UCSB professors Claudio Fogu and Eric Prieto will discuss the role of spatial representation and thinking, drawing from their respective research. Fogu explores the Mediterranean and the concept of meta-geography, while Prieto examines spatial patterns and practices across various regions.

Charles Terry, a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Center for Black Studies Research at UCSB, will discuss how anti-literacy laws reinforced the social hierarchy and hegemony of slave owners in the Antebellum South. His talk will focus on literacy laws enacted after the Stono Rebellion of 1739 and Nat Turner’s Rebellion in 1831.

Nancy Yunhwa Rao, a Distinguished Professor at Rutgers University, will discuss the 19th—and early 20th-century history of the Sinophone community and its relation to Chinese theater, drawing from the diary of a Chinese laborer.

The Walter H. Capps Center will host three members of the Spiritual Care Team at Santa Barbara Cottage Health for a discussion on professional spiritual care. They will explore what spiritual care entails, its psychologically informed model, and its significance. Kathleen M. Moore, Director of UCSB's Health Humanities Initiative and Professor of Religious Studies, will moderate the discussion.

This talk will explore Taiwan Travelogue and its use of the Showa Taiwan Railway Gourmet Tour as a storytelling framework, highlighting the novel’s early inspirations and development. The discussion will feature authors Yáng Shuāng-zi and Lin King.

Vincent Brown, Professor of American History and African and African American Studies at Harvard University, will discuss the importance of teaching Black history and how studying the past helps us understand present-day inequalities. He will also explore how this knowledge can guide us toward a better future, drawing inspiration from the wisdom of those who came before us.