Humanities
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The 10 exhibitions to see in February 2026
Acclaimed artist, filmmaker, and Distinguished Professor of The Arts and History of Consciousness Isaac Julien’s exhibition All That Changes You. Metamorphosis was featured in ArtReview’s roundup of the top ten exhibitions to see in February.
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The five best 1990s British films you’ve never heard of
Acclaimed artist, filmmaker, and Distinguished Professor of The Arts and History of Consciousness Isaac Julien’s “Young Soul Rebels” was featured in a roundup of great but overlooked British films.
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‘Monster Studies’ is a real thing – and it could help you through holiday anxiety
Renée Fox, Associate Professor of Literature and Co-Director of the Dickens Project, and Michael Chemers, Professor of Dramatic Literature in the Department of Theater Arts, were interviewed for a feature story about The Center For Monster Studies at UC Santa Cruz.
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Stunning art and design books that celebrate Bay Area talent
Acclaimed artist, filmmaker, and Distinguished Professor of The Arts and History of Consciousness Isaac Julien was featured in a story by arts writer Tony Bravo about new books focusing on design and culture.
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Trump’s pardon of an ex-Honduran president is shocking. So is the history of US support for him
Dana Frank, research professor and professor emerita of history, wrote an opinion article about the recent pardon of Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández and how the Obama, Trump, and Biden administrations stood by him for the eight vicious, destructive years he was in power
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The Surveilled Classroom
Professor of Literature Jody Greene was quoted in a story about professors and students who are worried that what they say in class could end up on the internet.
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Learning a second language can protect your brain. Here’s how.
Assistant Professor of Languages and Applied Linguistics Ariel Chan contributed to a National Geographic article exploring the ways in which speaking multiple languages can slow the aging process in the brain.
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How Businesses Can Promote Lactation Benefits Internally
Creating a lactation room tour like the University of California, Santa Cruz did, is a great way to show how you support new parents to the larger community, while giving parents on leave a preview of the space they’ll use when they return.
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Trump Meddles in Honduran Election & Vows to Pardon Ex-President Jailed in U.S. for Drug Trafficking
On a recent broadcast of Democracy Now, Amy Goodman interviewed Research Professor and Professor Emerita of History Dana Frank about President Trump announcing plans to pardon former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, who is serving a 45-year sentence for trafficking hundreds of tons of cocaine into the United States.
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The Art World Chooses Its Favorite Films About Artists
Acclaimed artist, filmmaker, and Distinguished Professor of The Arts and History of Consciousness Isaac Julien contributed an appreciation of Derek Jarman’s film “Caravaggio” (1986) to a feature story about films with artists as protagonists.
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5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Alto Saxophone
Distinguished Professor of History and Critical Race and Ethnic Studies Eric Porter wrote about the alto saxophonist and composer Arthur Blythe’s ‘Lenox Avenue Breakdown’ as part of a New York Times feature story.
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Book review: Fatefully, Faithfully Feminist
Associate Professor of Literature Zac Zimmer reviewed the book Fatefully, Faithfully Feminist: A Critical History of Women, Patriarchy, and Mexican National Discourse, for Mexican Studies/Estudios Mexicanos Journal.