Humanities Content

‘The Backdrop’ Podcast Features the Mondavi Center for the Arts’ Executive Director on Program Highlighting Composers and Works Derailed by the Nazi Regime

Soterios J Johnson — May 17, 2023 - 10:00am

In the 1930s and ’40s, the Nazi regime in Germany and elsewhere in Europe banned and destroyed what it deemed “degenerate art” — modern styles of lit

How Could Thinking About Genocide Help Us Understand What is at Stake in Ukraine?

Karen Michele Nikos — March 08, 2022 - 12:01pm

This blog is based on a story originally published on the �°��ϲ��Ļ��Ϣ Davis Human Rights website. Access the original story here.

Weekender: Theatre Performance Debuts; Lectures Center on Black Experience In Art; Rhythm

Karen Michele Nikos — March 03, 2022 - 10:16am

If you like music, there's plenty of concerts in the next several days at �°��ϲ��Ļ��Ϣ Davis. Art lectures and a theatre performance too.

In the Face of Ongoing and Unacknowledged Genocides, What Does This April Mean?

Karen Michele Nikos — April 15, 2021 - 11:46am

It’s a tough juxtaposition.

Gold Rush Panel: How Can We Reframe History to Elevate Justice?

Karen Michele Nikos — April 12, 2021 - 2:22pm

In March the Humanities Institute hosted “Reimaging Stories from the Gold Rush,” the first of three events in “Reframing Sacramento.”

Teaching Duos Sought for Interdisciplinary Program

Dave Jones — February 18, 2020 - 5:33pm

A new undergraduate program integrating the arts, humanities and sciences is preparing to launch its first seminars and courses in the fall, while at the same time recruiting faculty members to partner up to teach in the program the following academic year.

The program, Science, Humanities, Arts: Process and Engagement, or SHAPE, is looking for teams to lead 2021-22 courses focused on significant societal issues.

The Mountaintop, Jeff Lynne's ELO, Indigo Girls, Chad Daniels, Lilly Winwood, Okkervil River, Juneteenth, Arts & Humanities Graduate Exhibition and more! - June 13-26 2019

Soterios J Johnson — June 09, 2019 - 11:42pm

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Weekender: Manetti Shrem New Exhibition Xicanx Opens; Mondavi Has Music and Film

Karen Michele Nikos — January 25, 2019 - 11:58am

There's plenty to do in and around �°��ϲ��Ļ��Ϣ Davis this weekend, and some events are free, including a film, the Manetti Shrem grand opening, and an exhibition in San Francisco on the Japanese Internment.

Toward Holistic Review in Graduate Admissions

Dave Jones — February 13, 2018 - 2:56pm

�°��ϲ��Ļ��Ϣ Davis is leading a project to develop holistic review methods for graduate admissions in selected humanities programs on two �°��ϲ��Ļ��Ϣ campuses to increase equity and inclusivity for all applicants.

Employee Leads National Career Project for Doctoral Students, Scholars

Julia Ann Easley — October 23, 2017 - 4:24pm

Doctoral students and postdoctoral scholars in the humanities and social sciences across the country and beyond have some new help to discover a world of career possibilities, thanks to an employee in Graduate Studies.