A central question for historians of religion and culture in early modern Europe and early America is how, given the complexities of mapping “popular religion,” the authority of theological paradigms […]
CSU Channel Islands (CI) will host the traveling exhibition Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War at the John Spoor Broome Library from Oct. 11 through Nov. 30. The free, […]
Speakers include Assemblyman Das Williams; Chris Newfield, Professor of English; Gene Lucas, Executive Vice Chancellor; and Nelson Lichtenstein, MacArthur Foundation Professor of History. Sponsored by the Center for the Study […]
Ephesus was one of the most important ancient harbour cities, yet it nevertheless had to contend with a continually progressive silting up caused by natural sedimentation processes. In order to […]
Panelists will include Prof. Lansing, Prof. Plane, and UCSB alumnus Ross Melczer. jwil 19.x.2012
It is often believed that the modern scientific study of race first emerged in and around the Enlightenment. During this time the study of natural history reached an unprecedented level […]
History tells war stories. Memory recalls them. Some war stories are true; some are not. Of many it’s hard to say. “War in History and Memory” will tell a few […]
Come hear Princeton University historian Michael D. Gordin give an engaging public lecture on the "Pseudoscience Wars" and the birth of the scientific fringe. ???; hm 8/14/12
In this talk, Walton will discuss how the concept of reciprocity (in its reified, noun form réciprocité) emerged in the Enlightenment and was invoked to work through modern problems: political […]
"Experience, Imagination, and the Body of Ghosts: Examples from Ancient China" Poo Mu-chou Chinese University of Hong Kong What does a ghost look like? Does a ghost possess a body? […]