Loft Hour 2025/26

The Loft Hour: Tadiwa Madenga + Juliana Ramírez Herrera

March 12, 2026
The Loft Hour: Tadiwa Madenga (English) +
Juliana Ramírez Herrera (History of Art) in conversation with Zamansele Nsele (History of Art) Thursday, March 12, 2025
12 – 1pm
Hearst Field Annex D23

Hosted by the Arts Research Center with support by the Dean’s Office of the Division of Arts and Humanities and co-sponsored by the Dept. of English

Elevate your lunch break with The Loft Hour, a year-long series in that invites Berkeley Arts faculty to riff on their work over lunch, in an informal conversation moderated by an ARC-affiliated faculty member...

The Loft Hour: Shiben Banerji + Alexandra Lossada

April 9, 2026
The Loft Hour: Shiben Banerji (History of Art) + Alexandra Lossada (English) in conversation with Estelle Tarica (Spanish & Portuguese) Thursday, April 9, 2026
12 – 1pm
Hearst Field Annex D23

Hosted by the Arts Research Center with support by the Dean’s Office of the Division of Arts and Humanities and co-sponsored by the Dept of English

Elevate your lunch break with The Loft Hour, a year-long series in that invites Berkeley Arts faculty to riff on their work over lunch, in an informal conversation moderated by an...

The Loft Hour: Karina Gutiérrez + Mu-Xuan Lin

October 9, 2025
The Loft Hour: Karina Gutiérrez (TDPS) + Mu-Xuan Lin 林慕萱 (Music) in conversation with Iggy Cortez (Film & Media) Thursday, October 9, 2025
12 – 1pm
Hearst Field Annex D23

Hosted by the Arts Research Center and supported by the Dean’s Office of the Division of Arts and Humanities

Elevate your lunch break with The Loft Hour, a year-long series that invites Berkeley Arts faculty to riff on their work over lunch, in an informal conversation moderated by an ARC-affiliated faculty member. The year kicks off in October and welcomes...

The Loft Hour: Chris Batterman Cháirez + Cathy Lu

February 12, 2026
The Loft Hour: Chris Batterman Cháirez (Music)
+ Cathy Lu (Art Practice) in conversation with Alex Saum-Pascual (Spanish Literature & New Media) Thursday, Feb 12, 2026
12 – 1pm
Hearst Field Annex D23

Hosted by the Arts Research Center and supported by the Dean’s Office of the Division of Arts and Humanities

Elevate your lunch break with The Loft Hour, a year-long series in that invites Berkeley Arts faculty to riff on their work over lunch, in an informal conversation moderated by an ARC-affiliated faculty member. The February program welcomes...

The Loft Hour: Xandra Ibarra + Matthew Evan Taylor

November 13, 2025
The Loft Hour: Xandra Ibarra (Art Practice)+ Matthew Evan Taylor (Music) in conversation with Anne Walsh (Art Practice) Thursday, Nov 13, 2025
12 – 1pm
Hearst Field Annex D23

Hosted by the Arts Research Center and supported by the Dean’s Office of the Division of Arts and Humanities

Elevate your lunch break with The Loft Hour, a year-long series in that invites Berkeley Arts faculty to riff on their work over lunch, in an informal conversation moderated by an...