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“China and the 2008 Riots in Tibet: What Happened, and How Do We Know?” with Prof. Zheng

Goleta Valley Public Library 500 N. Fairview Avenue, Goleta, CA, United States

UCSB's Professor Xiaowei Zheng (November 20 at 4:30PM at the Goleta Public Library) will discuss the difficulties in assessing the 2008 riots in Tibet. The rioting that began on March 14 in the Tibetan capital, Lhasa, spread quickly to other Tibetan cities. In Lhasa, rioters targeted Han Chinese merchants who suffered injuries, casualties, and massive property damage. In […]

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Nakba in the Age of Catastrophe: Lessons from Palestine

Sherene Seikaly will give a talk called: "Nakba in the Age of Catastrophe: Lessons from Palestine" What can the history of Palestine teach us about surviving catastrophe? In this talk, Professor Seikaly draws on one hundred years of history to reflect on land, time, and survival.  On Monday, January 22 at 5:30 pm  Location: McCune […]

The Atlantic Revolutions

Goleta Library 500 N Fairview Ave,, Goleta, California, United States

Manuel Covo will give a talk on Atlantic Revolutions, title TBD On Wednesday, February 21 at 5:30 pm at the Goleta Library  

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Juan Cobo Betancourt, “Christianity, Colonialism, & the Muisca peoples of the Northern Andes”

Alhecama Theater 215 A East Canon Perdido Street, Santa Barbara, United States

Public Lecture: Juan Cobo Betancourt, "Christianity, Colonialism, & the Muisca peoples of the Northern Andes" Alhecama Theatre, 215 E. Canon Perdido Street, located in El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park Free and open to the public. RSVP to historyassociates@ia.ucsb.edu How does colonialism work without a strong colonial state? How does religious conversion work […]

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Katie Moore, “Counterfeiting and the Coming of the American Revolution”

Goleta Valley Library 500 North Fairview Avenue, Goleta

What does the history of counterfeiting reveal about colonial-imperial relations in British North America? What does it tell us about the nature of money itself? Join Professor Katie Moore as she utilizes counterfeiting as a lens to explore the political and social meanings of money in the century before the American Revolution, unveiling a rich […]