Now that recorded music is always available for free, what are the possible futures for musicians and fans? This talk will explore recent developments in Japan, including the resurgence of Japanese hip-hop, idol groups like AKB48, and a virtual idol, or "vocaloid," by the name of Hatsune Miku. Each case highlights different dynamics in the […]
Since retiring from teaching in Spring 2014, Sarah Cline has become an enthusiastic Wikipedian, one of just 20% who are women. Now, a year into Wiki editing, she has nearly 2,000 edits on 302 different pages, mostly in English, a few in Spanish. She will discuss what got her started and what keeps her engaged […]
An interdisciplinary group of scholars of medieval and early modern Japanese literature, history, religion, and performing arts examine topics related to “War and Remembrance” during Japan’s years of military rule (late 12th to late 19th centuries). Exploring a range of representations and responses to war, participants examine the impacts of war on cultural memory and […]
Secrecy was endemic in Soviet society and culture. Information that we might consider benign in the Western context was off-limits to most of the general populace throughout the existence of the Soviet Union. Controls over the circulation of information were particularly strict relating to matters of national security, which usually subsumed most scientific and engineering […]
In July 2012, the Bureau of Land Management announced atwo-week public scoping period for its decision to fulfill its mandate under the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 to “explore for and develop oil and gas resources on public lands through a competitive leasing process” on 343,439 acres in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. Included in […]
Prof. Linenthal is the author of: he Landscapes of 9/11: A Photographer's Journey. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2013. (with Jonathan Hyman and Christiane Gruber) The Unfinished Bombing: Oklahoma City in American Memory. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001. History Wars: The Enola Gay and Other Battles for the American Past. New York: Metropolitan Books, […]
Everyone is invited to this event, at which some of our best students present the fruits of two quarters of intensive research. Please attend as many presentations or panels as you would like. Refreshments will be available. The event will be run in a conference panel-type format, with the following schedule: Panel I: Contemporary Issues […]
Recently retired, Steve was the Navy’s senior archaeologist on San Nicolas for the past 25 years. Due to this uniqueposition, he has become one of the leading experts on the Lone Woman story, the true story behind ‘Island of the Blue Dolphins’. During his time with the Navy, Steve oversaw the excavation of dozens of […]
In Promotion of Professor J. Sears McGee’s new book An Industrious Mind, The Worlds of Sir Simonds D’Ewes (Stanford University Press, 2015).With guest speaker Prof. Chris R. Kyle, Associate Professor of History, Syracuse University. Reception to follow with light refreshments. This is the first biography of Sir Simonds D'Ewes (1602–1650), a member of England's Long […]
The UCSB History Department and the Center for Cold War Studies and International History will show Stanley Kubrick's classic World War I film "Paths of Glory" (1957), about the court-martialing of French soldiers who refuse to continue a suicidal assault. In addition to watching the movie, we will hear expert commentary by Prof. Ross Melnick […]