Giuliana Perrone, new Assistant Professor in the History Department, will give a talk at the IHC on the role the courts played in (re)constructing the lives of black families. Perrone will […]
"Looking at the Central Andes from a Textile Viewpoint: How Textiles Shaped Peruvian Space from the Early Horizon to the Incas" Professor Sophie Desrosiers brings together archeological evidence and observations of […]
On November 8 Isla Vista residents will take part in a historic vote that will determine the future of self-governance in the community. With ballot initiatives E and F, they […]
"Protest and Politics in Historical Perspective," Panelists: Professor Giuliana Perrone, PhD UC Berkeley, "Black Lives Matter in Context: The Long HIstory of Black Activism in America" Professor Nelson Lichtenstein, PhD […]
Please join UCSB's Phi Alpha Theta and the History Club in welcoming Dr. David Shafer, Chair of the Department of History at CSU-LB. Dr. Shafer will be on campus to […]
This talk will analyze the impact of the Second plague pandemic in Egypt (1347-1844 CE). The Second plague pandemic refers to the long series of epidemics that struck the Middle […]
Spartacus is a historical figure that has captured the imagination of millions since he escaped from that gladiatorial school in Capua over two millennia ago. This workshop looks at the […]
Sarah Bond, Assistant Professor of Classics at the University of Iowa, will examine the use of slave labor in monumental building through a broad historical lens. The use of contracted […]
UCSB's Professor Xiaowei Zheng (November 20 at 4:30PM at the Goleta Public Library) will discuss the difficulties in assessing the 2008 riots in Tibet. The rioting that began on March 14 in the […]
During the high days of modernization fever, among the many disorienting changes Germans experienced in the Weimar Republic was an unprecedented mingling of consumption and identity: increasingly, what one bought […]
