Speaker: Goran Nikšić is the City Archaeologist and Architect for City of Split in Croatia (Service for the Old City Core), and the Senior Lecturer on architectural conservation at the University of Split. He holds his degrees from the University of Zagreb (Ph.D.), the University of York, and the University of Belgrade. His areas of […]
Please come celebrate the publication of Erika Rappaport's new book: A Thirst for Empire: How Tea Shaped the Modern World Speakers: Nadja Durbach, Professor of History, University of Utah Bishnupriya Ghosh, Professor of English, University of California, Santa Barbara Erika Rappaport, Professor of History, University of California, Santa Barbara
Please join us on Sunday October 22 2017 to hear a talk by Prof. Toshi Hasegawa. The event will be at the Karpeles Manuscript Library, 21 West Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara. In 1917, the February Revolution overthrew the monarchy of Tsar Nicholas II in Russia and un-wittingly opened the door to Lenin and his allies who […]
Please join us for the next meeting of the new Colloquium on Latin American and Caribbean History as we welcome Alex Borucki, who will deliver a talk entitled "Slaves, Silver, and Atlantic Empires: The Slave Trade to Spanish South America, 1700-1810". The talk will be held in HSSB 4020 at 5 pm on Wednesday, November 1st, […]
7 November at 4PM in the McCune Room (6th floor, HSSB) Abstract: Chinese writing is character-based, the one major world script that is neither alphabetic nor syllabic. Over the past two centuries, Chinese script has encountered presumed alphabetic universalism at every turn, whether in the form of Morse Code, Braille, stenography, Linotype, punch cards, word […]
Collecting the World: Hans Sloane and the Origins of the British Museum In 1759, London's British Museum opened its doors for the first time--the first free national public museum in the world. But how did it come into being? This talk recounts the overlooked yet colorful life of the museum's founder: Sir Hans Sloane. Born […]
The UCSB History Associates are presenting a talk by Prof. Irwin Appel (Professor of Theater) on Arthur Miller's play A View from the Bridge on 19 November 2017. He will speak at a luncheon in HSSB 4020 at noon, after which we will proceed to the theater to see the play (directed by Appel). Please see […]
Mhoze Chikowero, Professor of History, UCSB, "The End of an Era in Zimbabwe?" Elena Aronova, Professor of History, UCSB, "Trolls, Bots, Cyberwarfare and the Cold War Origins of Putin's Information Wars" Monday, December 4, 5-6:30, UCSB McCune Conference Room Poster here: Mugabe poster
Prof. Stuart Tyson Smith (Anthropology) will speak for the Ancient Borderlands group.
A popular image persists of Albert Einstein as a loner, someone who avoided the hustle and bustle of everyday life in favor of quiet contemplation. Yet Einstein was deeply engaged with politics throughout his life; indeed, he was so active politically that the FBI kept him under surveillance for decades. His most enduring scientific legacy, […]
