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 […]
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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 […]
History of the Present: World War I and the Origins of Our Time
This panel in the McCune Conference Room (HSSB 6020) will be moderated by History Professor Alice O'Connor.It is open to all -- families welcome! Many aspects of our modern world […]
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, […]
Fray Angelico Chavez and the Colonial Southwest: Historiography as Re-materialization
This is the annual Tibesar Lecture of the Academy of American Franciscan History. Prof. Ellen McCracken will discuss Franciscan Fray Angelico Chavez (1910-1996), one of New Mexico's foremost 20th century […]
“Fiber Theft in the Medieval Silk Industry”
The Pre-Modern Cluster in the Department of History announces its first event, a brown bag lunch presentation. All interested faculty and grad students are welcome to attend. hm 10/22/14
UCDC and UCCS Meeting for HIST Majors
Wednesday October 29th 3:30-4:30pm in HSSB 4020 Come learn about courses and internships at the UC Centers in Washington D.C. and Sacramento. Come learn about the new changes and great […]
The Great Escape: Nine Jews Who Fled Hitler and Changed the World
Kati Marton, award-winning former NPR and ABC News correspondent andbestselling author, discusses her critically-acclaimed book, The Great Escape: Nine Jews who Fled Hitler and Changed the World. As the New […]
Suffragettes At Home:’ Representations of Domestic Labour in the Feminist Press, Britain 1908-1914
In 1910, the Vote (the newspaper of the Women’s Freedom League) launched a photography competition inviting their suffragette readers to send in photographs of themselves engaged in domestic labour. The […]
University Press Publishing in the Age of Kindle
In spite of the frequent coverage in the New York Times, Chronicle of Higher Education, Publishers Weekly, Inside Higher Ed, and on listservs, websites, scholarly journal articles and beyond, the […]