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Politics in the Age of Trump: Some Historical Perspective

Multicultural Center (MCC) Theater Multicultural Center, Isla Vista, CA, United States

On Thursday, May 25, from 12:00 to 1:30 pm in the Multicultural Center Theater, the UCSB Department of History and the Center for Cold War Studies and International History will […]

Healing in Rwanda: Dealing with Legacies of the 1994 Genocide, presentation by Emmanuel Habimana

TD-W 1701 University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, United States

After the 1994 genocide Rwanda had the highest proportion of orphans in the world. Emmanuel, one of those orphans himself, was among the people who stepped up to help raise child survivors and integrate them into a new, post-genocidal society, where they must share their communities with former killers.

Undergraduate Policy History Research Symposium

HSSB 4020 University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United States

Please join us for the annual Undergraduate Policy History Research Symposium hosted by the Department of History. Twelve students will present their research, followed by comments from faculty respondents. This annual event […]

Gender and Sexualities Brown Bag: Julie Johnson

HSSB 3001E 3001E Humanities and Social Sciences Building, UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United States

The Gender and Sexuality Research Cluster meets periodically throughout the year for brown bag lunches to read and workshop works-in-progress from members of the research cluster. On June 5, Julie Johnson […]

Magic in Ancient Egypt

McCune Conference Room (HSSB 6020) Humanities and Social Sciences Bldg, Santa Barbara, CA, United States

Talk by David Ambaras on Nakamura Sueko, Pirate Queen

SSMS 2135 Social Sciences and Media Studies Building, Santa Barbara, CA, United States

David R. Ambaras is a scholar of late nineteenth and early twentieth century Japanese history. His first book, Bad Youth: Juvenile Delinquency and the Politics of Everyday Life in Japan […]

History Department 2017 Graduation Reception for Undergraduates

HSSB 4020 University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United States

All graduating History majors and their families are invited: Sunday June 18th 10:00am-12:00pm in HSSB 4020 The UCSB Department of History is pleased to invite you to the annual UC […]