MA Alumnus Helen Murdoch’s Vision as the new President of History Associates is to strengthen the ‘town and gown’ relationship

“Education gets pounded on a lot… As local educators we need to redeem history by coming together with the community, sink our teeth into the truths of history, and to showcase that history is not a one-sided narrative.” Helen Murdoch, an alumnus of the MA program in history at UCSB, took her place as the newly-elected President of UCSB History […]

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History Associates to Feature “Electric” Presentation by Prof. Stephan Miescher

flyer for History Associates to Feature "Electric" Presentation by Prof. Stephan Miescher

History Associates will kick off the 2019-2020 year with a presentation by UCSB’s Professor Stephan Miescher titled Ghana’s Electric Dreams. It is based on his forthcoming monograph on the history of Ghana’s most ambitious development project, the Volta River Project and the Akosombo Dam, and their importance for the process of nation-building. It will include the showing of part of a […]

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January 2015 Historia Newsletter Now Online

Alumni and supporter newsletter features in-depth articles about department news & events This issue’s news includes features on: — Adam Sabra named Cleveland Dodge Professor (p. 1) — Lectures on Slavery and Justice (p. 1) — Sixth annual Badash lecture (p. 2) — Thoughts on the department by the late Bob Kelley (p. 3) — Making a game of history […]

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October 2013 Historia Available

Alumni and supporter newsletter features in-depth articles about department news & events In this issue: — Robin Fleming’s MacArthur Fellowship — Lisa Jacobson program on beer, Oct. 24 — Bus trip to Getty Malibu, Nov. 16 — New faculty, new grads — columns by History chair and History Associates president Please go visit the History Associates to download the full PDF […]

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Historia June Awards Issue

Alumni and supporter newsletter reports on the end-of-year awards garnered by undergrads, grads and faculty In this issue: –Chinatown event set for June 13 –Honors for Sarah Cline and Paul Spickard –Awards, awards, awards Click the link below for the downloadable pdf for this issue. hm 6/6/13

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May 2013 Historia Available

Alumni and Supporter Newsletter Features In-Depth Articles about Department Events. Note the Awards Ceremony on June 4! In this issue: — Awards ceremony June 4 — Tracey Watts lands Rome Prize — more grad fellowships — memories of a Pulitzer Prize winner Click the link at bottom to get to the downloadable pdf for the June 2013 issue. hm 5/24/13

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April 2013 Historia

Alumni and Supporter Newsletter Features In-Depth Articles about Department Events In this issue: — James Brooks on Southwest Borderlands, April 25 — Junipero Serra 300th anniversary event, May 11 — History undergrads receive Wilson fellowships (p. 1) — The 2012-13 Senior honors seminar (p. 3) — HA President Ann Moore on Santa Barbara’s Chinatown (p. 4) — Public History grad […]

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October 2012 Historia now available

With articles on comics in the Cold War, new faculty and graduate students, and much more. In this issue: — Cold War Comics, Oct. 23 — Peter Alagona’s big year — new faculty, new grad students — alumna Vera Mae Walsh’s encounter with history — columns by Ann Moore and Beth DePalma Digeser A color pdf of the complete issue […]

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June 2012 Historia now available

With articles on the silent film era in SB, China’s “Dead Sea” scrolls, and much more In this issue: * A program on the 100th anniversary of Santa Barbara’s Flying A Studios * China’s “Dead Sea Scrolls” * Recipients of History awards * Memories of UCSB in the 50s from alum David Hood A color pdf of the complete issue […]

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May 2012 Historia now available

With articles on the Honors Colloquium, and many awards and fellowships In this issue: –Honors colloquium on May 25 –History awards ceremony June 7 –Public History honors Lindsey Reed –New award for Nelson Lichtenstein –Grad student fellowships –A report from HA President Ann Moore –An update on Harold Kirker hm 5/21/12

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March 2012 Historia now available

With articles on an upcoming conference, new faculty publications, the 1942 “Battle of Santa Barbara,” a grad’s experience in Argentina, and more. In this issue: — Peter Neushul’s upcoming talk on the science of surfing — History Associates President Ann Moore reports on last month’s talk by John Majewski — Grad student Damian Nemirovsky describes his climb up Argentina’s Mt. […]

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February 2012 Historia now available

With articles on political mudslinging in history, power teachers, student bloopers and more. In this issue: — John Majewski to speak on political mudslinging — Ingrid Dineen-Wimberly starts new fund for grad parents — Senate historian Betty Koed reflects on her graduate training — Pat Cohen to take presidency of SHEAR — History’s power teachers — a new raft of […]

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January 2012 Historia now available

With articles on the Egyptian elections, a profile of history alum UC Regent George Kieffer, a memorial of Prof. Bonadio, and more The new issue of Historia, the UCSB History Department’s newsletter for alumni and supporters, is (or soon will be) available for download from the History Associates web page (link at upper left on that page). Articles include: — […]

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October 2011 Historia now available

With articles on new faculty hires, the new class of Ph.D. students, upcoming events and more. The new issue of Historia, the UCSB History Department’s newsletter for alumni and supporters, is (or soon will be) available for download from the History Associates web page (link at upper left on that page). Articles include: -Two new faculty hires in the Department […]

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March 2011 Historia now available

With articles about upcoming Charlie Chan talk, Tom Szigorich, Alice Dreger lecture, the Breezeway Mystery, and more. The new issue of Historia, the UCSB History Department’s newsletter for alumni and supporters, is available for download from the History Associates web page (link at upper left on that page). Articles include: -preview of Prof. Yunte Huang’s March 23 talk for the […]

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November 2010 Historia now available

With articles about the Dept’s top NRC ranking, Prof. Hasegawa’s Research Lecturer award and many others The new issue of Historia, the UCSB History Department’s newsletter for alumni and supporters, is available for download from the History Associates web page (link at upper left on that page). hm 11/18/10

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October 2010 Historia now available

With articles on the passing of Prof. Badash, UCSB’s top rankings in new studies, the administrative reorganization in the HSSB, and more The new issue of Historia, the UCSB History Department’s newsletter for alumni and supporters, is available for download from the History Associates web page (link at upper left on that page). hm 9/28/10, 10/3

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June 2010 Historia now available

With news about many recent faculty and graduate student awards and accolades The new issue of Historia, the UCSB History Department’s newsletter for alumni and supporters, is now available for download from the History Associates web page (link at upper left on that page). hm 5/30/10

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April 2010 Historia now available

With news about many recent faculty and graduate student awards and accolades The new issue of Historia, the UCSB History Department’s newsletter for alumni and supporters, is now available for download from the History Associates web page (link at upper left on that page). hm 4/22/10, 4/24

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November 2009 Issue of Historia now available online

Historia has more in-depth articles about many of the News items on this webpage, as well as features such as the Chair’s column. The current issue (and all past issues) of Historia, the newsletter of the UCSB History Associates, is now available on the History Associates web page. The November 2009 edition features articles about: – Prof. Farmer’s testimony about […]

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September 2009 Issue of Historia now available online

Historia has more in-depth articles about many of the News items on this webpage, as well as features such as the Chair’s column. The current issue (and all past issues) of Historia, the newsletter of the UCSB History Associates, is now available on the History Associates web page. The Sept. 2009 edition features articles about: -Prof. Lichtenstein’s new book about […]

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