ALT Summer Dissertation Writing Fellowship Showcase flyer. Interdisciplinary Humanities graduate fellows will present their dissertation research. Shabnam Shirzadi, "Haunted Performativity: Specters of Human Zoos in Contemporary Performances;" Ejemen Ogbebor, " Streaming New Nollywood: The Relationship between Nigerian Film Production and Global Streaming Platforms;" Andrés Arias, "Enduring Exploitation, Enacting Resistance: Immigrant Men in Day Labor and Racial Capitalism in California's Central Valley," on Monday, October 19, 2026, at 12:00 P.M. in COB2-295. RSVP here: bit.ly/4xMTcJ8. Sponsored by UC Merced Center for the Humanities.

ALT Public Humanities Speaker Series flyer for Mary K. Bryson’s talk, “Cancer’s Dirty Margins: A Minoritized Scholar’s Pathography,” on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. in COB2-295. RSVP here: bit.ly/4iJI8Z8. Sponsored by UC Merced Center for the Humanities.

ALT A purple gradient background. Theme in the middle: A.H.E.A.D. in Merced; The Conversation Continues. Title in the middle under theme: Belonging through Storytelling”: A Special Evening with Kao Kalia Yang, author of Where Rivers Part. Under the title, the left is the event information. June 9, 2026, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, UC Merced Conference Center, Free Event. Registration QR code; the middle is Kao Kalia Yangr’s headshot; the right is the book information. Where Rivers Part - Merced County Library Common Read. Book signing to follow. Free copies available while supplies last. This event is co-sponsored by Merced County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services and the Center for the Humanities at UC Merced, in partnership with Merced County Library.

ALT The upper part is the title of the exhibit. Soundscapes of Merced, background filled with images related to sound and music. The lower part is the information of the exhibit. Soundscapes of Merced at Courthouse Museum - Ground Floor Gallery. 21st and N Streets, Merced, California. Thursday, May 14, 2026 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Live Performances by Tou Long Xiongxaychou, Jesse Gonzales, and Pat Dahlstrom. Free Admission. Museum Hours: Wed. – Sun. 1 – 4 p.m.; Disabled Accessible – Eastern Entrance. In the right corner are the logos of UC Merced Center for the Humanities and Merced County Courthouse Museum.

ALT A grey and blue background with orange boundary line. Title in the left: The Satellite Coast: Vandenberg Space Force Base, SpaceX, and Relations of Infrastructural Adjacency. Under the title is the event information. Date and Time: Thursday, May 7, 2:00 P.M. Location: COB2-295. RSVP here: bit.ly/47QfVtw. RSVP QR code. In the middle are speaker’s photo, name, and title. Lisa Parks, Distinguished Professor of Film and Media Studies, UC Santa Barbara. In the right is the theme: Merced Seminar in the Humanities. At the right corner is the logo of the Center for the Humanities.

ALT A blue and white background with deep turquoise arrows in between. Title: A Symposium on Incarceration, the Humanities, and Humanity. April 20, 2026. 10 AM to 4:30 PM. Below the title are two parts of the event. Film Screening: Where’s my coffee cup? (2025, 30 min.; a film about aging in prison), by Yehuda Sharim, with the flyer of the film. Keynote Address: Fates of Origin: Fiction & Reality in California, Rachel Kushner, with the photo of Rachel Kushner. Organized by Nigel Hatton. In the left is the agenda. Under the agenda are registration link and QR code, as well as the sponsors' logos/names: Center for the Humanities, Philosophy Department, Literatures, Languages, & Cultures Department, and Division of Equity, Justice, & Inclusive Excellence.

ALT A white & blue 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 women, umbrella & open land. Book title: Where Rivers Part: A Story of My Mother's Life, by Kao Kalia Yang, author of The Latehomecomer. In the middle is the text of Book Club Discussions at Merced County Libraries: April 14, Merced, 6 p.m.; April 16, Gustine, 10 a.m.; April 21, Atwater, 1 p.m.; April 22, Merced, 6 p.m.; April 23, Le Grand, 10:30 a.m.; April 28, Merced, 10:30 a.m.; April 29, Livingston, 3 p.m.; May 8, Merced, 3 p.m.; May 12, Dos Palos, 1 p.m.; May 13, Los Banos, 6 p.m. Free books available at Merced County Libraries from 3/26, UC Merced Center for the Humanities from 3/20 (COB2 295). Below that are logos of of the Center for the Humanities, Merced County Library, Friends of the Merced County Library and Southeast Asian-American Professionals Association. For more information, please contact [email protected].

ALT A grey, blue, and gold background. Title in the middle: Making the Human: Refugee Education in Humanitarian and National Pedagogy. Under the title on the left are speaker’s photo, name, and title. Ma Vang, Associate Professor of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, UC Merced. On the right is the event information. Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2026. Time: Starting at 3:00 P.M. Location: COB2-295. RSVP here: bit.ly/4sSbTsJ. RSVP QR code. At the right corner is the logo of the Center for the Humanities.

ALT Alt text: A grey, blue, and gold background. Title in the left side: Working with the IRB in Humanities Research. Under the title is the event information. Date: Thursday, March 19. Time: Starts at 2:00 PM. Location: COB2-295. RSVP here: Bit.ly/4sCT24S. On the right is speaker’s photo, name, and title. Danielle Benziger, Executive Director, Research Compliance & Integrity, UC Merced and Rhanda Rylant, Research Compliance Analyst, IRB, UC Merced. Under speakers' infomaition are the logo of the Center for the Humanities and RSVP QR code.