Professor Smith’s research centers on the civilizations of ancient Egypt and Nubia. He is particularly interested in theidentification of ethnicity in the archaeological record and the ethnic dynamics of colonial encounters. The origins of the Napatan state, whose rulers conquered Egypt, becoming Pharaohs of the 25th Dynasty, provides the focus of his current archaeological research. […]

Montefiore has written an epic history of the world's most contested place through the lives of those who created, destroyed, conquered, wrote about--and believed in--the Holy City. See this October 22 review in the Wall Street Journal. hm 10/29/11

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Among the finds from the Achaemenid palace of Persepolis a classical Greek marble statue of highest quality, representing Odysseus’ wife Penelope, constitutes an ongoing and still unexplained surprise. How, by whom, and for what purpose was this work of art brought to the residence of the Persian king? Moreover, Roman marble copies testify to a […]

The Frontier of Leisure: Southern California and the Making of Modern America (Oxford 2010) winner of the Spur Prize for Best Western Contemporary Nonfiction Book Lawrence Culver Associate Professor of History Utah State University all are welcome hm 10/31/11

Experience the dances of early California in the historic Presidio Chapel withdancer and teacher Diana Replogle-Purinton. Diana is the director of Las Fiesteras folk dance group, and has over three decades of experience as an instructor. El Presidio Chapel 123 East Canon Perdido Street, Santa Barbara $15 Public, $12.50 Students and Seniors, $10 SBTHP Members […]

The cast of England’s Globe Theater company will be performing Shakespeare’s “AComedy of Errors” in Cambell Hall Nov. 8-11. We have arranged for director Rebecca Gatward and one of the troupe to join us for lunch at noon on Wednesday, Nov. 9 in Rusty’s Pizza Parlor, 232 W. Carrillo St. downtown (on the corner of […]

The UCSB Student Veterans Organization (SVO), a student-created and student-led group that is registered with the UCSB Office of Student Life, will host a Veterans Day Celebration on Wednesday, November 9th, from 12pm-3pm, at Storke Plaza. The celebration will feature speakers including Congresswoman Lois Capps, along with a display of UCSB student veterans' memorabilia, and […]

Kate Cooper is Professor of Ancient History in the Department of Ancient History and Classics at the University of Manchester. Professor Cooper's research interest is in the cultural, social, and religious history of late Roman society, with a special focus on the Roman family and the Christianization of Roman elites. She is the author, most […]

Mikael Wolfe is a visiting assistant professor of environmental history at UCLA. He is an expert in history of modern Mexico, specifically agrarian reform, water policy, and environment. He is currently working on a book manuscript entitled, “A Thirsty Revolution: Water, Technology, and the Ecological Demise of Mexican Agrarian Reform.” Professor Wolfe will be speaking […]

Verónica Castillo-Muñoz, Assistant Professor in Chicano History, will be speaking about her research topic, "Contested Borderlands: Gender, Transnational Migration, and the Movement for Land Reform in Baja California, 1900-1937". Sponsored by the Chicana and Chicano Studies Department.

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Tamale Making, Saturday, December 3 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM Learn the Mexican tradition of tamale making with George Hernández, a Ventura County cook for over 40 years. Learn how tamales are made, enjoy tamale tasting, and leave with a recipe just in time for the winter holidays. Pico Adobe 123 East Canon Perdido […]