1
- Office Hours
- Winter 2025: Tuesdays, 11:30pm to 1:30pm, email in advance to set up in-person or Zoom meeting during office hours
Mayanthi L Fernando
- Title
- Professor of Anthropology
- Department
- Anthropology Department
- Phone
- 831-459-2240
- Campus Email
- Office Location
- Social Sciences 1, 347
- Office Hours
- On Leave
Jennifer A Gonzalez
- Title
- Professor
- Department
- History of Art/Visual Culture
- Phone
- 831-459-2099
- Campus Email
- Office Location
- Porter College Academic, D208 Porter College
- Office Hours
- Wednesdays 9:00-11:00 AM on Zoom by appointment. Please use this URL to sign up: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19JLt4WU37aJ4hFMmVu8cIM-eW_8ZNQT8sDSP7pemsmI/edit?gid=0#gid=0
Deborah Gould
- Title
- Professor of Sociology and Chair
- Department
- Sociology Department
- Phone
- 831-459-5720 (office)
- Campus Email
- Website
- Office Location
- Rachel Carson College Academic Building, 206
- Office Hours
- By appointment
Minghui Hu
- Title
- Associate Professor
- Department
- History Department
- Phone
- 831-459-5270 (office)
- Campus Email
- Office Location
- Humanities Building 1, 536 Humanities 1
- Office Hours
- Winter 2025: Monday 11-12 AM or Zoom appointment
Kimberly J Lau
- Title
- Professor, Literature
- Department
- Literature Department
- Campus Email
- Website
- Office Location
- Social Sciences 1, 214
- Office Hours
- by appointment
Dean P Mathiowetz
- Title
- Associate Professor
- Department
- Politics Department
- Phone
- 831-459-1359
- Campus Email
- Website
- Office Location
- Merrill College Academic Building, 112
- Office Hours
- To be announced, on Zoom (link above). The password is 2025. (Fall, 2025)
Warren Sack
- Title
- Professor
- Department
- Film and Digital Media Department
- Phone
- 831-459-1497
- Campus Email
- Website
- Office Location
- Digital Arts Research Center, 147
- Office Hours
- I am on sabbatical and unavailable for office hours until January 2026.
G.S. Sahota
- Title
- Associate Professor, Aurora Chair in Sikh and Punjabi Studies
- Department
- Literature Department
- Phone
- 831-459-2487 (office)
- Campus Email
- Website
- Office Location
- Humanities Building 1, 630
- Office Hours
- W 2-4pm, and by appointment
Vanita Seth
- Title
- Associate Professor
- Department
- Politics Department
- Phone
- 831-459-4443
- Campus Email
Megan C Thomas
- Title
- Associate Professor
- Department
- Politics Department
- Phone
- 8314592026
- Campus Email
- Website
- Office Location
- Merrill College Faculty Office Annex, Room 160
- Office Hours
- Sp ’25: M 1-3pm (sign up online, link above)
Anna L Tsing
- Title
- Professor
- Department
- Anthropology Department
- Phone
- 831-459-4795
- Campus Email
- Website
- Office Location
- Social Sciences 1, 411
- Office Hours
- On Leave
James Gordon Williams
- Title
- Assistant Professor of Composition
- Department
- Music Department
- Phone
- 000-000-0000
- Campus Email
- Website
- Office Location
- Music Center, 291
- Office Hours
- Wednesday, 11-1pm by advanced appointment
