Surekha Davies to speak on Humans: A Monstrous History March 11

Monsters are central to how we think about the human condition. Join award- winning historian of science Dr. Surekha Davies at 4 p.m. March 11 in the Cowell Provost House (500 Cowell Service Road, Santa Cruz) as she reveals how people have defined the human in relation to everything from apes to zombies, and how they invented race, gender, and nations along the way. Davies will be talking about her new book, Humans: A Monstrous History, recently published by University of California press. With rich, evocative storytelling that braids together ancient gods and generative AI, Frankenstein’s monster and ET, Humans: A Monstrous History shows how monster-making is about control: it defines who gets to count as normal. Admission is free. First come, first served seating.