News & Events
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Championing Native American DNA with Dr. Kimberly Tallbear
Dr. Kimberly Tallbear (’05, History of Consciousness) on the import of Indigenous rights in the sciences and her time at UCSC in the HistCon department. Read the full article here.
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Moving Image Lab receives presitigious Mellon Grant
The new Moving Image Lab (a collaboration between Professor Julien’s “Isaac Julien Lab” and The Humanities Institute) will receive Mellon Foundation funding to support student career training in the arts. Read more about the grant here.
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Profs Banu Bargu & Max Tomba Co-editors of Prestigious Political Theory Journal
History of Consciousness Professors Banu Bargu and Max Tomba have been named co-editors of an influential scholarly journal that addresses the most pressing issues of the 21st century, from the crises of democratic government to future pandemics. Read about their work with the journal here.
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HistCon Student Pablo Escudero Vasconez Interviewed by THI
History of Consciousness graduate student Pablo Escudero Vasconez discusses his research with The Humanities Institute. Read the full interview here.
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History of Consciousness Statement on Academic Freedom
The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of all faculty and graduate students in the History of Consciousness Department, the Regents of the University of California, or the University of California, Santa Cruz. UCSC History of Consciousness Department History of Consciousness Statement on Academic Freedom We write in response to UC officials’…
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California Ideology Conference Paper Submissions Open
California Ideology Project (UCHRI) at UC Santa Cruz Conference held April 6-7, 2024 Paper submission deadline: January 26th, 2024 at midnight PST Speakers: Massimiliano Tomba, Banu Bargu; additional speakers TBA. California, the place and the idea, may seem sunny and exceptional: in its economy, its politics, itsculture. It promises a unique form of dynamism and…
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María Puig de la Bellacasa – Worlding Soils Talk with University of Luxembourg and LUCA
Professor María Puig de la Bellacasa will give talk “Worlding Soils” as part of the Fall 2023 Lecture Series organised by Marija Marić, David Peleman, and Cesar Reyes Nájera at the Master in Architecture (University of Luxembourg) and hosted by luca – Luxembourg Centre for Architecture and Cultures of Assembly. Other lecturers in the series…
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Massimiliano Tomba – Questioning the PresentTalk with The Center for Global Culture and Communication (Northwestern University) & The Center for Transcultural Studies
The Center for Global Culture and Communication (An interdisciplinary initiative of Northwestern University’s School of Communication) & The Center for Transcultural Studies jointly present “Questioning the Present: An Online Public Forum on Insurgent Universality: An alternative legacy of modernity (Oxford University Press, 2019)” on Friday, December 8, 2023 from 10 am to 12 pm CST. Respondents to the book include John Brenkman (Comparative Literature and English, CUNY Graduate Center and…
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Robert Nichols – The Indian Wars Have Never Ended Talk
HistCon Professor Robert Nichols will give talk “The Indian Wars Have Never Ended” on November 29 as part of the Fall 2023 Center for Cultural Studies’ colloquia series. Register here.
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Critical Theory Roundtable Comes to UC Santa Cruz
Next month the 30th annual Critical Theory Roundtable will take place on UC Santa Cruz’s campus in Humanities 2 Room 259 hosted by HistCon professors Banu Bargu & Massimiliano Tomba. The events will take place on November 3rd & 4th. Find the program below. The Critical Theory Roundtable is a small, high caliber conference that…
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Profs. Banu Bargu & Massimiliano Tomba to Join the Editorial Board of Political Theory
The American Political Science Association (APSA) has announced History of Consciousness professors Banu Bargu & Massimiliano Tomba will join scholar Kevin Olson on the editorial board of the historic Political Theory journal in January of next year. Political Theory is a peer-reviewed journal published bi-monthly, and serves as the leading forum for the development and exchange of political ideas.…
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History of Consciousness Welcomes New Faculty
The History of Consciousness department is delighted to announce we have three new faculty members joining the department in the academic year 2023-2024! Information about their academic foci and recent publications are below. Robert Nichols Robert Nichols is an expert in contemporary social and political philosophy—especially Critical Theory; the history of social and political thought—especially pertaining…