BODIES POLITIC TALK: A-MAIZING NAHUA HEALERS: COLONIAL ATTACKS ON INDIGENOUS HEALERS IN EARLY MODERN CENTRAL MEXICO 11/5, 4-6 PM, 6020 Humanities and Social Sciences Building (HSSB), UCSB Free event - no registration or tickets needed. bit.ly/Polanco-IHC

BODIES POLITIC TALK: FOOD AND THE BODY: THE POLITICS OF WHAT WE EAT 10/29, 4-6 PM, 6020 Humanities and Social Sciences Building (HSSB) at UC Santa Barbara Free event - no registration or tickets needed. Learn more: bit.ly/Nestle-Kleiman-IHC

We are grateful to Chancellor and Mrs. Assanis and Dean Berry for visiting our Open House and helping us inaugurate our 2026-27 programming year. Visit our website for more information: ihc.ucsb.edu/.

Read more about our Finding Fiesta exhibit in The Current: news.ucsb.edu/2026/022852/yo…. The exhibit is open 12–4 p.m., Thursday-Sunday, and runs through 10/25, at Casa de la Guerra. Thanks to @sbthp and @ucsblibrary and those who participated in creating artwork for this event.

RESEARCH FOCUS GROUP TALK: OUTSIDE THE BOX The Global Childhood Media RFG invites you to a talk by Meredith A. Bak about cardboard in contemporary children’s culture. 2/5, 3 PM | 3145 SSMS Learn more: ihc.ucsb.edu/event/research-…

KEY PASSAGES TALK: ANTIDOTES TO AGEISM IN THE ANTHROPOCENE Join us for a talk by Kathleen Woodward that considers new models of aging from the human and natural worlds that can enable us to eliminate the toxin of ageism. 2/6, 4 PM | 6020 HSSB Learn more: bit.ly/Woodward-IHC

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Public Humanities Graduate Fellow Cypris Roalsvig tells the IHC about their work with the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation as a Public Engagement Fellow. Read the interview here: ihc.ucsb.edu/interview-with-…

RECORDING AVAILABLE Watch or listen to the November 21 discussion between William Davies King and Jessica Nakamura about King’s new book, Finding the Way to ‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night.' ihc.ucsb.edu/event/humanitie…

Join the IHC for an information session to learn more about the Public Humanities Graduate Fellows Program this week! Tuesday 1/28, 4PM-5PM | 6020 HSSB Wednesday 1/29, 11AM-12PM | 6020 HSSB ihc.ucsb.edu/event/informati…

KEY PASSAGES TALK: SUBJECT OR OBJECTS? KEY PASSAGES BETWEEN THINGS AND HUMANS Join us for a talk by Professor Claudio Benzecry on how and when humans and things become objects or subjects. 1/30, 4 PM | 6020 HSSB Learn more: ihc.ucsb.edu/event/subject-o…

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Ph.D. students and faculty working on innovative research and projects can apply by February 3 for support from the UC Humanities Research Institute @UCHRInews Learn more: uchri.org/grants/

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RECORDING AVAILABLE Watch or listen to the November 19 talk by Abduweli Ayup on his activism and advocacy for Uyghur language education in China and the diaspora. ihc.ucsb.edu/event/when-the-…

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RESEARCH FOCUS GROUP TALK: DUAL LANGUAGE PICTUREBOOKS IN AOTEAROA The Global Childhood Media RFG invites you to a talk by Prof. Nicola Daly exploring the contribution of dual language picturebooks to language revitalization in Aotearoa New Zealand. 1/22, 4 PM | Zoom

HUMANITIES DECANTED | DAINA SANCHEZ Join us for a dialogue between Daina Sanchez (Chicana and Chicano Studies) and Omar Pimienta (Spanish and Portuguese) about Sanchez’s new book, The Children of Solaga. 1/21, 4 PM | 6020 HSSB Learn more: ihc.ucsb.edu/event/humanitie…

CONGRATULATIONS, WORD! WORD Magazine was awarded second place for “Story of the Year: Local Climate Change Reporting” by the Associated Collegiate Press. Read the award-winning piece: ivarts.ihc.ucsb.edu/word-mag…

1/17, 4 PM | Zoom Learn more: ihc.ucsb.edu/event/the-child…