Week of Events
Sir Thomas Browne, the Laudian Moment, and the Birth of Modernity
Sir Thomas Browne, the Laudian Moment, and the Birth of Modernity
UCSB Renaissance Studies presents the first talk in its new speaker series. There will be a light reception after the talk. For more information contact Stefania Tutino or Jim Kearney. hm 10/13/08
In Cod We Trust
In Cod We Trust
Was John Cabot the first European after the Norse to set foot in North America? Brian Fagan takes us on a fascinating 1,500-year archaeological and historical journey in search of the answer, which is closely linked to the importance of fish like cod to Christian doctrine. We begin with Christ's 40-day fast in the wilderness, […]
FILM SCREENING: Food for the Ancestors
FILM SCREENING: Food for the Ancestors
Dias de los Muertos event Thursday, October 30 / 5:30 PM McCune Conference Room, HSSB 6020 As part of its Food Matters series, the IHC will celebrate the Days of the Dead with a screening of the PBS film Food for the Ancestors. Food for the Ancestors is a culinary-history exploration of Days of the […]
FILM Seven Days In May
FILM Seven Days In May
Presented by the CCWS Cold War film series. The president of United States has just signed a treaty with the Soviet Union requiring both countries to destroy their nuclear weapons. The polls show the treaty to be unpopular. The charismatic Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff believes that the Soviets will cheat and launch […]
Democracy and Knowledge in Classical Athens
Democracy and Knowledge in Classical Athens
In this colloquium, Josiah Ober will draw on his recent book Democracy and Knowledge: Innovation and Learning in Classical Athens (Princeton University Press, 2008) to discuss the institutional contexts of democratic knowledge management in classical Athens. Josiah Ober is Professor of Classics and Professor of Political Science at Stanford University, and holds the Constantine Mitsotaki […]