Winter Quarter, 2021
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MDVST 200B | Interdisciplinary Approaches to Medieval Studies Students attend and write responses to papers by visiting lecturers on topics in various fields of Medieval Studies. Themes will vary from year to year. |
F | 11am-1:50pm | Online | English   |
2C | World History Enrollment Comments: Not open for credit to students who have completed History 2CH. Survey of the peoples, cultures, and social, economic, and political systems that have characterized the world’s major civilizations in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Oceania from 1700 to present.
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Asynchronous lecture | Synchronous discussion sections | Online | Spickard   |
4B | Medieval and Early Modern Europe Enrollment Comments: Not open for credit to students who have completed History 4BH.
Survey of the history of Europe in the Medieval and Early Modern periods, 800-1700. Discusses the major social, political, religious, and cultural characteristics and developments of the period, as well as key interactions between Europe and other parts of the world. Weekly discussion sections are an important feature of this course, enabling students to develop and expand upon material presented during the lecture hour.
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Asynchronous lecture | Synchronous discussion sections | Online | Bouley   |
4B | Medieval and Early Modern Europe Enrollment Comments: Not open for credit to students who have completed History 4BH. Survey of the history of Europe in the Medieval and Early Modern periods, 800-1700. Discusses the major social, political, religious, and cultural characteristics and developments of the period, as well as key interactions between Europe and other parts of the world. Weekly discussion sections are an important feature of this course, enabling students to develop and expand upon material presented during the lecture hour. |
M/W | 12:30-1:45pm | Online | Sonnino   |
5 | The History of the Present Provides essential historical context for understanding major issues and developments in contemporary life; topics vary each year. Coverage ranges from the local to the global, and encompasses current events in politics, economics, social relations, welfare, science, religion, and popular culture. |
Asynchronous lecture | Synchronous discussion sections | Online | O'Connor   |
8 | Introduction to History of Latin America Deals with major issues in Latin America’s historical formation: pre-Hispanic cultures, Spanish conquest, role of colonial institutions, development of trade, eighteenth- century reform, independence, formation of nations; and identify major issues in current Latin American affairs. |
Asynchronous lecture | Synchronous discussion sections | Online | Araiza Kokinis   |
9 | Historical Investigations: Methods and Skills Through studying a particular topic in history, students gain insight into historical methods and skills. Course designed for freshmen and sophomore history majors or prospective majors. Others may enroll by permission of instructor. Topics vary by quarter and instructor. |
Asynchronous lecture | Online | Plane   | |
9 | Historical Investigations: Methods and Skills Through studying a particular topic in history, students gain insight into historical methods and skills. Course designed for freshmen and sophomore history majors or prospective majors. Others may enroll by permission of instructor. Topics vary by quarter and instructor. |
Asynchronous lecture | Online | Chattopadhyaya   | |
17B | The American People Enrollment Comments: Not open for credit to students who have completed History 17BH.
Sectional crisis through progressivism. A survey of the leading issues in american life from colonial times to the present. The course focuses on politics, cultural development, social conflict, economic life, foreign policy, and influential ideas. Features discussion sections.
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Asynchronous lecture | Synchronous discussion sections | Online | Perrone   |
20 | Science and the Modern World Explores how science, technology and/or medicine have helped shape modern societies (roughly 1850-present). Themes include formation of scientific and technical communities, the interactions of science with political and popular culture, and the social context of knowledge production. |
M/W/F | 9-9:50am | Online | McCray   |
49B | Survey of African History Enrollment Comments: Same course as Black Studies 49B. Not open for credit to students who have completed History 49B.
1800 – 1945. History 49-A-B-C is a general survey course designed to introduce students to major themes in African history. The course focuses on African civilizations and identities, European colonial conquests, governance and colonial economies, African resistance and engagement with global capitalism. Weekly discussion sections are an important feature of this course, enabling students to develop and expand upon material presented during lecture.
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Asynchronous lecture | Synchronous discussion sections | Online | Miescher   |
80 | Chinese Civilization Enrollment Comments: Same course as East Asian Cultural Studies 80.
A survey of the history of Chinese civilization from 2,000 BCE to the present, focusing on the origins and later development of political, social, economic, philosophical, religious, and cultural traditions.
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M/W | 5-6:15pm | Online | Zheng   |
88 | Survey of South Asian History An introduction to the history of the South Asian subcontinent, with emphasis on the period from 1500 CE to the present. |
Asynchronous lecture | Asynchronous discussion sections | Online | Chattopadhyaya   |
102BF | Black Revolutionaries Course is designed for visiting instructors so that they may teach a course in their special field. May be repeated for credit provided letter designation is different.
Topics may vary per instructor.
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T/R | 12:30-1:45pm | Online | Ware   |
105CW | Science and Technology in the Cold War Examines the evolving relationships between science and Cold War geopolitics through key episodes from the natural as well as social sciences on both sides of the ideological divide. Topics examined include: science/state relationship, arms race, the military-industrial-academic complex, Big Science, government secrecy, the space race, environmentalism. |
Asynchronous lecture | Online | Aronova   | |
108LT | History of Technology and Law The incredible pace of technological change has changed the world forever. The internet and smartphones, plus cutting edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, self-driving cars, drones, virtual/augmented reality and Blockchain/Bitcoin pose fascinating legal and policy challenges. This course will explore issues such as the tension between individual privacy and Silicon Valley business models; the debate between encryption and national security; the role of cybersecurity and hacking; and other key issues framing historical and current approaches to regulating advanced technology. |
W/F | 9:30-10:45am | Online | Zipperstein   |
111F | Achaemenid Persia History of the Persian Empire from its formation under Cyrus II of Anshan (r. 559-530 BCE) to the conquests of Alexander III of Macedon (356-323 BCE). |
Asynchronous lecture | Online | Lee   | |
112D | The Roman World in Late Antiquity Focusing primarily on the rise of the Byzantine and Islamic empires, with some attention to the Germanic kingdoms, this course analyzes the process by which the late Roman Empire divided into three chief cultural, religious and political entities between the fifth and eighth centuries.
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W/F | 9:30-10:45am | Online | Digeser   |
115X | Medieval Scandals Explores medieval European politics and culture through a look at notorious scandals: Pope Joan, Heloise and Abelard, the persecution of the Templars, and the Fourth Crusade.
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Asynchronous lecture | Online | Lansing   | |
121C | France in the Sixteenth Century Politics, religion, and society and culture in France from the reign of Francois I to Henri IV. Topics include the French Renaissance, religious divisions and civil war, kingship and local authority, family and social hierarchy, and France’s relations beyond its borders. |
T/R | 2-3:15pm | Online | Bernstein   |
121E | Topics in Early Modern European History Examines important themes in early modern European history, 1450-1750. Topics will vary by offering and instructor. |
Asynchronous lecture | Online | TBA | |
125 | Medieval Medicine: The Discourse and Practices of Medicine in the Middle Ages Explores medical theory and practice in Western Europe and the Islamic World from the sixth to the sixteenth centuries. Medieval understandings of health, disease and how the body functioned are examined, along with strategies employed to combat injuries and illnesses. |
M/W/F | 11:00-11:50am | Online | Blumenthal   |
135B | Russian Empire, 1801-1917 1800-1917. A survey of Russian history from the reign of Alexander I to the Russian revolution.
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T/R | 9:30-10:45am | Online | Edgar   |
136M | History of U.S.-Mexican Relations Recommended Preparation: WRIT 109HU. Explores the history of U.S.-Mexican relations from 1821 to the present. Topics include: U.S. intervention in Mexico, the Mexican Revolution, the Good Neighbor Program, immigration, NAFTA, the U.S.-Mexico border, and War on Drugs. Students will learn to read, interpret, and analyze foreign policy, primary, and secondary sources.
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T/R | 5-6:15pm | Online | Castillo-Muñoz   |
136W | Women and Revolution Examines women’s experiences in activism and revolutions in the United States and Latin America. A key question we will focus on throughout the course is: How do women’s experiences intersect with revolutions? Our readings, lectures, and discussions will engage topics such as race, class, work, motherhood, war, family, space, culture and political activism. |
Asynchronous lecture | Online | Araiza Kokinis   | |
141R | Undergraduate Research Seminar in British Empire **This course requires instructor permission to enroll. Please email Professor Henderson to inquire about enrollment. Recommended Preparation: HIST 9 and WRIT 109HU. Research in British social, cultural, economic, and political history. Students will conduct historical research in a seminar context, using both primary and secondary source materials, to produce an original and substantial research paper.
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W | 2-4:50pm | Online | Henderson   |
144J | Race and Juvenile Justice in U.S. History Examines the rise of the juvenile justice system in U.S. history, paying attention to the origins of youth incarceration in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries with the establishment of asylums, orphanages, and reformatories. Attention is then paid to the twentieth century and the spread of the juvenile court movement. The course ends with a close look at recent developments, including In re Gault (1967) and racial and gender disparities. |
T/R | 2-3:15pm | Online | Chavez-Garcia   |
147R | Undergraduate Research Seminar in African History A seminar on a topic in African history. A research paper is required. |
M | 10-12:50pm | Online | Chikowero   |
148A | Pre-Colonial Southern Africa Explores the major socio-economic and political history of the Southern African region from around 1000 CE to the 1880s. Focuses on state making, economic systems, regional mobilities and international connections through trade before the advent of European colonialism. |
Asynchronous lecture | Online | Chikowero   | |
149IA | Islam in Africa Africa is the only continent with a Muslim majority, with more than a quarter of the world’s Muslims living there. Americans tend to associate Islam with Arabs, but Africans greatly outnumber Arabs in the religion. There are more Muslims in Nigeria than in Egypt, more in Ethiopia than Iraq. 1/6th of the world’s Muslims reside in sub-Saharan Africa. How did this come to be? How has the adoption of Islam by Africans shaped their history? And, conversely, how have Africans shaped Islam? We answer these questions by exploring 14 centuries of Islamic African history. We also explore Islam as a system of religious meaning by studying the teachings and writings of African Muslims. |
M/W | 3:30-4:45pm | Online | Ware   |
166C | United States in the Twentieth Century Political, cultural, social, and economic development of the United States from 1900 to the present: C. 1960-present. |
Asynchronous lecture | Online | Kalman   | |
167CA | History of the American Working Class, 1800-1900 A survey of the origins and formation of the American working class from the colonial period to the late nineteenth century. Topics include workers and community, the coming of the industrial order, the 1877 labor strike, and workers and the trade union movement. |
M/W | 11am-12:15pm | Online | Adams   |
167Q | Labor Studies Internship Research Seminar Readings and assignments assist students in using historical/social science methods to develop a 20-page research paper on some aspect of their internship. |
T | 11am-1:50pm | Online | Cohen   |
168B | History of the Chicanos Enrollment Comments: Same course as Chicano Studies 168B.
The history of the Chicanos from 1900 to the present. Explores issues such as immigration, second-generation experience, civil rights struggles, the Chicano Movement, the post-Chicano Movement, the role of women in Chicano history, and the new Latino millennials of the 21st century.
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M/W | 2-3:15pm | Online | Castillo-Muñoz   |
170B | Law and Social Policy Enrollment Comments: Not open for credit to students who have completed History 148A or 148B.
Study of the identification formation, and consequences of social policy inthe U.S. over the past 200 years. Policies toward poverty, civil rights, family and population, health, education, crime, religion, and urban development are studied, among others.
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T/R | 11am-12:15pm | Online | Bergstrom   |
175B | American Cultural History A study of dominant and alternative representations of American values and identity in high and popular culture. |
Asynchronous lecture | Online | Jacobson   | |
178A | American Urban History A study of the political, economic, social, and intellectual impact of the city upon American history, and the impact of history upon the growth of American urbanization. |
T/R | 3:30-4:45pm | Online | Adams   |
184B | History of China Sixth to seventeenth centuries. |
M/W | 2-3:15pm | Online | Zuo   |
184T | History of Traditional Chinese Thought A study of traditional Chinese thought from the classical period to the beginning of the last imperial dynasty (500 BCE -1700 CE). |
M/W | 3:30-4:45pm | Online | Zuo   |
185R | Undergraduate Research Seminar on Modern China Recommended Preparation: HIST 9 and WRIT 109HU. Research seminar in the history of modern China. Students will conduct historical research in a seminar context, using both primary and secondary source materials, to produce an original and substantial research paper.
Enrollment comments: Same course as CHIN 185R
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T | 2-4:50pm | Online | Zheng   |
187R | Undergraduate Research Seminar in Japanese History A research seminar on Japanese History. Course culminates in a 10-20 page research paper. Topics vary by quarter. |
T | 9-11:50am | Online | Roberts   |
192R | Undergraduate Research Seminar in Public History Recommended Preparation: History 9 and WRIT 109HU Students conduct field research on an original project in any sector of public history, which includes, but is not limited to preservation, government, media, historical societies and museums, archives, and teaching public history. An original and substantial research paper is required.
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W | 2-4:50pm | Online | Bergstrom   |
193C | The Early Caribbean in the Atlantic World (ca. 1500 – ca. 1850) Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors.
Analyzes the Caribbean as a site of encounters between Native Americans, Europeans and Africans in the early modern Atlantic world. Key themes include indigenous societies; imperialism and settler colonialism; capitalism, piracy and smuggling; voluntary and forced migration; plantation societies, slavery and slave resistance; cross-cultural exchanges and creolization; revolution and abolition. |
T/R | 11am-12:15pm | Online | Covo   |
194BH | Senior Honors Seminar Recommended Preparation: Writing 109HU.
Enrollment Comments: A 2-quarter in-progress sequence course with grades for both quarters issued upon completion of History 194BH. All 8 of the units for the course sequence may be applied toward the major.
Students taking part in departmental honors program will write a senior thesis on a research topic of suitable depth under close supervision of faculty mentors.
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R | 11am-1:50pm | Online | Blumenthal   |
195IA | Senior Thesis Enrollment Comments: Students should enroll by instructor number. 8 units of credit will be awarded at the end of two quarters assigned for the thesis. A two-quarter in-progress sequence course with grades for both quarters issued upon completion of History 195IB.
A two-quarter individual research project, under the direction of a history professor selected with the advice of the departmental adviser to public policy students.
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R | 3-5:50pm | Online | Bergstrom   |
196JA-JC | Internship in Scholarly Publishing Through this year-long internship, students work under faculty direction to produce an issue of the UCSB History Department’s Undergraduate Journal. Students meet every two weeks and gain practical experience in scholarly publishing disseminating calls for papers, soliciting undergraduate contributions, locating peer reviewers, facilitating revisions with authors, and bibliographic and copywriting work. They also gain a working knowledge of the UCSB Library’s online publication platform, which will host the journal. Students utilize various digital humanities tools – podcasts, social media, and websites – to promote the undergraduate research being published in Journal as well as host an annual showcase of scholars’ work. |
T | 2-4:50pm | Online | Henderson   |
201AM | Advanced Historical Literature: Trade, Politics, and Power in Early North America and the Atlantic World Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit. Open to both M.A. and Ph.D. candidates.
A reading course in a field of the professor’s specialty. Introduces the student to the sources and literature of the field in question. Written work as prescribed by the instructor. AM. America.
This course will introduce graduate students to recent histories of Early North America and the Atlantic World, with an emphasis on the relationship between politics and markets, the entangled histories of capitalism, colonialism, and slavery, and the material basis of power. Readings include David Silverman, Thundersticks: Firearms and the Violent Transformation of Native America; Serena Zabin, Dangerous Economies: Status and Commerce in Imperial New York; Emma Hart, Trading Spaces: The Colonial Marketplace and the Foundations of American Capitalism; and Christy Clark-Pujura, Dark Work: The Business of Slavery in Rhode Island.
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M | 12-2:50pm | Online | Moore   |
201E | Advanced Historical Literature Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit. Open to both M.A. and Ph.D. candidates.
This course will introduce graduate students to the contemporary historiography of the Roman Empire with special attention to the motivations, sustaining factors and consequences of Roman imperialism. Through reading and written work we will assess the extent to which this historiography reflects or advances current work on the history of gender, sexuality, race and the environment. Students interested in preparing an examination field in ancient Roman history are strongly encouraged to enroll. Expect to read the equivalent of one short monograph per week, to write short weekly response papers, and to participate in weekly group discussions
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R | 12-2:50pm | ARTS 1356 | Digeser   |
201E | Latin Paleography A reading course in a field of the professor’s specialty. Introduces the student to the sources and literature of the field in question. Written work as prescribed by the instructor. E. Europe. |
W | 12-2:50pm | Online | English   |
201ME | Advanced Historical Literature Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit. Open to both M.A. and Ph.D. candidates.
A reading course in a field of the professor’s specialty. Introduces the student to the sources and literature of the field in question. Written work as prescribed by the instructor. ME. Middle East.
Family and Household in the Pre-Modern Middle East
This seminar will deal with the historiography of the family and household in the late medieval and early modern Middle East. This includes discussions of legal constructions of the family, the household as a personal and political institution, and the role of slavery in household construction. |
T | 1-3:50pm | Online | Sabra   |
201S | Topics in the History of Science Repeat Comments: May be repeated for credit.
Intensive study of specific problems in the history of science. Topics vary from year to year, and students may therefore repeat the course for credit.
Winter 21: Reimagining the Global History of Science
The field of history of science has long been conceived as a western history that begins with Europe and culminates in the United States. This course neither begins with Europe nor culminates with the United States. Our aim is to construct a more geopolitically informed history of science of use in the changing circumstances of the twenty-first century by connecting the histories of science broadly conceived since pre-modern time with the contemporary world through historical scholarship and non-scholarly sources such as journalistic reportage. We will examine how questions concerning science and technology get framed differently in different societies. At the same time, we recognize that the course takes place in California and in English, that is to say, that we have a local orientation and perspective as we study world history in translation. We will examine how scholars conceived of the ways to move away from the Eurocentric roots of the discipline and consider the historiographic growth in these areas as well as the theoretical and methodological challenges that accompany this work. Spanning a range of disciplines, topics, geographies, and time periods, we will explore polemics of modernity, progress and temporality; geographical, cultural and racial identity; and imperialism, cosmopolitanism and nationalism. |
R | 9-11:50am | Online | Aronova   |
201E | Advanced Historical Literature: Europe A reading course in a field of the professor’s specialty. Introduces the student to the sources and literature of the field in question. Written work as prescribed by the instructor. E. Europe. Winter2021_Flyer_HIST 201E_European and American Borderlands |
W | 9-11:50am | ARTS 1356 | North   |
202 | Historical Methods Enrollment Comments: Normally required of all entering M.A. candidates other than those in public history. Open to other students on a space available basis. Offered every fall quarter.
HIST 202, “Historical Methods: Theory and Historiography” Prof. Miescher Winter, 2020 In the seminar “Historical Methods: Theory and Historiography” (HIST 202) we will examine different historiographical practices and schools, from classical historicism and historical sociology, to Marxism and materialism, to the Annales, to the cultural turn, as well as to postmodern and postcolonial approaches. Throughout this class, we are interested in the historian’s craft, in his and her engagement with the production of (gendered and racialized) knowledge and regimes of power. |
F | 9-11:50am | Online | Miescher   |
205A | Public Historical Studies To acquaint students with relevant research methods (oral history, legal research, family history, government documents and sources, historical preservation, field research). History 205A is a readings course in public history, that is, the work of professional historians outside of the university. We will explore a wide diversity of work done by public historians, in museums, historic sites, business, and government. Students will consider the constraints and opportunities offered to nonacademic historians, and explore the variety of ways historians engage with multiple publics to create knowledge about the past. This year the course will particularly emphasize race and racial justice in public history scholarship and practice and the work of Black and Indigenous public historians. |
T | 2-4:50pm | Online | Case   |
209A | The Academic Profession of History This course provides students with the practical knowledge needed for obtaining an academic position, develops skills for effective teaching, and prepares students to deal with funding agencies, publishers, employers, and professional organizations. |
W | 9-11:50am | Online | Edgar   |
210RA | Race, Religion, & Revolution How do human beings manage relations between the seen and unseen worlds? This course is an interdisciplinary exploration of the relationship between spirituality and radical social change, especially, though not exclusively, among people of color. Visiting scholars and activists will workshop or present original research rooted in the humanities and social sciences and graduate students will read and respond to their work as they develop their own research questions. Short weekly reading responses and one 8-10 page paper are required each term. The goal is to foster collaborative interdisciplinary scholarship on the intersection of racial, religious, and revolutionary thought and practice, irrespective of period or place. 2-quarter course. |
R | 4-5:50pm | Online | Ware   |
215B | Research Seminar in Medieval History A two-quarter course. |
W | 1-3:50pm | Online | Lansing   |
223A | Research Seminar in Modern and Early Modern European History *Instructor will find a time that works for all participants. Enrollment Comments: A two-quarter in-progress sequence course with grades for both quarters issued upon completion of History 223B. A research seminar in selected topics in the history of Europe, 1500 to the present.
Research Seminar in Modern and Early Modern European History (Winter-Spring). This two-quarter seminar will focus on researching and writing an article-length research paper or dissertation chapter. Any research topic related to Europe, including European empires and/or relations with European countries, from c. 1500-present, will be considered appropriate for this seminar. Our methodological focus(es) will depend on the projects of the participants. I expect to invite a few guest discussants on topics of interest to the class.
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T | 3-5:50pm | Online | Bernstein   |
266B | Research Seminar in Recent U.S. History A research seminar for graduate students interested in any aspect of recent U.S. history. |
R | 2-4:50pm | Online | O'Connor   |
287J | Reinventing “Japan” Colloquium This year long interdisciplinary colloquium brings together graduate students who study Japanese history and culture. It introduces current scholarship on Japan via readings, discussions and presentations by visiting scholars, UCSB scholars and graduate students. The colloquium meets bi- weekly. Students will prepare readings for discussion, write a seminar-length paper and present their paper to the colloquium once during the year. |
W | 4-5:30pm | Online | Roberts   |
289A | Research Seminar in Chinese History Winter 21: History 289A: Seminar in Chinese History: Excavated Manuscripts This is the first part of a two-quarter research seminar, focusing on excavated manuscripts as a source for early Chinese history. The quarter surveys all the major collections of manuscripts, including the oracle bones of the Shang, Zhou bronze inscriptions, Qin and Han legal texts, administrative, ritual, and literary texts. Students will be expected to have a research proposal and bibliography by the end of the quarter. Reading knowledge of Chinese is expected. |
M | 9-11:50am | TD-W 2600 | Barbieri   |
292B | Foundations of U.S. History, 1846 to 1917 A colloquium introducing the important issues, themes and literature in the history of the United States, from 1846 to 1917. Historiographical in nature the course assumes a basic familiarity with the period. |
W | 1-3:50pm | Online | Jacobson   |
295GS | Gender and Sexualities Workshop This year-long interdisciplinary colloquium brings together graduate students and UCSB scholars who study the histories of women, gender, or sexuality across time and space. It introduces students to current literature and contemporary debates through readings, discussion, and public presentations by visiting scholars, UCSB scholars, and graduate students. Participants will meet every other week. Preparation might include coordinating readings for discussion, writing a chapter/article for peer review, or presenting original research to colloquium members. |
R | 2-4:50pm | Online | Henderson   |
295PH | Colloquium in Public History A year-long professional colloquium on major topics and new work in Public History. Leading practitioners share theory and practice of the discipline in talks, workshops and occasional field visits. Relevant reading and writing assigned. Meets three to four times per quarter. Winter 2021: HISTORY 295PH (1 or 2 units), meets Fridays, 12-2:50 via Zoom; One meeting per month (TBD), with public presentation from a working public historian/scholar/activist with faculty, students, staff and community covering major topics and new directions in Public History. Additional meetings as recommended, but not required. The last hour of each session (1:50-2:50) is reserved for enrolled students and instructor with (usually) the guest(s) to provide deeper response to and/or analysis of the required readings. Topics vary but are intended to represent some of the breadth and depth of public history scholarship and practice, both nationally and internationally. Brief response papers required (2-3 pp of all enrolled students) with those enrolled for 2 units completing a slightly longer (6-8 page) analysis on a mutually agreed-upon topic of public history literature. Colloquium runs all year, and students enroll each quarter for the number of units they prefer; students not enrolled may also, of course, attend the colloquium, which is open to the entire campus community. |
F | 12-2:50pm | Online | Plane   |
295TS | Workshop in the History of Technology and Science Writing/reading workshop, professionalization seminar, and guest lecture series for graduate students working in area of history of science/technology. Meets monthly throughout the academic year. |
T | 3:30-5:00pm | Online | McCray   |