UCSB Santa Barbara Department of History logo

A Garden History

Presented by Goleta Valley Historical Society and co-hosted by Fairview Gardens History Education Center at Rancho La Patera & Stow House (click for map) With interest in home hardens at […]

Winter 2015 Scheduling Meeting for Majors

All HISTORY Majors and Minors are encouraged to attend the Winter 2015 Scheduling Meeting Tuesday October 21st 3:30-4:30 in HSSB 4020 Come learn about new classes, course descriptions, and courses […]

Single Puritan Girls in Tudor England

It was reportedly H.L. Mencken who defined a Puritan as a person who was “haunted by the fear that someone, somewhere might be happy.” But if the 17th century Puritan […]

IHC Open House: Annual Theme “Anthropocene”

IHC Public Events Series for 2014-15: The Anthropocene: Views from the Humanities The Anthropocene, a newly-coined geologic term, designates the age during which human activity has been the dominant influence […]

The History and Causes of the Syrian Uprisings

Dr. Bassam Haddad will be addressing the causes behind the Syrian uprisings and the various factors that led to the twists and turns that still engulf Syria, and, of late, […]