April 20, 2020 | Book Launch! Vital Decomposition Soil Practitioners and Life Politics
Monday, April 20, 2020 1:30 pm PST / 4:30pm EST online: https://sasupenn.zoom.us/j/767737043 Celebrate the launch of Kristina Lyons’ new book, Vital Decomposition Soil Practitioners and Life Politics (Duke University Press, April 2020). Kristina M. Lyons is Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Environmental Humanities at the University of Pennsylvania.
April 08, 2020 | Theorizing Race After Race
Wednesday, April 08, 2020 2:00-4:00 PM Join Science & Justice scholars for an open discussion of Theorizing Race After Race! At this session, we will brainstorm how the COVID-19 pandemic might shift the work we are doing as a collective. We will also discuss our funding proposal, and continue our conversation from last quarter about next… Continue Reading April 08, 2020 | Theorizing Race After Race
Spring Science & Justice Writing Together
Tuesdays 10:00AM – 12:00Noon Wanting to establish a regular writing routine exploring science and justice? Join SJRC scholars over Zoom for open writing sessions! Open to all students, faculty, researchers and visiting scholars. For more information, the Zoom link and password, or to express interest, please contact SJRC Graduate Student Researcher Dennis Browe (sociology).
March 09, 2020 | Personalizing medicine through genomics in Denmark
Monday, March 9, 2020 12-1:30 PM UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute Westside Research Park: 2300 Delaware Ave., Santa Cruz Double Helix Conference Room In this talk, Iben M. Gjødsbøl (Assistant Professor Centre for Medical Science and Technology Studies, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen) draws upon ethnographic research carried out in Denmark to give an account… Continue Reading March 09, 2020 | Personalizing medicine through genomics in Denmark
February 18, 2020 | Theorizing Race After Race [POSTPONED]
Tuesday, February 18, 2020 [POSTPONED] 5:00-6:30 PM SJRC Common Room, Oakes 231 Join Science & Justice scholars for an open discussion of Theorizing Race After Race! At this session, we’ll discuss our funding proposal (which we will circulate in advance), as well as a recap of the January 22 discussion with Herman Gray and Alondra… Continue Reading February 18, 2020 | Theorizing Race After Race [POSTPONED]
February 5, 2020 | Lukas Rieppel on Locating the Central Asiatic Expedition
Wednesday, February 5, 2020 12noon-1:30pm Humanities 210 4:00-5:30pm SJRC Common Room, Oakes 231 Join the SJRC and the Center for Cultural Studies for a noon talk and an evening book discussion with Lukas Rieppel. During the 1920s, a large team of researchers from the New York natural history museum spent nearly a decade exploring the… Continue Reading February 5, 2020 | Lukas Rieppel on Locating the Central Asiatic Expedition
January 29, 2020 | Works-in-Progress with Anjuli Verma
Wednesday, January 29, 2020 4:00-5:30 PM SJRC Common Room, Oakes 231 Join SJRC scholars in the SJRC Common Room for an open discussion of works-in-progress! This is a wonderful chance to engage with one another’s ideas, and support our own internal work. At this session, we will hear from UC Santa Cruz Assistant Professor of Politics,… Continue Reading January 29, 2020 | Works-in-Progress with Anjuli Verma
January 22, 2020 | Racial Reconciliation and the Future of Race in America
Wednesday, January 22, 2020 Doors opened at 6:00pm; talk began at 7:00pm Kuumbwa Jazz Center (320 Cedar St, Downtown, Santa Cruz) RSVP was required; tickets were $10 and a limited amount of free student tickets were made available. The community joined us for a vibrant, stimulating, and challenging conversation on race in America with Alondra… Continue Reading January 22, 2020 | Racial Reconciliation and the Future of Race in America
January 21, 2020 | Works-in-Progress with Alondra Nelson: “Even a Moon Shot Needs a Flight Plan: Genetics and Ethics in the Obama Administration”
Tuesday, January 21, 2020 4:00-6:00 PM RELOCATED: Louden Nelson Center, Room 3, 301 Center St, Santa Cruz, CA (map) Join SJRC scholars for an open discussion of works-in-progress! This is a wonderful chance to engage with one another’s ideas, and support our own internal work. At this session, longtime friend and SJRC colleague, Alondra Nelson,… Continue Reading January 21, 2020 | Works-in-Progress with Alondra Nelson: “Even a Moon Shot Needs a Flight Plan: Genetics and Ethics in the Obama Administration”
Winter Science & Justice Writing Together
Tuesdays 10:00am-1:00pm SJRC Common Room, Oakes 231 Wanting to establish a regular writing routine exploring science and justice? Beginning Tuesday January 21st, join SJRC scholars in the SJRC Common Room from 10:00am to 1:00pm for open writing sessions! Engage in six 25-minute writing sessions (with a 5 minute break in between). Open to all students,… Continue Reading Winter Science & Justice Writing Together