In 1968 during China’s “Great Proletariat Cultural Revolution,” the cult of CommunistParty Chairman Mao Zedong was at a high. A Pakistani foreign minister presented Mao with a crate of mangoes that he re-gifted to the Mao Zedong Thought Propaganda Teams who were occupying the Tsinghua University campus. The gift of mangoes happened to coincide with […]
Inaugural gathering of the UCSB History Department's "Empires, Borderlands and Legacies" cluster.Space is limited, but guests are welcome. hm 1/6/15
Please join the UCSB History Club and Phi Alpha Theta (History Honor Society) this Wednesday (January 14) at 6:30pm at HSSB 4080 for our First General Meeting of the Winter Quarter! We will kickoff the quarter with an introduction to the History Club and our planned events and ongoing themes for the quarter as well […]
Please join us January 21 at 5PM for the annual Lawrence Badash Memorial Lecture. Prof. Nathan Ensmenger will be speaking about the intersection of the histories of computing and the environment. Abstract For most Americans, one of the defining features of the modern digital economy is the invisibility of its material infrastructure. Whereas previous technological […]
Speakers:Peter Alagona (History and Environmental Studies, UCSB) Sarah Anderson (Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, UCSB) Ken Hiltner (English and Environmental Studies, UCSB; UCSB Sustainability Champion) Sharyn Maine (Santa Barbara Foundation) Richard Widick (Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies, UCSB) Facilitator: Elizabeth Heckendorn Cook (English and Comparative Literature, UCSB) How much is the […]
Spring 2015 Registration begins 02/04/2015. Come learn in detail about all the exciting and new courses offered by the HISTORY department in Spring quarter. This includes not only courses which fulfill the major requirements, but those that simultaneously fulfill general education requirements in the College of Letters and Science and the College of Engineering. THURSDAY JAN […]
This is an opportunity for students to engage in conversations, learn about career paths, develop professionally, and network with alumni and other students. Today, as much as ever, liberal arts students have skills and knowledge that are prized by employers. However, many students are often unsure about what they want to do for a career, […]
Eric Lichtblau unveils the secret history of how America became home to thousands of Nazi war criminals after World War II, many of whom were scientists and spies brought here by the OSS and CIA as possible assets against new Cold War enemies. Ironically, the Nazis began their flight to America in the months immediately […]
Since antiquity, scholars have almost universally -- and correctly ? interpreted the menorah bearers of the Arch of Titus spoils panel as triumphal Romans celebrating the defeat of the Jews in the Jewish War of 66-74. Jews, however, have developed counter-memories for this monument. Since the Renaissance, the menorah bearers have been identified as Jews […]
Sponsored by the History Department's Pre-Modern Cultures and Communities research cluster. rev. hm 1/11/15