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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 […]

Classes start today

Classes start Monday, January 5. You can check the dept's course listings for any changes in room or schedule information, and for possible links to syllabi. The link below leads […]

The Right and Labor: Politics, Ideology and Imagination

This conference explores the hostility of the political right to American trade unionism, both in terms of management-labor conflict and in the world of politics, ideas, and cultural imaginings. All […]

Pre-Modern Perspectives on Torture

This colloquium will be held from 3:00-6:00 p.m. at the Marine Sciences Institute Auditorium (Room 1302). Speakers: Alison Frazier, University of Texas: “Machiavelli, Trauma, and the Scandal of the Prince.” […]

Race, Unions and the New Inequality in Los Angeles

William P. Jones is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Jones is author of The Tribe of Black Ulysses: African American Lumber Workers in the […]