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 […]
Stanford political scientist David Laitin will speak about his new book (with Claire L. Adida and Marie-Anne Valfort), Why Muslim Integration Fails in Christian-Heritage Societies (Harvard, 2016). The lecture will […]
Please join the RFG Reinventing Japan in welcoming Professor Timon Screech (SOAS, University College London) to campus on November 2, 2016. Professor Screech will be presenting his new work on […]
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 […]