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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, to take place, November 20-22, 2008. While recognizing the courage and insight of the 1968 student awakening, this conference places that Black activism in a […]

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 Renaissance Philosophy: Lorenzo Valla.” Lodi Nauta, Professor in Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy, University of Groningen For copies of the readings to be discussed in this […]

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 join us to discuss his original essay, “Did 1968 Change History?”, a reflection on the political and cultural legacy of that momentous year, from both […]

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 began at Pompeii. Excavations continued in the twentieth century by European, Japanese, and Chinese archaeologists. My approach has been to analyze finds from these excavations […]

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 to a full calendar with all Winter 2009 dates and deadlines. hm 12/20/08

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 sessions will take place in HSSB 6020. Visit the conference home page for more information. This conference is sponsored by the Center for the Study […]

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.” Kenneth Pennington, The Catholic University of America: "Women on the Rack: Three Trials.” Comment: Lisa Hajjar, Law and Society, UCSB For more information contact Ed […]