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
December 04, 2019 | Surrogate Humanity: Race, Robots, and the Politics of Technological Futures
Wednesday, December 04, 2019 4:00-6:00 PM Engineering 2, 599 Co-authors Neda Atanasoski (UCSC Feminist Studies, CRES) and Kalindi Vora (UC Davis Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies) will present on their new book Surrogate Humanity: Race, Robots, and the Politics of Technological Futures (Duke University Press, March 2019), with responses by CRES Director Christine Hong and SJRC Director Jenny Reardon. A dessert reception… Continue Reading December 04, 2019 | Surrogate Humanity: Race, Robots, and the Politics of Technological Futures
December 03, 2019 | Forensic Genomics: New Frontiers and New Considerations
Tuesday, December 03 4:00-6:00pm Namaste Lounge Science & Justice Visiting Scholar and UC Santa Cruz Anthropology Alum, Cris Hughes, unites academics and forensic practitioners to discuss historical and current field training, genomic technological applications in forensic investigations, the problems and limits of interpretation, the resources available, and the incentives practitioners face tied to case resolution. In… Continue Reading December 03, 2019 | Forensic Genomics: New Frontiers and New Considerations
November 21/22/23, 2019 | FRANKENCON 2019
Thursday, Friday & Saturday, November 21/22/23, 2019 All Day – check official website for more information; and read the GoodTimes article. For two hundred years, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein has haunted our days and chilled our dreaming nights. Delve into the enduring legacy of the first science-fiction horror story with FRANKENCON! Kicking off the three days… Continue Reading November 21/22/23, 2019 | FRANKENCON 2019
November 21, 2019 | Visions of Star Women: A Cree Theory of Canada’s National Missing Person’s DNA Program
Thursday, November 21, 2019 7:10-8:45pm Cultural Center at Merrill Hosted by the Crown College Core Course (Ethical and Political Implications of Emerging Technologies) and the Science & Justice Research Center, with an introduction on Indigenous STS from Kim TallBear. Jessica Kolopenuk will present a talk titled, “Visions of Star Women: A Cree Theory of Canada’s… Continue Reading November 21, 2019 | Visions of Star Women: A Cree Theory of Canada’s National Missing Person’s DNA Program
November 19, 2019 | Theorizing Race After Race
5:00-6:30 PM SJRC Common Room, Oakes 231 Join Science & Justice scholars for an open discussion of Theorizing Race After Race! In thinking about how we might incorporate the upcoming discussion with Herman Gray and Alondra Nelson at Kuumbwa on January 22 into our work, we will be reading some pieces from both scholars: The… Continue Reading November 19, 2019 | Theorizing Race After Race