Phi Alpha Theta (the UCSB History club) is sponsoring a free field trip to the Presidio of Santa Barbara, Saturday, January 31 at 10 am. Anne Petersen, Curator of the Presidio (and UCSB Ph.D. in history), will conduct a guided tour that includes the history of the surrounding neighborhoods. Assemble at 10 am at the […]

Historians documenting the expanding influences of ʻsystems thinkingʼ in the UnitedStates during the Cold War period have emphasized the role of computers in spreading the gospel of systems to professional audiences while neglecting another simulation technology in broader use. This presentation will examine efforts to teach systems analysis to the communities served by the federally-organized […]

Anthony Barbieri-Low (UCSB) will provide a response to Professor Scheidel's talk. This event is part of the core seminar of the UCSB Ancient Borderlands Research Focus Group. For more information, visit the web page of the RFG. jwil 23.i.09

The Journal of Middle East Women's Studies Distinguished Lecture The concept of “Muslim women’s rights” has an extraordinarily active social life these days. It circulates across continents. It travels in and out of classrooms and government policy offices; UN forums in New York and Geneva and local women’s organizations in places like Egypt, Malaysia, and […]

This event is sponsored by the Renaissance Studies Program. jwil 11.ii.09

This talk is sponsored by the IHC Ancient Borderlands Research Focus Group. For more information, contact Christine Thomas. jwil 09.ii.2009

Sponsored by the IHC research focus group on Identity Studies. jwil 06.ii.09

Following the film, Professor Drake will lead a discussion about Roman history. Refreshments will be available. For more information contact Phi Alpha Theta president Jason Smith. jwil 16.ii.09

This talk is sponsored by the Center for the Study of Work, Labor, and Democracy and the Policy History Program. jwil 13.ii.09

The Commodities and Markets research group will meet on Friday, February 20, from noon-1pm in HSSB 4041, to discuss Nelson Lichtenstein's paper, entitled "Wal-Mart's Long March to China: How a Mid-American Retailer Came to Stake its Future on the Chinese Economy." Nelson will give a short introduction but we will spend most of the hour […]