Presentations by Suzanne Levine, Seth Wulsin, Damian Nemirovsky and Kacey Link. hm 5/19/10

Sponsored by the Ancient Borderlands Research Focus Group and the Archaeology Research Focus Group. jwil 12.v.2010

"Risk, sustainability, and decision making: evaluating agricultural strategies in ancient Anatolia" Identifying how ancient societies made decisions regarding agricultural land use is important for understanding why some pre-industrial agricultural systems flourished and others collapsed. Local environmental and cultural factors influence how people balance goals of short-term profitability and long-term sustainability in agricultural decision making. The […]

A manuscript of the Old Tibetan Chronicle found in the cave library ofDunhuang represents one of the earliest attempts at Tibetan narrative history. The author-compilers draw on Tibetan inscriptions, Indian epics, Chinese histories, Tibetan ritual literature, and a legacy of composition in performance and song to create a narrative of Tibet's imperial period (c.600-866). This […]

Participants in the 2009-2010 History Senior Honors Colloquium, directed by Professor Hilary Bernstein, will present their research. Each student's presentation will be followed by a faculty comment. Refreshments will be served. Session I (9-10:30 a.m): Literature and Politics in Italy and America Christy Mason, “Valuing Virtue: Nineteenth-Century Sexuality and the Act of Seduction, 1818-1860” (Cohen) […]

The Friends of Ancient History, a professional organization of southern California archaeologists, classicists, and historians, will hold its spring 2010 conference at UCSB on Saturday, May 22. The conference will feature the following talks: Larry Tritle (Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles), "The Hoplite Agony: A Soldier's View" with response by Kurt Raaflaub (Brown University) Paul […]

Presentations will take place on Monday, May 24, during our scheduled class period, 2-4:50, in Girvetz 1106. 2:00-2:10 Introductions 2:10-2:40 Panel One – El Presidio de Santa Barbara Anjelica Gonzalez, Education Dept (Supervisor: Ms. Karen Anderson) Torrey Ah-Tye, Marketing and Public Relations Dept (Supervisor: Mr. Jared Brach) Samantha Rohman, Marketing and Public Relations Dept (Supervisor: […]

In a talk based on his new book, Vietnam's Second Front: Domestic Politics, the Republican Party, and the War, Andrew L. Johns assesses the influence of the Republican Party -- its congressional leadership, politicians, grassroots organizations, and the Nixon administration -- on the escalation, prosecution, and resolution of the Vietnam War. Dr. Andrew Johns’ research […]

Hello Everyone, Please join us for the History Associates & the Department of History Awards Ceremony and Reception Thursday, May 27, 2010 at 4 p.m.. We're coming together to honor the recipients of this year's History Associates & the Department of History Awards. hm 5/3/10

For detailed academic calendar information, see: http://www.registrar.ucsb.edu/calinfo.htm. hm 2/22/10