Graduate Symposium on the Cold War

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22HSSB 4020

9:00-10:00 AM–Meet-and-Greet Breakfast

9:45-10:00 AM–Welcome and Introduction
Salim Yaqub and Ken Hough

Session 1 10:00-11:45

Eric Fenrich, UCSB, Department of History
“Nine Black Kids and a Silver Ball: Little Rock, Sputnik, and the American International Image”
Comment: Cody Stephens, UCSB, Department of History
Audience Q & A

Henry Maar, UCSB, Department of History
“‘Three Megatons of ‘Peace'”: The MX Missile Controversy and the Meaning of Survival in the Atomic Age”
Comment: Jason Saltoun-Ebin, UCSB, Department of History
Audience Q & A

Jason Saltoun-Ebin, UCSB, Department of History
“Ronald Reagan, Mikhail Gorbachev, and the End of the Cold War”
Comment: Henry Maar, UCSB, Department of History
Audience Q & A

12:00-12:45–Lunch

12:45-1:30–Keynote Address by Dimitri Akulov, University of California, Santa Barbara
“Managing Allies and Adversaries at a Time of War: Soviet Foreign Policy During the Early Years of World War II”

1:30-1:45 Audience Q & A

Session 2 1:45-3:30

Kristen Shedd, UCSB, Department of History
“Tempest in a Teacup: Warping the Church-State Divide”
Comment: Kristy Slominski, UCSB, Department of Religious Studies
Audience Q & A

Cody Stephens, UCSB, Department of History
“The Liberal Origins of Dependency Theory.”
Comment: Chiting Peng, UCSB, Department of History
Audience Q & A

Steve Hu, UCSB, Department of Religious Studies
“Words at War: the Far East Broadcasting Company and the
Evangelicals’ War Against Communism”
Comment: Eric Fenrich, UCSB, Department of History
Audience Q & A

5:00 pm–Cold War Mixer at Storke Family Housing Community Center
Note: the event ends with our annual CCWS mixer.

Although the symposium is primarily intended for graduate students, we invite faculty, undergraduates, and community members to attend as well. We look forward to seeing you at this important and exciting event!

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