Arts, Lectures and Gatherings

Lectures and Discussions Events

The Lost Art of Instrumental Music with Cary Ginell
Fifty and Better Spring Session

Lundring Events Center and Zoom

"The Lost Art of Instrumental Music" focuses on a time in popular music history when creativity in composing music without vocals not only flourished but was commercially viable.

The Technology of Ancient Art with Scott Jones
Fifty and Better Spring Session

Lundring Events Center and Zoom

This interdisciplinary course will explore the science and engineering aspects of ancient art from cave paintings to frescoes, mummy portraits and sculptures in stone and bronze.

The Soviet Union: An Insider's View with Asya Pereltsvaig, PhD
Fifty and Better Spring Session

Online via Zoom

In this course, we will consider the Soviet planned economy, its repressive dictatorial political regime and its imperial nature.

Architects Who Defined the California Landscape with Eleanor Schrader
Fifty and Better Spring Session

Online via Zoom

This class will explore works of distinguished California architects such as Paul Williams, Wallace Neff, Richard Neutra, Rudolph Schindler, Julia Morgan, John Lautner and others.

Examining Cults with Jason Hensley, PhD
Fifty and Better Spring Session

Online via Zoom

This series will examine cults in general, and then probe deep into specific case studies like Jonestown, Waco, and a more modern cult, NXIVM.

“Pachappa Camp: The First Koreatown in the United States”
History Lecture Series

Ullman Conference Center 100/101

Edward T. Chang, PhD, will discuss the first Koreatown in the United States, which is in Southern California.

Deconstructing Disability: A Multigenerational Family Perspective
DEIJB Lecture Series

Online via Zoom

Tammy Bachrach, PhD, of Azusa Pacific University, and Mina Chun, PhD, will discuss their research study focused on the experiences of a family following the death of a family member born with Down syndrome in 1961.

Divine Light in Paris: Medieval Art and Architecture (Two Parts)
FABulous Spring Lecture Series

Lundring Events Center & Online via Zoom

This two-part lecture will focus on the development of art and architecture of the Middle Ages as centered and still visible in Paris.

“Weaving Stories for Indigenous Presence and Futures”
Dean's Speaker Series

Navajo scholar Amanda Tachine, PhD, will share findings from her book, Native Presence and Sovereignty in College: Indigenous Weapons to Defeat Systemic Monsters. This lecture has been rescheduled from November 2024.

Ragtime: The First American Form of Popular Music
FABulous Spring Lecture Series

Lundring Events Center & Online via Zoom

In addition to learning about the lives of ragtime greats like Scott Joplin, we’ll hear examples of rags and their effect on popular music in the early 20th century.

Studies in the Declaration of Independence (Two Parts)
FABulous Spring Lecture Series

Lundring Events Center & Online via Zoom

This series of lectures will delve into the text and will discuss, in the context of the late 1700s, what the document meant to its signers and what it means to American citizens today.

Vacation Homes, Enchanted Family Memories and Inequalities
Michelle Janning, PhD

Swenson Center for Social and Behavioral Sciences, Room 101

Sociologist Michelle Janning, PhD, will present research findings from her new book and discuss how family vacation homes are a compelling site to examine social roles, relationships and social inequalities.

Buildings That Define American Cities: San Francisco & NYC (Two Parts)
FABulous Spring Lecture Series

Oxnard Campus & Online via Zoom

From historical to contemporary structures, these lectures will explore the iconic structures that identify various American cities and how they came to be.

Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions
DEIJB Lecture Series

Swenson 101/102

Kristine Jan Cruz Espinoza, PhD, will present "Deep Roots, Strong Branches: The Foundation and Future of Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions."

Dorothea Lange: “That Such Things Could Be”
FABulous Spring Lecture Series

Online Via Zoom

Dorothea Lange produced an astonishing body of photographic work in a career that lasted from the 1920s, when she ran the most successful portrait studio in San Francisco.

Perspectives in Political Science
Festival of Scholars

Soiland Humanities Center, Room 116

Join us for a panel showcasing political science student projects. Explore how students apply their knowledge to real-world issues — analyzing policy, addressing social challenges and fostering civic engagement.

In Community: Unpacking Research for Change
Festival of Scholars

Kwan Fong Gallery

The Center for Equity and Justice presents "In Community: Unpacking Research for Change," an engaging session that highlights equity and justice research themes.

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