Bear's-Eye View

Bear's-Eye View is a chronicle of students' engagement with the vibrant humanities culture at the Townsend Center and across the Berkeley campus. Each semester our undergraduate humanities writers soak up the wealth of humanities programs and events, and write about what they've learned.

"The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson" featured a panel on art and advocacy with Tourmaline, Eric Stanley, and Angela Davis.

At UC Berkeley’s Native Community Center Brandi Bushman considers the apology as a rhetorical form, with a particular focus on Layli Long Soldier’s poetry collection Whereas.

Author and activist Isabel Allende talks with Dean Sara Guyer of the Division of Arts & Humanities about feminism, philosophy, love, and survival.

Renowned critic, journalist, academic, and cultural historian J. Hoberman visited BAMPFA to discuss his latest book and introduce four closely related, experimental films.

Jaron Lanier talks with Berkeley Art of Writing students about music, generative A.I., and writing.

Writer/director Todd Haynes discusses his 1995 film Safe, with UC Berkeley film professor Mary Ann Doane.