For nearly 1,000 years, one of the most common forms of protection used by ancient Mediterranean warriors, including the armies of the Greeks and Alexander the Great, was the linothorax, a type of body armor apparently made out of linen. Due to the perishable nature of its material, however, no examples have survived; today it […]
Drawn from Prof. Vladislav Zubok's new book of the same title (Harvard University Press, 2009), this talk examines one of the least-chronicled aspects of post-World War II European intellectual and cultural history: the the story of the Russian intelligentsia after Stalin. In pursuing the dream of a civil, democratic, socialist society, Russian intellectuals, writers, and […]
For detailed academic calendar information, see: http://www.registrar.ucsb.edu/calinfo.htm. hm 2/22/10
For detailed academic calendar information, see: http://www.registrar.ucsb.edu/calinfo.htm. hm 2/22/10
For detailed academic calendar information, see: http://www.registrar.ucsb.edu/calinfo.htm. hm 2/22/10
The Center for Black Studies Research invites you to the eighth annual Shirley Kennedy Memorial Lecture WHO: Jayne Cortez, award-winning poet, musical performer, filmmaker, and social activist WHAT: "From Watts to Dakar: A View of African American Culture in Los Angeles and Beyond" WHEN: Tuesday, April 6, 2010, 4:00 p.m. WHERE: UCSB MultiCultural Center Theater […]
On Saturday, April 10, 2010, the History Department's Table at the Academic Fair will offer friendly advice and information about the History major at UCSB. Why study history at UCSB instead of at another UC campus? Besides the obvious advantages of our climate and location, UCSB's History program offers a broad array of courses from […]
Prof. Soto Laveaga will be lecturing on her book about the origins of the birth control pill in rural Mexico. hm 3/31/10
What distinguishes political language from daily-life language in thePeople's Republic of China? In what ways have different sorts of people (officials, protesters, ordinary folk) used or responded to the official language? Ludwig Wittgenstein used the term "language game" (Sprachspiel) to understand how people get through life using words. Can this notion help us understand official […]