Andrew Jewett's talk traces fears about science's cultural impact among intellectual and political leaders and ordinary citizens in postwar America. Jewett is the author of Science, Democracy, and the American […]
Monday, October 10th, 5:00 pm IHC McCune Conference Room (HSSB 6020) How did the Mediterranean emerge as a coherent and recognizable place in the early modern period? By looking to […]
Registration Begins 10/22!!!! Are you a first year? A transfer student? New to the Department of History? Just want guidance? Come learn about all the amazing courses History is offering […]
Why do we care about preserving biodiversity? At the beginning of the 21st century biodiversity has come to be seen as fragile and tenuous, constantly endangered by the threat of […]
This fall marks the 60th anniversary of the Suez War of 1956, a pivotal moment in Egyptian, Middle Eastern, and international history. In response to Egypt's nationalization of the Suez […]
"Early Childhood Education and Society in Post-War Italy: The Case of Reggio Emilia" In Northern Italy in the late 1960's, within the context of the emerging Italian feminist movement and […]
Please join us for Professor Lester K. Little's lecture, "The Forgotten Wine Porters of Northern Italy and their Forgotten Saint, 1200-1900." Little is Professor Emeritus at Smith College and the […]
"Diplomacy as a Means of Political Survival: The Cities and Duchies of the Northern Holy Roman Empire in relation to France, 1650–1730" Talk by Indravati Félicité, Maîtresse de conférences, Université […]
Modern historians map the diversity of early Christianity in a variety of ways, from declines into heresy to competition among “varieties” of early Christianities. Drawing particularly on the philosophical work […]
Beyond the horse race, UCSB faculty from a variety of disciplines and viewpoints consider the larger meaning of the campaign and its implications for U.S. society and politics. Participants in […]
