In the early 1960s, young bohemians swayed together under the swirling lights of psychedelic slide shows, surrounded by walls of amplified sound, in dance halls and art galleries from Greenwich Village to San Francisco. For a generation of historians, their tribal rites have long represented a sharp break with a vastly more conservative early cold […]

For over a century the largest American philanthropies, from the Rockefeller Foundation to the Gates Foundation, have promised no less than to promote the well-being of all mankind. Acting on this grandiose mission, these powerful private institutions have had great influence globally and at home in areas such as education, public health, and economic development. […]

On Friday, May 2, at 1 p.m. a symposium composed of leading scholars explores the historical connections between the domestic "war" against poverty and the 20th-century development project as led by policymakers and foundations in the United States. It is entitled "Beyond the Global Great Society: Critical Perspectives from the Decade of Development as Lessons […]

Professor Alex Lubin (Director of the Center for American Studies and Research at the American University of Beirut) on Wednesday May 7th at 4:00pm in the MCC. Professor Lubin will be discussing the parallels between Palestinian and African American coalition politics. This event is co-sponsored by The Department of Black Studies, the Black Studies Graduate […]

Abigail Washburn is a critically acclaimed singer, composer and banjo player known for her collaborations with the Sparrow Quartet, the Wu Force,and her duet performances with Bela Fleck. Her albums include Sparrow Quartet, City of Refuge, Song of the Traveling Daughter, Afterquake by Abigail Washburn and Shanghai Restoration Project and Abigail Washburn and the Sparrow […]

Jeffrey Wasserstrom is the author of four books on China and the editor or co-editor of several more, including most recently Chinese Characters:Profiles of Fast-Changing Lives in a Fast-Changing Land, which contains chapters by both fellow academics and such acclaimed journalists as Peter Hessler, Leslie T. Chang, Evan Osnos, and Ian Johnson. Wasserstrom is a […]

Panel I: War and International Relations8:45 Andrew Haney, The Cossack and the Elephant: The Court-Martial of John Basil Turchin and Military Necessity in the American Civil War (Majewski) Commentator: Prof. JohnTalbott 9:15 Dominic Moretto, There Are Few Heroes Here: Understanding the Devastation of the Paraguayan War (Méndez) Commentator: Prof. David Rock 9:45 Paul Pham, Assured […]

Robert A. Gross, the James L. and Shirley A. Draper Professor of Early American History,University of Connecticut, Storrs, will present two exciting lectures at UCSB. 1) History Seminar: "Outsiders in Concord, Massachusetts: Suicides, Drop-Outs, and Marginal Men and Women of Color"; 4-5:30, Monday May 19, in HSSB 4020 NB: A chapter of Dr. Gross's current […]

Because of the events in Isla Vista last weekend, this event has been rescheduled to Fall quarter. The Center for Cold War Studies and International History (CCWS) will be showing the 1965 film "The Spy Who Came In From the Cold," based on the classic novel of the same name by John Le Carre. The […]