talk in the "Tequila Mondays" series. hm 4/8/10

In this talk Prof. Brubaker will return to his influential book, Nationalism Reframed: Nationhood and the National Question in the New Europe, to reflect upon changes since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the re-emergence of independent Central and Eastern Europe. Brubaker is a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Guggenheim […]

Jessica Price '09, currently a volunteer at the Goleta Valley Historical Society, announces a local history lecture happening Monday night.  Student prices are $5. If anyone has questions they can call the GVHS office (805) 681-7216 or they can e-mail me at jprice@westmont.edu "Known only as America’s first Air Mail Pilot, there is much more […]

Sponsored by the East Asian Cultures Research Focus Group, the East Asia Center, and the Department of History. jwil 14.iv.2010, hm 4/14

Friday, April 23rd, at 7pm, at the Magic Lantern Theater, is Don't Bank on Amerika, a rarely-seen documentary from 1970, co-directed by cinema scholar Peter Biskind, about the turbulence at UCSB that resulted in the burning of the I.V. branch of the Bank of America. At 7:45pm is another short from the 1980's, Beyond the […]

In support of a local event, we pass on this invitation by one of our professors, J. Sears McGee: Dear Friends, Have you ever wondered how I'd look in a dress? And even if you haven't, wouldn't that be worth seeing? I will be wearing a long ruffled dress and a straw hat with flowers […]

The UCSB Alumni Association (http://ucsbalum.com), KCSB, and Magic Lantern Films will host "Reflecting on Rebellion: Isla Vista 40 Years Later," a free program of films, panelists, and a reception mixer focusing on the I.V. riots and the Bank of America burning 40 years later. The proceedings start at 3pm with screenings of those two short […]