The History Department was saddened to learn that our colleague Professor Emeritus Jeffrey Russell passed away on April 12. We would like to share with you the message of condolence […]
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Prof. Manuel Covo wins Gilbert Chinard Book Prize for Entrepôt of Revolutions
Prof. Manuel Covo’s new book, Entrepôt of Revolutions: Saint-Domingue, Commercial Sovereignty, and the French-American Alliance has been awarded the prestigious Gilbert Chinard Book Prize. The Gilbert Chinard Prize is awarded annually by […]
Read MoreUCSB Faculty Anthony Barbieri releases his new book The Many Lives of the First Emperor of China
After 18 years in the making, Anthony J. Barbieri-Low, professor of Chinese history in at the Department of History here at UCSB, released his fifth book on July 28th, 2022. […]
Read MoreHistory Faculty, Anthony Barbieri and Sherene Seikaly win prestigious NEH Fellowships
Two members of the History Department Faculty, Anthony Barbieri and Sherene Seikaly were awarded two prestigious National Endowment of Humanities grants and fellowships. NEH Fellowships are a set of competitive […]
Read MoreW.E.B. DuBois on a “General Strike” for Our Times
Are we witnessing a ‘General Strike’ in our own time? W.E.B. Du Bois defined the shift from slavery to freedom as a “general strike” — and there are parallels to today […]
Read MoreMA Alumnus Helen Murdoch’s Vision as the new President of History Associates is to strengthen the ‘town and gown’ relationship
“Education gets pounded on a lot… As local educators we need to redeem history by coming together with the community, sink our teeth into the truths of history, and to […]
Read MorePhD alumnus Brian Griffith wins SIHS Article Prize for Modern Italian History
Brian Griffith, who earned his PhD in the department in January 2020 and is currently The Eugen and Jacqueline Weber Post-Doctoral Scholar in European History at UCLA, has been awarded the 2021 […]
Read MoreAssistant/Associate/Full Professor in Public History
The Department of History at the University of California, Santa Barbara invites applications for a tenure-track position (rank open). We seek applications from scholars in any geographic and chronological specialization, […]
Read MoreNew Majors’ Meeting Slideshow
If you weren’t able to attend our New Majors’ Meeting this morning, you can view the slideshow below! New Majors’ Meeting 2021
Read MoreUCSB History Graduate Students Awarded Mendell Fellowships in Cultural Literacy
We are pleased to announce that five students have been awarded Steve and Barbara Mendell Graduate Fellowships in Cultural Literacy from UCSB’s Walter H. Capps Center for the 2021-2022 academic […]
Read MoreA new book by Professor Barbieri, Ancient Egypt and Early China: State, Society and Culture
Professor Barbieri has published another ground-breaking new book. Ancient Egypt and Early China: State, Society and Culture (University of Washington Press, 2021), is the first extended comparative study of New Kingdom Egypt […]
Read MoreEbelechukwu Eseka’s Graduation Hat Trick
Congratulations are in order for graduating senior Ebelechukwu Eseka, a History minor and Sociology major. At the end of her undergraduate career, UCSB has recognized her impressive accomplishments in three […]
Read MoreProfessor Lee’s Reflection at the Close of Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month
UC Santa Barbara Public Affairs asked faculty, staff, and students to reflect on Asian and Pacific Islander American (AAPI) Heritage Month in May. Professor John W.I. Lee responded to the question […]
Read MoreUCSB History Graduate Students and Alumni Win Awards and Distinctions
A whole spate of good news has come through at the end of the academic year! Congratulations to the following current and former graduate students on their accomplishments. The community […]
Read MoreMay 2021 Edition of The Archive Available
The May 2021 issue of the Archive, the History Department’s newsletter, is now available! Click here for the full interactive version.
Read MoreNew Issue of The Public Historian Published
The May 2021 issue of the academic journal The Public Historian has been published and can be viewed here. Since 1978, The Public Historian has made its mark as the definitive voice of the […]
Read MoreUtathya Chattopadhyaya Named a Fellow of the American Council of Learned Societies
Professor Utathya Chattopadhyaya has been named a fellow of the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) for 2021. The fellowship, which comes with a $60,000 stipend, will support his research […]
Read MoreIn Memoriam: Paul Baltimore (1971-2021)
We are heartbroken to note the passing of Paul Baltimore, who received his PhD in History from UCSB in 2014. Paul died in Sacramento on April 8, 2021, having taught […]
Read MoreIn Memoriam: Francis A. Dutra (1938-2021)
Frank Dutra should be remembered not only as a careful archival scholar of early modern Portugal and Brazil, superb mentor to generations of graduate students in the History Department and […]
Read MoreIn Memoriam: Chi-yun Chen (1933-2020)
Chi-yun Chen, a devoted husband, father, and mentor, passed away peacefully in his sleep on December 1, 2020 after spending several quiet hours with his wife by his side. Professor […]
Read MoreNelson Lichtenstein Publishes Two Edited Volumes from 2015 UCSB Conference
Journalists, politicians, and historians are comparing the Biden Administration’s ambitious economic and social agenda to that of President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal. Illuminating that tentative and provocative judgement are two […]
Read MoreSenior Honors Thesis Applications 2021-22
The History Department is now accepting applications for the 2021-22 Senior Honors Thesis Program (HIST 194AH/BH). If you will be a senior next year, have at least a 3.5 GPA […]
Read MoreP/NP Grading Policy Changes for Spring/Summer 2021
The Academic Senate has announced that the P/NP grading exceptions implemented in the Winter 2021 quarter will now be extended to the Spring and Summer 2021 quarters as well. All history […]
Read MoreDepartment of History and UCSB APIGSA Statement on Atlanta Murders
The UCSB Department of History stands in solidarity with the Asian Pacific Islander Graduate Student Alliance and with all of our colleagues, students, and family members who have been touched […]
Read MoreHilary Bernstein’s Monograph “Historical Communities” Published
Congratulations to Professor Hilary J. Bernstein whose new monograph, Historical Communities: Cities, Erudition, and National Identity in Early Modern France, has been published by Brill. The book explores the outpouring […]
Read MoreMarch 2021 Edition of The Archive Available
The March 2021 issue of the Archive, the History Department’s newsletter, is now available! Click here for the full interactive version.
Read MoreRetrospective: December 2020 History Department Newsletter
Feel like time traveling? Zip back to the end of 2020 with The Archive! The History Department newsletter, now called The Archive, last appeared in email inboxes in December 2020, but […]
Read MoreRecent History PhD Stephanie Seketa Published in Enterprise & Society
Dr. Stephanie Seketa, who recently earned her PhD from the History Department in the field of Modern Britain, has published an article in the journal Enterprise & Society. You can […]
Read MoreP/NP Grading Policy Changes Winter 2021
Read below for an update on the changes to P/NP grading policies for the W21 quarter. ——————————————————————— As many of you may be aware, the Academic Senate has just […]
Read MoreIntroducing the Cold War Working Group
Doctoral candidates Addison Jensen and Mattie Webb announce the formation of the Cold War Working Group (CWWG), a subset of the Center for Cold War Studies and International History (CCWS). The […]
Read MoreSave the Date for FOCAL POINT Dialogues in History
The History Department’s Colloquium Committee warmly invites you to attend the inaugural session of our FOCAL POINT Dialogues in History series. Inspired by the History Department’s Statement on the George Floyd Uprising and […]
Read MoreAlumna Nicole Archambeau’s Research in the News
The research of Dr. Nicole Archambeau, a 2009 PhD graduate and Assistant Professor at Colorado State University, has been featured in CSU’s Liberal Arts Magazine. Read her reflections on “Surviving an […]
Read MoreProf. Patrick McCray’s New Book “Making Art Work” Makes Waves
Professor W. Patrick McCray‘s new book Making Art Work: How Cold War Engineers and Artists Forged a New Creative Culture (The MIT Press, 2020) has made a splash. The book […]
Read MoreCongratulations to Professor Sarah Case!
Congratulations to Professor Sarah Case, who has been awarded the Southern Association for Women Historians‘ Anne Firor Scott Mid-Career Fellowship. The Fellowship is given every two years to fund a […]
Read MoreNew Issue of Studies in Late Antiquity Now Available
Studies in Late Antiquity, edited by UCSB’s Professor Elizabeth DePalma Digeser, is a forum for innovation and reflection on global Late Antiquity (150-750 CE) which questions and expands on received […]
Read MoreOctober 2020 History Department Newsletter Available
The History Department Newsletter for October 2020 is now available! Click here for the full interactive version.
Read MoreNew Issue of The Public Historian Published
The November issue of the academic journal The Public Historian has been published and can be viewed here. Since 1978, The Public Historian has made its mark as the definitive voice of the […]
Read MoreGood News Comes in Threes
Three pieces of good news to celebrate! On 28 August 2020, Josh Rocha successfully defended his dissertation! His thesis, Military Spectacle in Interwar Britain: Militarism, Propaganda, and the Shadows of World War, […]
Read MoreCelebrating Undergraduate Research in History: The Class of 2020
View the slideshow featuring the research projects of undergraduates who graduated at the virtual June ceremony. Included are students’ senior honors theses, History of Public Policy and Law senior theses, […]
Read MoreSummer 2020 History Department Newsletter Available
The revamped History Department Newsletter for Summer 2020 is now available. Click here for the full interactive version, or download the PDF below. History Department Newsletter (Summer 2020)
Read MoreUCSB History Department Statement on Floyd Uprising
History Department Statement George Floyd’s slow, excruciating, and brutal death on May 25, 2020 has sparked a global uprising. The UCSB History Department grieves and stands in solidarity with colleagues […]
Read MoreHistory Department Virtual Graduation Ceremony
On Sunday, June 14th 2020, the History Department held a virtual gradation ceremony to honor our undergrads and PhD students graduating this year. If you weren’t able to attend, you […]
Read MoreHistory Department Holds First Ever Virtual Awards Ceremony
The History Department held their annual awards ceremony over Zoom this year, with campus still closed to in-person meetings. If you weren’t able to attend, you can view the ceremony […]
Read MoreBrad Bouley Gives Lecture on “The Black Plague, 1346-1351”
History Professor Brad Bouley gave a lecture on “The Black Plague, 1346-1351″ that was recorded recently by UCSB Admissions and made available to our incoming students for the coming academic […]
Read MoreSherene Seikaly’s Final Issue as Editor of Arab Studies Journal Made Open Access
In honor of Professor Sherene Seikaly‘s thirteen years of service as editor of Arab Studies Journal, the Spring 2020 issue–the final issue under her supervision–has graciously been made open access. You […]
Read MoreEmergency Graduate Student Support
Our students are facing unprecedented financial circumstances as a result of the global COVID pandemic. Fellowships and research grants have been cancelled or postponed, leaving many without income for the […]
Read MoreNew Student Wellbeing Website
To help support students as they face current covid-19 and remote learning challenges, the university has created a new “Student Wellbeing” website. This website includes resources for financial and food […]
Read MoreCongratulations to Evelyne Laurent-Perrault!
Professor Evelyne Laurent-Perrault has recently been recognized for her accomplishments on multiple fronts. She received a Faculty Career Development Award and a Center for New World Comparative Studies Fellowship at […]
Read MoreCivil Rights Scholarship of Nelson Lichtenstein Recognized by Journal of American History
In honor of Black History Month, the Journal of American History asked Professor Peniel Joseph of the University of Texas to curate a special on-line issue designed to highlight ten […]
Read MoreIntroducing the “History Hub”, a new student study space!
We are happy to announce a brand-new study space in HSSB is now available for student use! Through a collaborative effort between the History Department, HASC, the History Club @ […]
Read MoreAlumna Caitlin Rathe’s LBJ Podcast Now Available
The first episode of a podcast that alumna Caitlin Rathe (PhD, 2019) has been a part of creating since August 2018 has gone live! The NEH-funded project, LBJ and the […]
Read MoreUCSB Doctoral Candidate Discusses Memorials and Tributes in Public Spaces with KCAL9
Doctoral Candidate in Public History, Melissa Barthelemy, was interviewed by CBS News KCAL9 about the Spontaneous Memorials created for Kobe Bryant and the other victims of the helicopter crash near […]
Read MoreJOB POSTING: TEMPORARY LECTURER IN HISTORY
The Department of History at the University of California, Santa Barbara invites applications for a pool of qualified temporary lecturers to teach a course (or courses) in History for upcoming […]
Read More“Gender and Intimacy across the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands” out now! Read here.
The special issue, “Gender and Intimacy across the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands,” with guest editors Miroslava Chávez-García and Verónica Castillo-Muñoz has just been released! This issue focuses on the primacy of gender […]
Read MoreAlumna April Haynes Awarded Mellon New Directions Fellowship
Professor April Haynes, a 2009 PhD graduate of the UCSB History Department, has been awarded the Mellon New Directions Fellowship, which will pay for a two-year research leave and one […]
Read MoreJob Posting: Assistant Professor in Middle Period Chinese History
The Department of History at the University of California, Santa Barbara invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professorship in Middle Period Chinese history, c. 618-1644, to begin July 1, 2020. […]
Read MoreVerónica Castillo-Muñoz Appointed to OAH Distinguished Lectureship Program
The Organization of American Historians has appointed UCSB Professor Verónica Castillo-Muñoz to its Distinguished Lectureship Program. She will serve as a Distinguished Lecturer until 2022. Congratulations, Dr. Castillo-Muñoz!
Read MoreHistory Associates to Feature “Electric” Presentation by Prof. Stephan Miescher
History Associates will kick off the 2019-2020 year with a presentation by UCSB’s Professor Stephan Miescher titled Ghana’s Electric Dreams. It is based on his forthcoming monograph on the history of […]
Read MoreProf. Kate McDonald Awarded NEH Digital Humanities Advancement Grant
The NEH awarded UCSB History Professor Kate McDonald and her colleague, Prof. David R. Ambaras of NC State University, a $100,000 Level II Digital Humanities Advancement Grant to complete the […]
Read MoreJacobson and Rappaport in the Independent….Serving Food History
Whether they just want to be more knowledgeable foodies or get inspired to embark on careers as chefs, culinary journalists, or even food reformers, UCSB students can now take a […]
Read MoreHistory Senior Honors Colloquium
The History Honors Senior Thesis Colloquium was a great success this year thanks to Professor Adrienne Edgar and all the students, discussants, friends and family who put so much time […]
Read MoreHistory Celebrates with Alumni at All Gaucho Reunion
The history department welcomed back its alumni on April 26th as part of the campus homecoming event, All Gaucho Reunion. We invited alumni to participate in a lunch and career-panel […]
Read MoreProfessor Nelson Lichtenstein Given Top Honor
Congratulations to Professor Nelson Lichtenstein for winning the Academic Senate’s Faculty Research Lecturer Award. This is a very prestigious award granted to professors for a career of truly superb scholarship, […]
Read MoreBlum Center Unveils New Minor in Poverty, Inequality and Social Justice
Welcome new minors…..Read here about UC Santa Barbara’s Blum Center’s new minor in Poverty, Inequality and Social Justice. Professor Alice O’Connor, director of the Blum Center and a history professor […]
Read MoreUndergraduate conference examines themes of migration and displacement
The Latin American and Iberian Studies Program’s undergraduate conference has been featured in the UCSB Current! Check it out here. Several members of the History department faculty are part of […]
Read MoreProfessor Rappaport’s “A Thirst for Empire” gets featured review
Professor Rappaport’s new book A Thirst for Empire has been chosen as the featured review in the next issue of the American Historical Review. Check it out here!
Read MoreUCSB graduate student wins article award
Congratulations to Doug Genens, who was recently awarded the 2019 Everett E. Edwards prize for his article “Fighting Poverty in the Fields: Legal Services and the War on Poverty in […]
Read MoreNew article about Professor Emerita De Hart’s Ruth Bader Ginsburg biography
Professor De Hart and her book were featured in the online publication of the Division of Humanities and Fine Arts at UCSB. The article details not only the book itself […]
Read MoreUCSB grad lands job as Director of Academic Affairs at Marist College
Congratulations to Stephanie Seketa, a department graduate who has just been hired as the Director of Academic Affairs at Marist College in New York. This position manages college-wide projects (under the […]
Read MoreNew Issue of Studies in Late Antiquity Available!
Studies in Late Antiquity is edited by Prof. Elizabeth DePalma Digeser of the UCSB History Department. Check out the contents of the latest issue below. Studies in Late Antiquity Spring […]
Read MoreProfessors Juan Cobo and Verónica Castillo-Muñoz land fellowships
Both Professors Cobo and Castillo-Muñoz have been awarded prestigious library fellowships, which is a testament to the quality of their scholarship. Professor Cobo won a yearlong John Carter Brown Library fellowship […]
Read MoreAnother UCSB History Ph.D. gets on the tenure track
Congratulations to Tim Paulson, who has accepted a faculty position at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan. Tim’s graduate research, which combined economic, labor, social, and environmental history, focused on […]
Read MoreCome Check Out the New and Improved History Club!
UCSB’s new and improved History Departmental club is for majors, minors, and anyone with a passion for the past! Meetings are held every Thursday at 7:00 PM in HSSB 4020. […]
Read MoreUCSB History Department PhDs get tenure track positions
Congratulations to Cheryl Jiménez Frei, who just accepted a position in Public History at the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, and to Ben Ma, who has accepted a position at […]
Read MoreProfessor Eileen Boris wins inaugural Rachel Fuchs Award
Professor Eileen Boris is, along with Professor Nupur Chauduri, a winner of the Coordinating Council for Women’s History’s (CCWH) inaugural Rachel Fuchs award. The award recognizes and applauds service to […]
Read MoreProfessor Kate McDonald Launches New Digital Spatial History Site
Bodies and Structures 1.0: Deep-Mapping Modern East Asian History is now live. The website, a collaboration between Kate McDonald and North Carolina State University professor David Ambaras, is a platform for […]
Read MoreProfessor Nelson Lichtenstein Explains the Political and Historical Significance of the Impending Los Angeles Teachers Strike
You can read the article here: https://www.dissentmagazine.org/blog/l-a-teachers-prepare-to-strike
Read MoreNew Historía Newsletter Available
A new edition of the Historía newsletter is now available for download. Visit our archive to download the current and past editions.
Read MoreJob Posting: Temporary Lecturer in History
The Department of History at the University of California, Santa Barbara invites applications for a pool of qualified temporary lecturers to teach a course (or courses) in History for the […]
Read MoreProfessor Nelson Lichtenstein in the News
Professor Nelson Lichtenstein was featured in a WalletHub piece about the best and worst cities for jobs in California. He was part of a panel of experts who was asked […]
Read MoreProfessor Anita Guerrini wins prestigious 2018 Pfizer Book Prize
Anita Guerrini, a Horning Professor of the Humanities and Professor of History at Oregon State University and an adjunct professor at UCSB, has won the 2018 Pfizer Award for her […]
Read MoreProfessor Emerita Jane de Hart publishes Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Professor de Hart’s new book, Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life, is the first full-life biography of the pioneering Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. It has been getting a great deal […]
Read MoreProfessor Erika Rappaport wins prestigious Bentley Book Prize
Erika Rappaport’s new book, A Thirst for Empire: How Tea Shaped the Modern World (Princeton University Press, 2017), has won the prestigious Jerry Bentley Prize in World History. Professor Rappaport’s […]
Read MoreJob Posting: Assistant Professor in Early North American history, c. 1700-1830.
The Department of History at the University of California, Santa Barbara invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professorship in Early North American history, c. 1700-1830. Appointment begins July 1, 2019. […]
Read MoreLibrary Exhibit on UCSB Predecessor School Curated by Department Historians
Sarah Case and Norah Kassner have curated a UCSB Library exhibition about UCSB forerunner Anna Blake Normal School, which runs until Dec. 20, 2018. See this Aug. 7 UCSB Current […]
Read MoreNotice of Application for Alien Employment Certification
This notice is provided because of the filing of an application for permanent alien labor certification for the following position: Assistant Professor. Concerned applicants for this position should report to […]
Read MoreJames F. Brooks, Mesa of Sorrows: A History of the Awat’ovi Massacre reviewed in Le Monde
Congratulations to James F. Brooks, whose French translation of his book Mesa of Sorrows: A History of the Awat’ovi Massacre, was just reviewed in Le Monde. https://www.lemonde.fr/livres/article/2018/06/21/histoire-massacre-au-sein-du-peuple-hopi_5318705_3260.html
Read MoreHistory Graduate Student awarded Fulbright Fellowship to conduct dissertation research in Italy
UCSB History graduate student Brian Griffith has been awarded a 2018-2019 Fulbright Fellowship to conduct research in Italy on his doctoral dissertation, “Bacchus’ Blackshirt: Winemaking and Making Italians in Fascist […]
Read MoreIn Memoriam, Professor Emeritus Harold Clark Kirker
UCSB Emeritus Professor of History, Harold Clark Kirker, died in San Francisco on May 30, 2018, just a few days before his 97th birthday. Professor Kirker, who served in the […]
Read MoreUCSB History PhD Rudy Guevarra wins Ford Foundation Award
Rudy Guevarra, a 2007 UCSB History PhD, has been named one of two recipients of a 2018 Ford Foundation Senior Fellowship. They give this description of his pathbreaking work: Rudy […]
Read MoreIn Memoriam, Professor Emeritus Carl Harris
The History Department was saddened by the death of Professor Emeritus Carl Harris on May 14 of this year. Professor Harris, who joined the UCSB history faculty in 1968 and […]
Read MoreNew issue of Studies in Late Antiquity now available!
Studies in Late Antiquity is edited by Prof. Elizabeth DePalma Digeser of the UCSB History Department. Check out the contents of the latest issue below. Studies in Late Antiquity […]
Read MoreUCSB Graduate Students Host Medieval Studies Conference
Last week, a number of UCSB History graduate students organized and participated in the biannual UCSB Graduate Student Medieval Studies Conference. This year’s conference theme was “The Politics of Pleasure: […]
Read MoreUCSB Grad Dr. Holly Roose Heads Promise Scholar Program
Dr. Holly Roose completed her PhD in History at UCSB last June. Since then, Holly received offers of tenure-track professorships, but she has decided to pursue a higher calling. She is […]
Read MoreProfessor Zheng Publishes New Book
Professor Zheng has just published her monograph The Politics of Rights and the 1911 Revolution in China with Stanford University Press. China’s 1911 Revolution was a momentous political transformation. Its leaders, however, […]
Read MoreProfessor Peter Alagona wins Max Planck Institute fellowship
Professor Alagona has been awarded a visiting fellowship for fall, 2018 at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin, where he will be working on his […]
Read MoreTHANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR GENEROUS SUPPORTERS ON UCSB GIVE DAY 2018!
The UCSB History Department excelled with the most number of donors in the Humanities and Fine Arts during UCSB Give Day 2018. Thank you to everyone who supported our department […]
Read MoreProfessor Chavez-Garcia publishes Migrant Longing
Professor Miroslava Chavez-Garcia has just published her new monograph, Migrant Longing: Letter Writing Across the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands, with the University of North Carolina Press. Drawing upon a personal collection of more […]
Read MoreProfessors Perrone and Seikaly Awarded UC Presidents’ Fellowships
Two UCSB History faculty — Giuliana Perrone and Sherene Seikaly — have been awarded UC Presidents’ Research Fellowships in the Humanities, which will enable them to spend the 2018-2019 academic […]
Read MoreHistory graduate student wins UK post-doc
David Baillargeon, who works with Prof. Erika Rappaport on the British colonial empire, has just accepted a position as college fellow at the University of Nottingham. It is a three […]
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