Jeffrey Wasserstrom is the author of four books on China and the editor or co-editor of several more, including most recently Chinese Characters:Profiles of Fast-Changing Lives in a Fast-Changing Land, which contains chapters by both fellow academics and such acclaimed journalists as Peter Hessler, Leslie T. Chang, Evan Osnos, and Ian Johnson. Wasserstrom is a […]
Panel I: War and International Relations8:45 Andrew Haney, The Cossack and the Elephant: The Court-Martial of John Basil Turchin and Military Necessity in the American Civil War (Majewski) Commentator: Prof. JohnTalbott 9:15 Dominic Moretto, There Are Few Heroes Here: Understanding the Devastation of the Paraguayan War (Méndez) Commentator: Prof. David Rock 9:45 Paul Pham, Assured […]
Robert A. Gross, the James L. and Shirley A. Draper Professor of Early American History,University of Connecticut, Storrs, will present two exciting lectures at UCSB. 1) History Seminar: "Outsiders in Concord, Massachusetts: Suicides, Drop-Outs, and Marginal Men and Women of Color"; 4-5:30, Monday May 19, in HSSB 4020 NB: A chapter of Dr. Gross's current […]
Because of the events in Isla Vista last weekend, this event has been rescheduled to Fall quarter. The Center for Cold War Studies and International History (CCWS) will be showing the 1965 film "The Spy Who Came In From the Cold," based on the classic novel of the same name by John Le Carre. The […]
Come join the Black Studies Graduate Colloquium this Wednesday at 4pm in South Hall 3711 for a talk by Dr. Osagie Obasogie (UC Hastings Professor of Law) from his new book, Blinded by Sight: Seeing Race through the Eyes of the Blind.
The UCSB History Associates and the Department of History will honor the the recipients of this year's student awards. Please let Bob Ortega (bortega@hfa.ucsb.edu) know if you plan to attend this event.
We are pleased to invite you to the Annual UC Santa Barbara History Department Graduation Reception. Please join the History faculty and your fellow students for a reception: Sunday June 15, 2014 10:00am-12:00pm HSSB 4020 Please R.S.V.P by Friday June 6, 2014 This celebration will be for all graduates of the 2013-2014 Bachelors of Arts […]
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Thursday, September 18, 2014Mariachi 5:00 p.m. Lecture 5:30 p.m. Presidio Chapel, El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park 123 East Canon Perdido Street, Santa Barbara For more information: 805-965-0093 or www.sbthp.org Join the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation as Catherine Kurland and Evangeline Ordaz-Molina discuss Hotel Mariachi, their book which depicts the mariachi […]