Humanities Content

Study Suggests Dance and Lullabies Aren’t Universal Human Behaviors

Andy Fell — April 29, 2025 - 8:00am

Social singing and dance are often assumed to be hard-wired into the human condition; studies have supported the conclusion that these are common across cultures. But new research from a University of California, Davis, anthropologist challenges the idea that dance and lullabies are universal among humans.

‘The Backdrop’ Podcast Features the Mondavi Center for the Arts’ Executive Director on Program Highlighting Composers and Works Derailed by the Nazi Regime

Soterios J Johnson — May 17, 2023 - 10:00am

In the 1930s and ’40s, the Nazi regime in Germany and elsewhere in Europe banned and destroyed what it deemed “degenerate art” — modern styles of lit

How Could Thinking About Genocide Help Us Understand What is at Stake in Ukraine?

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — March 08, 2022 - 12:01pm

This blog is based on a story originally published on the �鶹��ý Human Rights website. Access the original story here.

Weekender: Theatre Performance Debuts; Lectures Center on Black Experience In Art; Rhythm

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — March 03, 2022 - 10:16am

If you like music, there's plenty of concerts in the next several days at �鶹��ý. Art lectures and a theatre performance too.

In the Face of Ongoing and Unacknowledged Genocides, What Does This April Mean?

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — April 15, 2021 - 11:46am

It’s a tough juxtaposition.

Gold Rush Panel: How Can We Reframe History to Elevate Justice?

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — April 12, 2021 - 2:22pm

In March the Humanities Institute hosted “Reimaging Stories from the Gold Rush,” the first of three events in “Reframing Sacramento.”

Teaching Duos Sought for Interdisciplinary Program

Dave Jones — February 18, 2020 - 5:33pm

A new undergraduate program integrating the arts, humanities and sciences is preparing to launch its first seminars and courses in the fall, while at the same time recruiting faculty members to partner up to teach in the program the following academic year.

The program, Science, Humanities, Arts: Process and Engagement, or SHAPE, is looking for teams to lead 2021-22 courses focused on significant societal issues.

The Mountaintop, Jeff Lynne's ELO, Indigo Girls, Chad Daniels, Lilly Winwood, Okkervil River, Juneteenth, Arts & Humanities Graduate Exhibition and more! - June 13-26 2019

Soterios J Johnson — June 09, 2019 - 11:42pm

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Weekender: Manetti Shrem New Exhibition Xicanx Opens; Mondavi Has Music and Film

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — January 25, 2019 - 11:58am

There's plenty to do in and around �鶹��ý this weekend, and some events are free, including a film, the Manetti Shrem grand opening, and an exhibition in San Francisco on the Japanese Internment.

Toward Holistic Review in Graduate Admissions

Dave Jones — February 13, 2018 - 2:56pm

�鶹��ý is leading a project to develop holistic review methods for graduate admissions in selected humanities programs on two UC campuses to increase equity and inclusivity for all applicants.