“Gateway to Freedom liberates the history of the underground railroad from the twin plagues of mythology and cynicism. For anyone who still wonders what was at stake in the Civil […]

Ying HuAssociate Professor, East Asian Languages & Literature University of California, Irvine About the Talk: This talk examines two cases of martyr-making, that of Qiu Jin (1875-1907), an anti-Qing revolutionary […]

Classes end Friday March 13. Final Exam Schedule hm 12/18/14

Jodi Magness has uncovered some stunning synagogue mosaics in her excavations at Huqoq and will be here to talk about them. UCSB-Westmont Joint Lecture Series on the New Testament and […]

Professor Madsen is the author or co-author of twelve books on Chinese culture, American culture, and international relations. His best known works on American culture are Habits of the Heart […]

Instruction begins on Monday March 30. Monday, May 25: Memorial Day holiday Friday, June 5: Last day of instruction. June 6-12: Final exams. June 13-14: Commencement Final Exam Schedule hm […]

The tragic events at Charlie Hebdo are a reminder of the continuing force of images incontemporary culture. Far from an isolated incident, tensions surrounding portrayals of the Prophet Muhammad continue […]

Wadad Kadi is the Avalon Foundation Distinguished Service Professor of Islamic Studies, University of Chicago. Sponsored by the King Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud Chair in Islamic Studies and the Center […]

Alexandra Stern is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, American Culture, and History at the University of Michigan. This lecture series on the biopolitics of reproduction in the US and globally […]

Painstakingly assembled from interviews, photographs, documents, andartifacts, Three Minutes in Poland tells the rich, funny, harrowing, and surprisingly intertwined stories of these seven survivors and their Polish hometown. Originally a […]