Migration Patterns, Border Capitalism and the Bracero Program
Gilbert Gonzalez is Professor of Social Sciences and Director of the Labor Studies Program at UC Irvine. He is the author of Chicano Education in the Era of Segregation (1990) […]
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Religious Fundamentalism: A Clash of Civilizations or a Convergence of Religiosities?
TALK: Religious Fundamentalism: A Clash of Civilizations or a Convergence of Religiosities?Olivier Roy (CNRS) Friday, November 14 / 12:30 PM 3824 Ellison Hall 1930 Buchanan Olivier Roy is a research […]
Roman Emperors and the Control of Laughter
Mary Beard, distinguished Classicist and Roman cultural historian, is delivering this fall's Sather Lectures at UC Berkeley. Their topic is “Roman Laughter: What made the Romans laugh?” Was Rome a […]
The Imperial Comanches: How the Rise and Fall of an Indigenous Empire Shaped the Course of American History
UCSB History Associates Lecture and Reception Sunday, 2:00 p.m. at the Santa Barbara Mission Archive-Library Conference Room 2201 Laguna Street Prof. Hämäläinen's homepage Cost: $10.00 for History Associates; $15.00 for […]
Heavy Metal Islam: Rock, Resistance, and the Struggle for the Soul of Islam
Monday, October 27 / 4:30 PM DATE CHANGE (10/23): rescheduled to November 17McCune Conference Room, 6020 HSSB Mark LeVine: Heavy Metal Islam: Rock, Resistance, and the Struggle for the Soul […]
1968: A Year of Student Driven Change
Marking the 40th anniversary of the Black Student takeover of North Hall, the Department of Black Studies is organizing a conference entitled, 1968: A Global Year of Student Driven Change, […]
1968 Conference Continues through Saturday 11/22
See the 11/20 event link for more information, or go directly to the program.
Transitions from Medieval to Renaissance Philosophy
“A Medieval Source for Renaissance Philosophy: Valla’s Metaphysics and the Logic of Peter of Spain.”Brian P. Copenhaver, Director, Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, UCLA “The Transition from Medieval to […]
Did 1968 Change History?
The Center for Cold War Studies and International History (CCWS) will hold the first workshop event of the 2008-2009 academic year. Professor Nelson Lichtenstein of the Department of History will […]
3D Reconstruction of Archaeological Sites: A Case Study of the Han Dynasty Site at Wuzhaishan
Wuzhaishan, a second-century family cemetery site in Shandong Province, was the first site in China to be excavated by amateur antiquarian archaeologists in 1786, a few decades after similar excavations […]