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Networks of Witchcraft and Sorcery in Early Modern Venice
HSSB 4020 University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United StatesThursday, January 25 at 2:00 pm in HSSB 4020 John Hunt (Prof. Utah Valley University) will present a paper entitled "Networks of Witchcraft and Sorcery in Early Modern Venice." Dr. Hunt is an expert on magic, the occult, and the circulation of knowledge in the early modern period, so this should prove to be a fascinating talk. Hunt Flyer1
History and Political Economy
HSSB 4080 4080 Humanities and Social Sciences Building, UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United StatesThe colloquium offers a forum for open, substantive discussions on how to approach political economy from a historical perspective; how to grapple with and benefit from the epistemological diversity surrounding political economy; and how a historical take on political economy can help contextualize and address urgent contemporary issues– at UCSB, in Santa Barbara/Southern California, in […]
Public History Colloquium, Eric Boyle
HSSB 3208 University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United StatesJoin the Public History Colloquium for a conversation with Eric Boyle (PhD 2007), Chief Historian and Federal Preservation Officer for the Department of Energy. He will discuss his work as a government historian and pathways for historians interested in careers in government service.
“Beyond Tokenism: Celebrating Black Life in America”
This student-moderated panel discussion, set to launch Black History month, features HFA Dean Daina Berry, Butch Ware (History), Wendy Jackson (Film), and Omise'Eke Tinsley (Black Studies).
Public History Colloquium, Alison Rose Jefferson
HSSB 3208 University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United StatesAlison Rose Jefferson (PhD 2015) will speak about her career as a public historian, some of her current/recent projects, and share thoughts on how they fit into a broader public history landscape of Greater Los Angeles and the field in general. All of her projects include the recognition and commemoration the African American experience.
Lecture: “Care: The Highest Stage of Capitalism”
Dr. Premilla Nadasen, who will deliver the Hull Lecture in Women and Social Justice, will be speaking about her new book Care: The Highest Stage of Capitalism in the McCune Conference Room.
Van Gelderen Lecture 2024 – “Protect the One Who Carries You”: Amulets and Daily Life in Roman Egypt
HSSB 6020 (McCune Room) University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United StatesEvan Andersson will present this year's Van Gelderen Lecture, "'Protect the One Who Carries You': Amulets and Daily Life in Roman Egypt" On Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 5:00pm In the McCune Room, HSSB 6020
Public History Colloquium
Prof. Susan Burch will speak about her latest book, which has recently received the National Women’s Studies Association Alison Piepmeier Book Prize, and the Disability History Association’s Outstanding Book of 2022, Committed: Native Families, Institutionalization, and Remembering (University of North Carolina Press, 2021) The book centers on peoples’ lived experiences inside and outside the Canton Asylum, […]
UCSB History Department’s Annual Senior Honors Colloquium
HSSB 4020 University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United StatesPlease join the History Department in celebrating the undergraduates at the Department's Annual Senior Honors Colloquium 2024. The program can be downloaded here. Department of History Senior Honors Colloquium Friday, 17 May 2024 HSSB 4020 Coffee: 8:45 am First Panel, 9-10:30 a.m.: To Get Us Started… Roselind Zeng, “Chinese Protein PR: Selling Soymilk […]