BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Department of History, UC Santa Barbara - ECPv6.15.12.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Department of History, UC Santa Barbara X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.history.ucsb.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Department of History, UC Santa Barbara REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Denver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20110313T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20111106T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20120311T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20121104T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20130310T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20131103T080000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120402T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120402T000000 DTSTAMP:20260418T151249 CREATED:20150928T112839Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150928T112839Z UID:10002051-1333324800-1333324800@www.history.ucsb.edu SUMMARY:Start of Spring Instruction DESCRIPTION:First day of classes.For the official academic calendar\, click the link: URL:https://www.history.ucsb.edu/events/start-of-spring-instruction/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120403T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120403T000000 DTSTAMP:20260418T151249 CREATED:20150928T112839Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150928T112839Z UID:10002049-1333411200-1333411200@www.history.ucsb.edu SUMMARY:In Search of King Midas: New Discoveries and Reinterpretations at Gordion (Turkey) DESCRIPTION:For over half of a century\, the University of Pennsylvania Museum has conducted excavations at the ancient site of Gordion in central Turkey. The site is best known as the capital of the Iron Age kingdom of Phrygia and the home of the semi-legendary King Midas\, who ruled around 725 BC and whose enormous wealth and power helped to spawn enduring legends of his “golden touch”. Who was this semi-legendary figure\, and what is the current state of our evidence concerning his actual life and accomplishments? The on-going excavations at Gordion have helped to answer some of these questions\, unveiling a society of enormous complexity and shedding much needed light on the history of this elusive ruler and the enigmatic Phrygian people. Recent research at the site has substantially improved our understanding of Phrygian culture\, as well as clarifying other important aspects of the site’s three millennia of occupation. The application of new archaeological techniques and a fresh study of previous finds have combined to produce dramatic and significant new interpretations about the site’s history\, its multicultural heritage and the unheralded preeminence of Phrygian culture in ancient Anatolia.\nAndrew Goldman is Associate Professor of History with Gonzaga University. He received his degrees from Wesleyan University and the University of North Carolina\, Chapel Hill (M.A. and Ph.D. in Classical Archaeology)\, and his research interests include Roman Anatolia\, the Roman military\, and Roman pottery. Professor Goldman has worked at many sites throughout Turkey\, including Çatal Höyük\, and since 1992 he has been working at the ancient site of Gordion. \nThis talk is sponsored by the Archaeological Institute of America\, with cooperation from the Ancient Mediterranean Studies program. \njwil 05.iii.2012 URL:https://www.history.ucsb.edu/events/in-search-of-king-midas-new-discoveries-and-reinterpretations-at-gordion-turkey/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120403T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120403T000000 DTSTAMP:20260418T151249 CREATED:20150928T112840Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150928T112840Z UID:10002064-1333411200-1333411200@www.history.ucsb.edu SUMMARY:The Archaeology of Shipwrecks: Treasuring the Past? DESCRIPTION:To the media and in the minds of the general public ‘maritime archaeology’ often suggests the study of shipwrecks\, perhaps because of the prominent role they played in the development of the subject over the last half century. In reality maritime archaeology encompasses all past human activity relating to seas\, interconnected waterways and adjacent locales. But ships and ancient seafaring nevertheless remain a significant focus for research. Unfortunately it is not only archaeologists for whom shipwrecks hold a fascination but those whose motivation is rather more commercial. This lecture reviews current research\, reviews some dramatic discoveries and asks in what ways should we treasure the past?\nJonathan Adams is a specialist in maritime archaeology\, with interests in ships as manifestations of innovation and social change\, and in the practice of archaeology in the coastal zone and under water\, particularly the ethics of the developing field of deep-water archaeology. He was a Deputy Director of the Mary Rose Project and has directed several other research excavations including the Amsterdam (UK)\, and the Sea Venture (Bermuda). He is currently working on medieval and early modern shipwreck sites in Sweden including the Kravel Project\, and in Guernsey\, as well as prehistoric maritime landscapes in Sweden and the UK. He is Director of the Centre for Maritime Archaeology and a member of the Archaeology Management Group. \nSponsored by the Department of Anthropology. the IHC’s Archeology RFG\, and the IHC’s Public Goods series. \njwil 30.iii.2012 URL:https://www.history.ucsb.edu/events/the-archaeology-of-shipwrecks-treasuring-the-past/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120405T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120405T000000 DTSTAMP:20260418T151249 CREATED:20150928T112838Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150928T112838Z UID:10002043-1333584000-1333584000@www.history.ucsb.edu SUMMARY:"Close to Jedenew" DESCRIPTION:Kevin Vennemann will be delivering an introduction to and a lecture from his widely acclaimed debut novel Close to Jedenew\, published in German by the prestigious Suhrkamp Verlag 2005 and in English\, by Melville House in 2008. A group of children from the rural village of Jedenew\, which might or might not be located in early 1940s Poland\, get together late at night to play together in the dark woods. But their game is to pretend they live in the imaginary world of the Jedenew that came before them\, when it was not occupied by what might or might not be German troops\, and when their Jewish friends were not mysteriously disappearing one by one.\nKevin Vennemann studied German and English Literature\, Jewish Studies and History in Cologne\, Innsbruck\, Berlin and Vienna where he received his M.A. In 2011\, he was a visiting fellow for German literature and philosophy at the University of Zurich; since 2009 he has been a PhD candidate at New York University. \nVennemann has been celebrated as of the most original and masterful young writers to appear in decades. The beautifully lush prose of his writing has been compared both to W.G. Sebald’s and to Franz Kafka’s and earned him numerous awards and prizes. His most recent publications include the novels Mara Kogoj (2007) and Sunset Boulevard. Vom Filmen\, Bauen und Sterben in Los Angeles which is set to appear this April with Suhrkamp Verlag. \nAbout the Dr. George Wittenstein Lecture Series: We are privileged that Dr. George J. Wittenstein\, a participant in two resistance groups against Hitler’s National-Socialist regime\, lives in our community. Jürgen (George) Wittenstein was actively involved in the Weisse Rose (White Rose) and the Freiheitsaktion Bayern (Freedom Action Bavaria). Named in honor of Dr. Wittenstein in order to preserve and continue his legacy of civic courage and commitment\, our series brings scholars to our campus\, whose research\, teaching\, civic courage and engagement mutually inform and inspire each other. \nhm 2/14/12\, 2/22; jwil 20.iii.2012 URL:https://www.history.ucsb.edu/events/close-to-jedenew/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120406T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120406T000000 DTSTAMP:20260418T151249 CREATED:20150928T112839Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150928T112839Z UID:10002059-1333670400-1333670400@www.history.ucsb.edu SUMMARY:The Non-Aligned Movement and the Cold War\, 1961-1973 DESCRIPTION:The Non-Aligned Movement was created to stand apart from the Cold War. Lorenz Luthi argues\, however\, that the Non-Aligned Movement was a product of the Cold War and was almost torn apart by it during the 1961-1973 period. From the start\, Cold War issues–such as the division of Germany\, nuclear weapons\, the Middle East conflict\, and the Indochina war–impaired the cohesion of the Non-Aligned Movement. Internal weakness and the lack of a clear agenda were also responsible for the movement’s political demise by the early 1970s.\nLorenz Lüthi received his PhD from Yale University in 2003 and is now associate professor of history at McGill University. His first book\, THE SINO-SOVIET SPLIT was published by Princeton University Press in 2008. Professor Lüthi is currently working on a book on the regional Cold Wars in Asia\, the Middle East\, and Europe. \nThe event is free and open to the public. A brief reception\, with refreshments\, will follow Prof. Lüthi’s presentation. Please join us for this exciting event! \nhm 3/29/12 URL:https://www.history.ucsb.edu/events/the-non-aligned-movement-and-the-cold-war-1961-1973/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR