In response to Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s recent death, "Navalny," a documentary focused on his 2020 poisoning and life thereafter, will be screened at Cruess Hall on Feb. 26. The screening is free and open to the public.
UC Davis Granada Artist-in-Residence Scott Ebersold discusses "The Laramie Project," the production about the 1998 killing of Matthew Shepard, a gay college student at the University of Wyoming. The riveting contemporary play will be presented by the UC Davis Department of Theatre and Dance from Feb. 22 to March 2.
UC Davis art professor Beatriz Cortez, a multidisciplinary artist and sculptor, has been invited to participate in the prestigious Venice Biennale arts and culture showcase, marking the first time in 40 years a current faculty member has been tapped for the honor.
Sometimes serendipity plays a pivotal role in research. A scholar may sift through an archive seeking something specific but end up discovering something completely unexpected. For Tobias Warner, an associate professor of French in the College of Letters and Science at UC Davis, such a circumstance was integral to uncovering a forgotten poem written by foundational Senegalese author and feminist Mariama Bâ, who’s most famous for her novels So Long a Letter and Scarlet Song
Department of Art and Art History Professor Shiva Ahmadi's art was recently on exhibition at the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art at UC Davis. Her art encompasses and expresses her personal and political concerns, anxieties, fears and joys.
Jada McCovey, a third-year Native American studies and environmental studies student, celebrates legacy of her grandfather, fellow UC Davis alum and artist George Blake. A transfer student, McCovey wanted to be closer to her family and study at her grandfather’s alma mater.
Malaquías Montoya, a professor emeritus of Chicana and Chicano studies at UC Davis, has influenced several generations of students. His art has addressed social and political issues: farmworkers rights, the Vietnam War, U.S. intervention in Central America, and the torture of prisoners by many governments. Montoya's art was recently celebrated at exhibitions in Davis and the Bay Area.
The Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize is open to Latinx poets residing in the United States who have yet to publish a full-length poetry collection. Submissions for the prize open Nov. 1 and close Feb. 16, 2024.
The new book American Purgatory: Prison Imperialism and the Rise of Mass Incarceration tells the story of American incarceration, from its roots in racial slavery and colonialism to the present day, through the stories of the people who built resistance and freedom movements from within its confines.
The UC Davis Department of African American and African Studies is launching a new speaker series to introduce the campus and larger community to new research in global Black studies. The series will bring in scholars from around the country. Titled “New Directions in Black Studies,” the free talk will be held in 3201 Hart Hall at noon. Register for the talks.
