[Sshagradstudents] Upcoming events and programs

Fri Mar 21 16:18:54 PDT 2025

Dear Faculty, Staff, Students, and Friends of the Center,

Please join us for the following upcoming events and activities:

"Public Humanities Boot Camp," with Rosemary A. Joyce, Benjamin D. Weber, Ofelia Ortiz Cuevas, Marlene Mercado, & Susan Derwin, Fri. April 4, 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM in COB2-295. RSVP by April 1 here<https://centerforhumanities.ucmerced.edu/form/rsvp-public-humanities-boot-camp>.
[A gray background with yellow shapes in the top middle and lower left corner. Title: Public Humanities Boot Camp. On the left is the schedule. 10:00 am - 10:30 am, Welcome and Introductions; 10:30 am - 11:30 am, "Anatomy of a Public Humanities Program," Susan Derwin; 11:30 am - 12:30 pm, "Exhibition Curation and Cultural Equity: Lessons from Teaching and Practice," Rosemary A. Joyce; 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm, Lunch and Networking; 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm, "Beyond the Barriers & Open Letters from Prison," Benjamin D. Weber, Ofelia Ortiz Cuevas & Marlene Mercado; 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm, "Intersections and Divergences Between Public Humanities and Community-Engaged Research," Robin DeLugan & Christina Lux; 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm, Closing Reflections. Date: Friday, April 4, 2025. Time: Start at 10 am. Location: COB2-295. Register here by April 1: bit.ly/43hEluw, open to faculty, graduate students, and community partners. On the right are 4 speakers' photos, names, and titles. Rosemary A. Joyce, Distinguished Professor Emerita of Anthropology, UC Berkeley. Benjamin D. Weber, Associate Professor of African American and African Studies, UC Davis. Ofelia Ortiz Cuevas, Assistant Professor of Chicana/o Studies, UC Davis. Susan Derwin, Professor of German and Comparative Literature, UC Santa Barbara. Marlene Mercado, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminology & Justice Studies, California State University, San Marcos. In the lower left corner are logos of the Center for the Humanities and the Andrew Mellon Foundation.]

"Humanities Research with Community, Featuring Summer Projects," with Katherine Brokaw and Yehuda Sharim, Mon. April 7, 1:30 PM in COB2-295. RSVP here<https://centerforhumanities.ucmerced.edu/form/rsvp-humanities-research-community-featuring-summer-projects>.
[Event information: "Humanities Research with Community, Featuring Summer Projects" is scheduled for Monday, March 7, 2025, at 1:30 PM in COB2-295. Speaker one: Katherine Brokaw. Speaker one title:Professor of Literature, Theatre and Environmental Humanities, UC Merced. Speaker two: Yehuda Sharim. Speaker two title: Associate Professor, Film Practice, Media & Performance, UC Merced. RSVP here: bit.ly/3QCshMO. Sponsored by UC Merced Center for the Humanities and Henry Luce Foundation. Image Description: The poster has a grey left section and a deep blue right section, with a curved gold accent. On the right-hand side are two circular portraits of Professor Anna Song and Professor Iván González-Soto. In the lower left-hand corner, there is a Center for the Humanities logo and Henry Luce Foundation logo. In the bottom middle of the page there is a QR code to RSVP.]

Our Common Read book, The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World, by Robin Wall Kimmerer is available for pickup at UC Merced's Center for the Humanities and at Merced County Libraries (one copy per person). Community Book Club Discussions will be held in April and May at Merced County Libraries.
[A white & gold background with dark blue polka dots in the right-hand corner. Title: Common Read. On the left is the cover of the book with a bird, leaves & berries. Book title: The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World, by Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of Braiding Sweetgrass. In the middle is the text of Book Club Discussions at Merced County Libraries: April 1, Merced, 12 pm; April 3, Gustine, 10 am; April 8, Livingston, 2:30 pm; April 9, Los Banos, 5:30 pm; April 16, Merced, 5:30 pm; April 17, Atwater, 4 pm; April 23, Merced, 12 pm; April 24, Delhi, 12 pm; April 29, Atwater, 5:30 pm; May 1, Merced, 10:30 am. Free books available on 03/03 at Merced County Libraries and UC Merced Center for the Humanities. Below that are logos of of the Andrew Mellon Foundation, the Center for the Humanities, Merced County Library and Friends of the Merced County Library. For more information, please contact Info at mercedcountylibrary.org.]

Graduate Writing Group, Wednesdays from 9:15 AM - 12:00 PM, COB2-295
Faculty Write-In, Fridays from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, COB2-295

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