Department of History
History and Political Economy Colloquium
HSSB 4020 University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United StatesJuan Cobo Betancourt, “The Coming of the Kingdom: The Muisca, Catholic Reform, and Spanish Colonialism in the New Kingdom of Granada
McCune Conference Room (HSSB 6020) Humanities and Social Sciences Bldg, Santa Barbara, CA, United StatesBook Presentation: "The Coming of the Kingdom: The Muisca, Catholic Reform, and Spanish Colonialism in the New Kingdom of Granada" Juan Cobo Betancourt UC Santa Barbara | Associate Professor of History Commentator: Yanna Yannakakis Emory University | Professor of History The Coming of the Kingdom explores the experiences of the Indigenous Muisca peoples of the […]
Carlyle Constantino, Curating “Creative Currents: Student Expression in the Arts,” Public History Colloquium
Join the Public History Colloquium for a conversation with Carlyle Constantino, curator of the exhibition, "Creative Currents: Student Expression in the Arts," at the Sara Miller McCune Arts Library. We will meet at the Library, classroom 2332, Mountain Side. We will visit the exhibition after the discussion.
History and Political Economy Colloquium
HSSB 4020 University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United StatesUCSB History on Ice FUNdraiser
Ice in Paradise 6985 Santa Felicia Drive, Goleta, United StatesCome skate with the UCSB History Department at Ice in Paradise on Sunday, March 2, 2025 from 3:00 - 4:30 PM. Ticket fee ($10 for undergrads/grads, $15 for faculty) includes skate rental, and as many laps of the studio rink as you can accomplish in an hour and a half. Don't forget to RSVP here! […]
Tiffany Caesar, “A Black Womanist Archival Tradition: Revising the Phillis Wheatley Poetry Festival 50th Anniversary,” Public History Colloquium
4041 HSSB University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United StatesDr. Tiffany Caesar shares her efforts in preserving the legacy of Margaret Walker and the 1973 Phillis Wheatley Poetry Festival at Jackson State University. The 1973 Phillis Wheatley Poetry Festival served as the premiere gathering of black women, writers, artists, scholars, and activists to celebrate Phillis Wheatley and black women's creativity. The original conference included […]
History and Political Economy Colloquium
HSSB 4080 4080 Humanities and Social Sciences Building, UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United StatesShelley Bookspan, The Historian as Detective, Public History Colloquium
HSSB 4041 University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United StatesShelley Bookspan, a graduate of UCSB’s public history program, will talk about her extensive and varied career as a consulting historian, and offer students tips and guidance about careers in consulting. Please email shcase@ucsb.edu for suggested reading.