Department of History, UC Santa Barbara

Focal Point Dialogues | Winter 2022: Sovereignty, statehood, anti-slavery, and the law | Ada Ferrer's Freedom's Mirror
2022-03-04 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | HSSB 4080, 4080 Humanities and Social Sciences Building, UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106, United States
Focal Point Dialogues was an initiative born in 2020 as a Department commitment to educate ourselves in the history of anti-Blackness. The idea was conceived in the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd and the national and international uprising it triggered. This education starts by understanding when did “blackness” become a thing, to begin with, and it requires from all of us leaving the “zone of comfort” of our specializations, and dare to explore…as we learn from each other, and from this year’s guest, Ada Ferrer. After an engaging dive into Herman Bennet’s African Kings and Black Slaves : Sovereignty and Dispossession in the Early Modern Atlantic (UPenn Press, 2018) in the first iteration of Focal Point Dialogues in 2020-21, this academic year we focus on Ada Ferrer’s Freedom’s Mirror: Cuba and Haiti in the Age of Revolution (Cambridge U. Press, 2014).
The book can be downloaded here (You will need to have logged into your UCSB library account)
When : March 4th, 1-3 PM
Where: HSSB 4080 | Zoom link : https://ucsb.zoom.us/j/89886674499
The discussants for this session are:
Brad Bouley
Giuliana Perrone
Claudia Ankrah
Luke Roberts

Thinking About Career Options with a Degree in History: A Conversation with Alumni
2022-04-08 17:00 - 18:00 | University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106, United States
Date: April 8th, 2022
Time: 5:00 PM
Venue: Click here to join
Zoom Meeting ID: 822 6050 0131
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Click here to download the flyer: Thinking About Career Options with a Degree in History

Focal Point Dialogues | Spring 2022: A revolution in Black consciousness”? World historical impact of the Haitian Revolution | Ada Ferrer’s Freedom’s Mirror
2022-04-29 13:00 - 15:00 | University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106, United States
Focal Point Dialogues was an initiative born in 2020 as a Department commitment to educate ourselves in the history of anti-Blackness. The idea was conceived in the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd and the national and international uprising it triggered. This education starts by understanding when did “blackness” become a thing, to begin with, and it requires from all of us leaving the “zone of comfort” of our specializations, and dare to explore…as we learn from each other, and from this year’s guest, Ada Ferrer. After an engaging dive into Herman Bennet’s African Kings and Black Slaves : Sovereignty and Dispossession in the Early Modern Atlantic (UPenn Press, 2018) in the first iteration of Focal Point Dialogues in 2020-21, this academic year we focus on Ada Ferrer’s Freedom’s Mirror: Cuba and Haiti in the Age of Revolution (Cambridge U. Press, 2014).
The book can be downloaded here (You will need to have logged into your UCSB library account)
When : April 29th, 1-3 PM
Where: HSSB 4080
The discussants for this session are:
Xiaowei Zheng
Evelyne Laurent-Perrault
Mhoze Chikowero
Manuel Covo

History and Political Economy Colloquium with Dr. Giuliana Perrone | "Abolition and Capitalism" | Feb 24, 12 PM | HSSB 4080
2023-02-24 12:00 - 14:00 | HSSB 4080, 4080 Humanities and Social Sciences Building, UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106, United States
The colloquium offers a forum for open, substantive discussions on how to approach political economy from a historical perspective; how to grapple with and benefit from the epistemological diversity surrounding political economy; and how a historical take on political economy can help contextualize and address urgent contemporary issues– at UCSB, in Santa Barbara/Southern California, in the U.S., and around the world – ranging from rent, inflation, and student debt to deepening, racialized inequality. For that purpose, we will center our own research and put our work into conversation across geographical, chronological, and field boundaries.
At our third meeting, we will discuss “abolition and capitalism” with Professor Giuliana Perrone, Assistant Professor, Department of History, UCSB.
Required Readings: Sinha – The Problem of Abolition in the Age of Capitalism (1) Perrone Chapter

From Table to Text: Borders and Boundaries in Food History
2023-03-03 - 2023-03-04 | CA
From Table to Text: Borders and Boundaries in Food History
March 3rd and 4th, 2023
A Virtual Conference Hosted by the History Department,
University of California at Santa Barbara
Organizers: Erika Rappaport and Elizabeth Schmidt
All paper panels will take place via Zoom. If you need assistance setting up a Zoom account, please let us know.
For questions please contact: Erika Rappaport, rappaport@ucsb.edu or Elizabeth Schmidt e_schmidt@ucsb.edu
Please see here for the draft program

History and Political Economy Colloquium with Dr. Utathya Chattopadhyaya | "Intoxication and Political Economy"
2023-04-07 12:00 - 14:00 | HSSB 4080, 4080 Humanities and Social Sciences Building, UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106, United States
We are excited to announce the fourth session of the History Department’s colloquium on history and political economy. The colloquium offers a forum for open, substantive discussions on how to approach political economy from a historical perspective; how to grapple with and benefit from the epistemological diversity surrounding political economy; and how a historical take on political economy can help contextualize and address urgent contemporary issues– at UCSB, in Santa Barbara/Southern California, in the U.S., and around the world – ranging from rent, inflation, and student debt to deepening, racialized inequality. For that purpose, we will center our own research and put our work into conversation across geographical, chronological, and field boundaries.
At our fourth meeting, we will discuss “Intoxication and Political Economy” with Professor Utathya Chattopadhyaya (flyer attached).
Please note that this session will take place in week 1 of the spring quarter.
In preparation for the meeting, please contact Manuel Covo to obtain a copy of the readings to be discussed. Everyone is welcome. Light refreshments will be served.
