AboutIn this conference, former students and colleagues of Patricia Cline Cohen explore the legacy of Cohen’s pioneering work in the cultural history of gender and sexuality. A founder of Women’s Studies (now Feminist Studies) at UCSB and a valued member of the History Department, Cohen worked tirelessly to advance the status of women and deepen […]

This lecture series on the biopolitics of reproduction in the US and globally is hosted by the Black Studies Colloquium, with the co-sponsorship of the department of Feminist Studies, Chicana and Chicano Studies, the History of Science Program, and the New Health, Medicine, and Care Working Group. Speakers will explore how cultural and political commitments […]

Since retiring from teaching in Spring 2014, Sarah Cline has become an enthusiastic Wikipedian, one of just 20% who are women. Now, a year into Wiki editing, she has nearly 2,000 edits on 302 different pages, mostly in English, a few in Spanish. She will discuss what got her started and what keeps her engaged […]

Now that recorded music is always available for free, what are the possible futures for musicians and fans? This talk will explore recent developments in Japan, including the resurgence of Japanese hip-hop, idol groups like AKB48, and a virtual idol, or "vocaloid," by the name of Hatsune Miku. Each case highlights different dynamics in the […]

An interdisciplinary group of scholars of medieval and early modern Japanese literature, history, religion, and performing arts examine topics related to “War and Remembrance” during Japan’s years of military rule (late 12th to late 19th centuries). Exploring a range of representations and responses to war, participants examine the impacts of war on cultural memory and […]

Secrecy was endemic in Soviet society and culture. Information that we might consider benign in the Western context was off-limits to most of the general populace throughout the existence of the Soviet Union. Controls over the circulation of information were particularly strict relating to matters of national security, which usually subsumed most scientific and engineering […]

In July 2012, the Bureau of Land Management announced atwo-week public scoping period for its decision to fulfill its mandate under the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 to “explore for and develop oil and gas resources on public lands through a competitive leasing process” on 343,439 acres in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. Included in […]

Prof. Linenthal is the author of: he Landscapes of 9/11: A Photographer's Journey. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2013. (with Jonathan Hyman and Christiane Gruber) The Unfinished Bombing: Oklahoma City in American Memory. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001. History Wars: The Enola Gay and Other Battles for the American Past. New York: Metropolitan Books, […]

Everyone is invited to this event, at which some of our best students present the fruits of two quarters of intensive research. Please attend as many presentations or panels as you would like. Refreshments will be available. The event will be run in a conference panel-type format, with the following schedule: Panel I: Contemporary Issues […]

Recently retired, Steve was the Navy’s senior archaeologist on San Nicolas for the past 25 years. Due to this uniqueposition, he has become one of the leading experts on the Lone Woman story, the true story behind ‘Island of the Blue Dolphins’. During his time with the Navy, Steve oversaw the excavation of dozens of […]

In Promotion of Professor J. Sears McGee’s new book An Industrious Mind, The Worlds of Sir Simonds D’Ewes (Stanford University Press, 2015).With guest speaker Prof. Chris R. Kyle, Associate Professor of History, Syracuse University. Reception to follow with light refreshments. This is the first biography of Sir Simonds D'Ewes (1602–1650), a member of England's Long […]

The UCSB History Department and the Center for Cold War Studies and International History will show Stanley Kubrick's classic World War I film "Paths of Glory" (1957), about the court-martialing of French soldiers who refuse to continue a suicidal assault. In addition to watching the movie, we will hear expert commentary by Prof. Ross Melnick […]

Debates about the intertwined nature of humanity, human rights and humanitarianism have brought historians into new fields bridging social, international, legal and colonial history. Keith David Watenpaugh’s book Bread from Stones: The Middle East and the Making of Modern Humanitarianism (University of California, 2015) contributes to this debate from the unique perspective of the First […]

This lecture series on the biopolitics of reproduction in the US and globally is hosted by the Black Studies Colloquium, with the co-sponsorship of the department of Feminist Studies, Chicana and Chicano Studies, the History of Science Program, and the New Health, Medicine, and Care Working Group. Speakers will explore how cultural and political commitments […]

Gershon Shafir, UCSD:  "Minority Rights and Second-Class Citizenship in Israel" Keith Watenpaugh, UC Davis: "Syrian Refugees: A Lost Generation"          with comments by UCSB faculty: Sherene Seikaly (History) Sponsored by Prof. Alison Brysk  for the Mellichamp Chairs in 21st Century Global Dynamics                        and the Orfalea Center Hub in Global Governance hm 5/27/15

Peter Alagona (History and Environmental Studies, UCSB)Elizabeth Heckendorn Cook (English and Comparative Literature, UCSB) John Foran (Sociology, UCSB) Ken Hiltner (English and Environmental Studies, UCSB) Jeff Hoelle (Anthropology, UCSB) David Lea (Geology, USCB) Christopher Walker (English, UCSB) Faculty and graduate students will consider key issues and themes that have emerged over the course of the […]

Cody Stephens is completing a dissertation on the rise and fall of "dependency theory" in the era of the long 1960s. Sponsored by Center for the Study of Work, Labor and Democracy More Information: http://www.ihc.ucsb.edu/anti-stalinist-left/ hm 5/19/15