Professor Emerita Halifu Osumare returns to campus this month to read from and celebrate her new memoir, "Dancing the Afrofuture: Hula, Hip-Hop and the Dunham Legacy," with the UC Davis Department of African American and African Studies.
Glass artist Josiah McElheny, the winter spotlight artist in The California Studio, explored ideas — and campus — during a week with students and faculty in the UC Davis Department of Art and Art History.
In response to Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s recent death, "Navalny," an Academy Award-winning documentary focused on his 2020 poisoning and life thereafter, will be screened on campus at 1002 Cruess Hall, Feb. 26 at 5:30 p.m., with UC Davis expert-led discussion to follow.
It has been just over 25 years since the body of Matthew Shepard was discovered in Laramie, Wyoming. The gay college student had been tied to a fence post, tortured and left to die.
UC Davis art professor Beatriz Cortez 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.
Shiva Ahmadi, a professor in the UC Davis Department of Art and Art History, has an upcoming exhibition of 19 paintings in “Shiva Ahmadi: Strands of Resilience” at the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art Jan. 28 – May 6.
Malaquías Montoya, a professor emeritus of Chicana and Chicano studies at UC Davis, is being widely celebrated with two major exhibitions at the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art at UC Davis and at the Oakland Museum of California. But he is much more than an artist. Montoya, 85, has influenced several generations of students who went on to make art or make a mark on the world in other ways.
Jessica Guerrieri (B.A., English, ’07) is this year’s winner of the Maurice Prize for Fiction. The prize, which includes a $10,000 award, is given to a UC Davis graduate who has not yet published a novel.
Guerrieri wrote the novel she submitted, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, during the COVID pandemic lockdown. The book chronicles the highs and lows of a large family living in Half Moon Bay, California. It is about coming to terms with family, addiction, recovery, children and, not the least, motherhood.
Carol A. Hess, Distinguished Professor of Music, has taken a deep dive into musical diplomacy with her most recent book, “Aaron Copland in Latin America,” published this year.
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.