When Wall Street Met Main Street, 1890-1932
Please join us for a talk by JULIA OTT, New School for Social Research, “When Wall Street Met Main Street, 1890-1932.” Ott’s book of the same title will be published […]
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Public Memorial Service honoring Tom Sizgorich
There will be a public memorial for Tom Sizgorich at UCSB on a date around early March, to be announced. Hal Drake has also set up a fund for the […]
Dead Kings and National Myths: Why myths of founding and martyrdom are important
Prof. Sabrina Ramet. Professor of Political Science, The Norwegian University of Science &Technology Visiting Scholar, Northwestern University, 1 Sept 2010--31 March 2011 Location: Lane Rm, 3rd fl, Ellison Hall Sponsored […]
Communities, Development and the Cold War: The Peace Corps in South America during the 1960s.
This presentation will examine the work and experiences of United States Peace Corps volunteers who served in South America during the 1960s. Paying particular attention to the interaction of volunteers […]
An Ax Falling under the Candle Light:
A Royal Murder Mystery, History Writing, & the Political Culture of Song China
The Song Dynasty (960-1279 CE) is known for its remarkable political stability. Yet, its very first royal succession was shrouded in mystery-- murder mystery. Why did the founding emperor, Taizu, […]
The Crisis and the Global Economy
Please join us for a talk by BARRY EICHENGREEN, Economics and Political Science, UC Berkeley. “The Crisis and the Global Economy.” A former advisor to the International Monetary Fund, Eichengreen […]
The Jewish Odyssey: An Illustrated History
Marek Halter is an international best-selling novelist, filmmaker and human rights activist. Sponsored by the Harman P. and Sophia Taubman Endowed Symposia in Jewish Studies, cosponsored by UCSB Arts & […]
Early Hellenistic Corinth Between Antigonid Macedon and the Achaian League
Corinth, like many Greek poleis (”city-states”), did not enjoy full autonomy and freedom during the Hellenistic period. Between the battles of Chaironeia (338 BC) and Cynoscephalae (197 BC), Corinth was […]
Changing Values in Egyptian Burial at the End of the Late Bronze Age
Egyptian 20th and 21st Dynasty (1190-945 BCE) funerary arts from Thebes find their origins within the social unrest of the Late Bronze Age. In Thebes, funerary preparations were challenged with […]
Gender Studies in Kazakhstan
Prof. Nazym Shedenova Dept. of Sociology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University Almaty, Kazakhstan Prof. Shedenova is a founder of Gender Studies in Kazakhstan and an expert on the role of women […]