Launch of the new Shadow Indigenous Worlds (SIW) initiative

Shadow Indigenous Worlds (SIW) is a global initiative that highlights Indigenous worldviews of inquiry. By focusing on researchers, practitioners, and artists at work (in the field, studio, and classroom), it invites the audience to participate and reflect on the meaning of knowledge, theory, pedagogy, and social change. SIW is a student-focused program and highlights the contributions of Indigenous knowledge and scholars across disciplines and practices.

The launch of the SIW initiative will be a 90-minute hybrid event on Monday, May 4 starting at 6:00 PM PDT in Communications 150 (Studio C) on the University of California Santa Cruz campus; see Zoom link below:

https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/96471117617?pwd=eRhS3NnRJDqfY8elmDiTx1rxvJFHO9.1

Dolly Kikon (Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Center for South Asian Studies at UCSC), Raja GuhaThakurta (Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics), and the CREST team will host the launch.

We plan to record the Zoom call.

The SIW launch is being co-sponsored by the following UCSC organizations:

– CREST
– Indigenous Faculty Network (IFN)
– American Indian Resource Center (AIRC)
– Center for South Asian Studies (CSAS)
– Film and Digital Media (FDM) Department