Noel Q. King Annual Lecture: "Higher Mysteries: Faith and Theology in Crime Fiction"

The King Lecture Series, preserving the work of UCSC History and Comparative Religion professor, Noel Q. King, promotes and explores the dialogue between faiths. This year's lecture will be Tuesday, May 14 7:00-8:30pm at the Santa Cruz Public Library - Downtown Branch.

History professor Dana Frank to speak May 8 in Stevenson Distinguished Alumni Lecture Series

UCSC history professor and alumna Dana Frank (American Studies, ’78) will speak about human rights in Honduras on May 8 as part of the Stevenson College Distinguished Alumni Lecture Series.

Undergraduate Research Symposium 2013

Please join us on May 9th for the 6th Annual History Undergraduate Research Symposium!

Sea Changes: Mediterranean and Maritime Perspectives on History and Culture

The Mediterranean Seminar/UCMRP in Mediterranean Studies present: An International Symposium/Workshop to be held at UC Santa Cruz, 2-4 May, 2013

History Graduation Celebration 2013

Join fellow undergraduate History, German Studies, Jewish Studies, and Classical Studies majors and your faculty at the Second Annual History Graduation Celebration: Friday, June 14, 2013, 10:00-11:30 AM, Stevenson Event Center.

Center for Cultural Studies Colloquium – William Marotti

Timely and Untimely Politics: Art and Protest in Early 1960s Japan: Wednesday, April 24 at 2:15 p.m. in Humanities 1, Room 210

Think Like a Lawyer Panel

Five UCSC alumni panelists share information about their careers in the legal field.

Model UN competitor wins 'verbal acclamation' award

Kelsey Hill, a first-year history major affiliated with Kresge College, won a Verbal Acclamation Award at the UC Berkeley Model United Nations Conference held earlier this month in San Francisco.

Spring Spotlight: April 5 - April 13

The History Department would like to extend a warm welcome to admitted students and their families. The following opportunities are available to help you learn more about our program.

Exciting Internships at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History

The MAH is offering two exciting summer internships in their Community Programs Department.

UCSC arts, humanities professors collaborate for ‘New Orleans Suite’

A new book by UCSC professors Lewis Watts (Art) and Eric Porter (History, American Studies) maps the changing cultural scene in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina hit the Crescent City in the summer of 2005.

Two students win annual Fanny Carruthers Award

Maritza Santa Cruz and Timothy Mohnhaupt are the winners of the annual Fanny Carruthers History Scholarship.

Center for Cultural Studies Colloquium: Marc Matera

Modernism in the Art & Criticism on Ronald Moody, Wednesday, February 27 at 2:15 p.m. in Humanities 1, Room 210

Winner of groundbreaking historic Gay Rights case to speak at UCSC

UCSC will present a lecture by Karen Thompson titled “Love is a Dangerous Promise” on Thursday, March 7, at 7 p.m., at the Second Stage Theater in the Performing Arts Center on the UCSC campus. Admission is free, and the public is invited.

Michael Thaler: “Role of Bio-Science and Medicine in Nazi Radical Policies and the Holocaust”

Monday, February 11, 2013 Humanities Lecture Hall, 206 9:30-10:40 AM

2013 Dizikes Faculty Teaching Award

Attention all history students! Do you know a faculty member who deserves to be recognized for their teaching efforts? If so, here is your opportunity to honor that faculty member by nominating them for the Dizikes Faculty Teaching Award.

Donald A. Strauss Scholarship

The Donald A. Strauss Scholarship Foundation allows juniors to pursue a public service project during their senior year by providing $10,000 for educational expenses. The UCSC campus application deadline is February 1, 2013.

Marilyn Westerkamp - Stevenson College Lecture Series

Join us on Wednesday, January 30th for this talk by Professor of History Marilyn Westerkamp.

Harvest of Loneliness: The Bracero Program Documentary

Documentary Film Screening and Discussion with Professor Gilbert Gonzalez – January 23, 2013

A Celebration of Ancient Chinese Arts

Saturday, January 19th: 7-9pm and Sunday, January 20th: 2-4pm At the Merrill Cultural Center. Free and Open to the Public.

47th Annual Faculty Research Lecture - Gail Hershatter

Professor Hershatter has been selected to give the Annual Faculty Research Lecture, the top honor bestowed by the UCSC Academic Senate. She was honored at the Founders Day gala dinner in October and will deliver her talk on February 12, 2013.

History Students Win Research Awards

The Department of History is delighted to announce that the following history students have received Humanities Undergraduate Research Awards (HUGRA) for the 2012-2013 academic year.

Internships Offered at the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum

The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum is now accepting internships for their winter internship and volunteer programs.

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Humanities Undergraduate Research Awards (HUGRA)

HUGRA awards support and encourage undergraduate research in the humanities. Up to 10 awards in the amount of $500 each are given each year.

Gail Hershatter Wins the Joan Kelly Memorial Prize for the Second Time

Gail Hershatter has won the prestigious Joan Kelly Memorial Prize in Women's History for her new book, Gender of Memory: Rural Women in China's Collective Past.

Career Options for History Majors Workshop, October 25th

Are you wondering, "what careers can I pursue with a BA in History?"Then attend the Career Options for History Majors Workshop this Thursday, October 25th, 5:00-6:30p.

Peter Kenez delivers annual UCSC Spring Emeriti Faculty Lecture

A Holocaust survivor and native of Hungary, Peter Kenez is a scholar of the history of Russia and the former Soviet Union. On March 15, he presented the annual UCSC Emeriti Lecture on the topic: “The Coming of the Holocaust.”

Halloween Walking Tour of the Historic District at UCSC

Historian Frank Perry is leading a special Halloween themed walking tour of the Historic District at UCSC on Saturday, October 27, 2012 from 10:00 am to noon.

Professor Haas Receives Award for New Book

Professor Lisbeth Haas is the recipient of the 2012 Dwight L. Smith (ABC-CLIO) Award from the Western History Association.

Internships Available with Cowell Lime Works Historic District!

The UCSC Physical Planning and Construction department, in collaboration with Friends of the Cowell Lime Works Historic District, is seeking interns for the fall quarter, to work under the direction of Campus Planning Staff.

Preview Day 2012

Prospective students and families, come join us on the beautiful UCSC campus for Preview Day, our annual Saturday campus tour experience. Explore for yourself our unique learning environment!

Founders Celebration highlights research and ideals of UC Santa Cruz

UC Santa Cruz's sixth annual Founders Celebration Friday is on October 12th.

Crossing the boundaries of media-focused computer science, digital humanities and arts

Interaction between media-focused computer science, the digital humanities and digital arts have the potential to drive major progress in interactive media creation and understanding.

You're Invited - History Department Fall Orientation

Orientation will be held Tuesday, September 25, 10:00 am - 11:30 am in the Stevenson College Fireside Lounge.

IIE Fulbright US Student Program

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides grants for individually designed study/research projects or English Teaching Assistantships.

History Professor Receives National Recognition

Catherine Jones, Assistant Professor of History, has been selected as an NEH Summer Scholar by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Education Internship at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History

The Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History offers Education Internships for history majors to gain experience working in the museum setting in addition to leading history-focused school tours.

New History Buttons!

The History Department is thrilled to unveil the winner of our first ever Button Design Contest.

History grads at Graduate Research Symposium

Stop by on Friday, May 11 to see poster presentations by Michael Jin and Kelly Feinstein-Johnson, PhD candidates in History at UC Santa Cruz.

Matt O'Hara at the Stevenson College Lecture Series

Join us on Wednesday, May 16th for this talk by Associate Professor of History Matt O'Hara.

History Undergraduate Research Symposium 2012

Please join us on May 10th for the 5th Annual History Undergraduate Research Symposium!

Catherine Jones: “Children and the Problem of Agency”

Join us on Wednesday, May 2, 12:00 noon.

Professor Christy receives John Dizikes Award

Associate Professor of History Alan Christy is the 2012 recipient of the John Dizikes Teaching Award in Humanities.

PhD Candidate Martin Rizzo gives CRES talk

2011-2012 HUGRA recipients in History

The Institute for Humanities Research has announced the recipients of the Humanities Undergraduate Research Awards (HUGRA) for academic year 2011-2012. Those awarded include two History students, Michael Hinojosa and Cory Schiff.

Kate Brown - UCSC Center for Cultural Studies Colloquium Series

History is co-sponsoring an upcoming talk by Kate Brown, Associate Professor of History in the University of Maryland, Baltimore.

Craig Schiffer: Santa Cruz to Wall Street

This year's Humanities East Coast Distinguished Alumni Guest Lecture Speaker will be Craig Schiffer, History B.A., Cowell, Class of ’78. Join us on April 27 at 4:00 PM.

Fourth-year Ashley Overhouse wins annual Fanny Carruthers Award

Ashley Overhouse, class of 2012, is the winner of the annual Fanny Carruthers History Scholarship.

History Department Button Design Contest!

The department is pleased to announce its first ever History Department Button Design Contest!

Peter Kenez to deliver annual UCSC Spring Emeriti Faculty Lecture

A Holocaust survivor and native of Hungary, Peter Kenez is a scholar of the history of Russia and the former Soviet Union. On March 15, he will present the annual UCSC Emeriti Lecture on the topic: “The Coming of the Holocaust.”

Brian Catlos wins Webb-Smith Essay Competition, named Associate at UCLA

History faculty member Brian A. Catlos recently won the 47th Annual Walter Prescott Webb Essay Award. He was also recently named as Associate of the UCLA Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies.

Contested Histories of Feminism in the Chicano Movement

Please join us for this History co-sponsored event on Tuesday, March 6.

“Can the President be Torturer in Chief? John Yoo, Executive Authority and Historical Memory”

Professor Yang examines the legal reasoning of the former Justice Department lawyer’s “torture memos” and his arguments that Al Qaeda and Taliban members were not entitled to protections under the Geneva Convention.

Labor Across the Food System Conference

A free public conference, Labor Across the Food System will advance research and advocacy by bringing key scholars and advocates to Santa Cruz for discussions of the critical role of labor and social justice in remaking the global food system.

2011-2012 John Dizikes Teaching Award

Attention all history students! Do you know a faculty member who deserves to be recognized for their teaching efforts? If so, here is your opportunity to honor that faculty member by nominating them for the $3000 John Dizikes Teaching Award in Humanities.

The Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship

The Pickering Undergraduate Fellowship selects undergraduate students in their junior year of college.

Dana Frank's "Wikileaks Honduras: US Linked to Brutal Businessman"

History professor Dana Frank contributed an article to The Nation revealing how new Wikileaks cables show that US-funded troops in Honduras have been collaborating with a known drug trafficker in his private army's war against campesinos in that country.

From Santa Cruz to Shanghai

UCSC History major Lauren Thomas is spending a semester abroad in Shanghai, China. In this article, she describes how she became a History major and how her classes at UCSC expanded her sense of questions and adventures worth pursuing.

History Student Receives Matsui Fellowship

History major Andrew Avallone '12 and College Nine student Brent Houser '12 have both been awarded the Robert T. Matsui - University of California Congressional Fellowship for UCDC Winter 2012.

Gail Hershatter interviewed for her newly published book

History professor and department chair Gail Hershatter is interviewed in "The China Beat" for her newly published book, "The Gender of Memory"

Brian Catlos and Sharon Kinoshita's "Mediterranean Seminar" In the News

UCSC Professors Brian Catlos (History) and Sharon Kinoshita (Literature) win recognition, funding, and honors for their groundbreaking Mediterranean Seminar, sponsored by the UC Santa Cruz Institute for Humanities Research.

History Graduate School Roundtable Discussion

Are you interested in pursuing a graduate degree in history? Do you have questions about the application process? Do you need help identifying potential schools? Are you just looking for some general information and advice? Attend and learn what it takes to pursue a graduate degree!

Professor Haas publishes new book, "Pablo Tac, Indigenous Scholar"

Benjamin Cawthra gives talk at UCSC: "Envisioning Jazz"

Please join us for this event on November 2.

A Talk Featuring Wooksik Cheong of Peace Network, Korea

Wooksik Cheong, a founding member and representative of Peace Network, a South Korean NGO formed in 1999 that works for peace and disarmament in Northeast Asia and on the Korean peninsula, will speak on the resistance movement against the militarization of Jeju.

MAH Offers $1,000 Grant for Local History Research Project

The James Dolkas Memorial Fund supports projects that promote the understanding of the history of the Santa Cruz/Monterey Bay Area both in the area of intellectual research (publishing: writing/photographic, video, voice) and material structure (objects/buildings).

Professor Hershatter's New Book Featured by Ms. Magazine

"The Gender of Memory: Rural Women and China's Collective Past,"was recently featured on the Ms. Magazine Blog.

Professor Minghui Hu Joins Academia Sinica Project

Minghui Hu, Assistant Professor in the UC Santa Cruz History Department and East Asian Studies faculty member, has recently joined an exciting 3-year project at the Academia Sinica (the national academy of Taiwan).

EVERY PROTECTION: Exploring Pregnancy and Childbirth in the Jewish Pale of Settlement

You're invited! An exhibit at the Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery at Cowell College at UC Santa Cruz, running September 27 - October 11, 2011, features images by Debra Olin and text by UCSC professor Nathaniel Deutsch depicting the powerful experience of pregnancy and childbirth in the Russian Pale of Settlement.

Gail Hershatter elected President of the Association of Asian Studies

History Chair Gail Hershatter has been elected President of the Association of Asian Studies, a scholarly, non-political, non-profit professional association for all persons interested in Asia and the study of Asia. She also published her new book, "The Gender of Memory," this summer!

History major wins grant for Central Coast seed library to serve local farmers, gardeners

“Initially people are surprised to hear that UC Santa Cruz student Andrew Whitman is a history major. Yet, it is a sound knowledge of the past that led Whitman, 20, to apply for and win a $10,000 grant from the Strauss Foundation for his seed library project.

History Undergraduate Research Symposium 2011

On May 5, the History department held the fourth annual Undergraduate Research Symposium.

History major headed to national mock trial championship

After a series of underdog victories, UCSC's entirely student-led mock trial team is headed to the National Championships to be held April 15-17 in Des Moines, Iowa.

Gregg Herken: “Was J. Robert Oppenheimer, ‘Father of the Atomic Bomb,’ a Soviet Spy?”

One of the great unresolved controversies of the Cold War is whether American physicist Robert Oppenheimer–the “father of the atomic bomb”–was, in fact, a communist and a spy for the Soviet Union. Recently-declassified documents–from U.S. and former Soviet sources–make it possible to finally answer that question.

Matt O’Hara: “The History of the Future in Mexico”

Join us on April 27 for Associate Professor of History Matt O'Hara's talk, “The History of the Future in Mexico."

History Undergraduate Research Symposium 2011

Please join us on May 5 for the fourth annual History Undergraduate Research Symposium!

Jennifer L. Morgan: "Quotidian Erasures"

On Wednesday, April 27, Feminist Studies presents Jennifer L. Morgan: "QUOTIDIAN ERASURES: Gender and the Records of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade".

Karen Sánchez-Eppler: "In the Archives of Childhood"

Please join us on April 14 for a talk by Karen Sánchez-Eppler titled "In the Archives of Childhood", presented by the UCSC History Department.

Noel Q. King Memorial Lecture

The Noel Q. King Memorial Lectures celebrate the work of the late Noel Q. King, Professor Emeritus of History and Comparative Religion at UC Santa Cruz. This conversation between two scholars of religious studies reflects Professor King's lifelong commitment to, and joy in, interfaith dialogue.

Professor Traugott Interviewed for New Book

Professor Mark Traugott was recently interviewed for an article published in the Chronicle of Higher Education, based on his recent book, The Insurgent Barricade.

2010-2011 John Dizikes Teaching Award

Attention all history students! Do you know a faculty member who deserves to be recognized for their teaching efforts? If so, here is your opportunity to honor that faculty member by nominating them for the $3000 John Dizikes Teaching Award in Humanities.

History Students Win Research Awards

It is with great enthusiasm that the Department of History announces undergraduates who have received Humanities Undergraduate Research Awards (HUGRA) for 2010-2011.

The New Frontier: Wartime Travelers and Xikang Province, 1938-1941

Please join us for the next installment of the UCSC History Department's Works in Progress lecture series.

History Professors Awarded IHR Fellowships

Professors Jones and O'Hara have each been awarded IHR Fellowships that will support one quarter of work on their respective projects.

“The Temple of Amun-Ra at Karnak: 2000 Years of Rituals and Renovations”

The UCSC Society of the Archaeological Institute of America proudly presents a talk by Dr. Elaine Sullivan.

History graduate heading to Scotland on prestigious Marshall Scholarship

Five months after she graduated from UC Santa Cruz with a B.A. in history, Cynthia Thickpenny has won a Marshall Scholarship--one of the most prestigious awards that American undergraduates can receive.

Seafaring Slaves of the Indo-Atlantic World, ca. 1700

This talk will examine the fascinating role of seafaring slaves in an early modern global trade network that connected the North American colonies to the Indian Ocean.

"I can see Mexico from my house": The Role of El Paso, Texas, in the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920)

Please join us on Wednesday, November 17, for the Stevenson College Fall Faculty Lecture "'I can see Mexico from my house': The Role of El Paso, Texas, in the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920)," to be given by Professor of History and Stevenson Fellow Mark Cioc.

The Courtesan’s Other: Visibility, Sexuality, and the Republican Lady in Early Twentieth Century China

Joan Judge explores the emergence of “Republican Ladies,” a new group of women in early twentieth century China, who were more visible than their talented late imperial forebears and more respectable than their infamously public courtesan contemporaries.

The Mexican Revolution and the Chicano/a Movement: Unfinished Revolutions

Please join us for a series of four talks titled The Mexican Revolution and the Chicano/a Movement: Unfinished Revolutions.

Alien Invasions, Arsenic Poisonings, and Armed Fortresses: A History of Agriculture in Santa Cruz County

Please join us for the inaugural lecture in a new series of talks on Environmental History!

2010 - 2011 Course List Published

The 2010-2011 History Department Course List has been posted online.

Edmund Burke Receives National Endowment for the Humanities Grant

Professor Edumund Burke has received at grant from National Endowment for the Humanities.

Featured UCSC History Student

Article from UCSC’s web-feature: 20 Grads in 20 Days.

History Students Featured at UCSC 2009-2010 Undergraduate Awards

This June, three students were honored for their exceptional History senior theses and dedicated scholarship.

History Undergraduate Receives Award for Diversity

Matthew Palm, fourth-year undergraduate student and History major, received Seventh Annual 2010 Chancellor’s Achievement Awards for Diversity.

History Faculty and Staff Recognized by UCSC Disability Resource Center

The UC Santa Cruz Disability Resource Center (DRC) honored three History faculty members and one History staff member this past spring for their efforts to foster a community of acceptance for students with disabilities.

Dr. Patrick E. McGovern: "Uncorking the Past: Ancient Ales, Wines, and Extreme Beverages"

Dr. Patrick E. McGovern will speak on his new book "Uncorking the Past: Ancient Ales, Wines, and Extreme Beverages."

Undergraduate Research Symposium 2010

The History Department’s third annual Undergraduate Research Symposium featured presentations from distinguished UC Santa Cruz History majors.

Professor Deutsch awarded Honorable Mention for Merle Curti Prize

Nathaniel Deutsch is awarded the 2010 Merle Curti Honorable Mention by the Organization of American Historians.

Associate Professor Matt O’Hara receives Latin American Studies award

In April, 2010, the Rocky Mountain Council for Latin American Studies awarded their annual Thomas McGann Prize for best book of the year to Matthew O’Hara, Associate Professor of History at UC Santa Cruz.

Professor Catlos Receives Bishko Prize

Associate Professor of History Brian Catlos is awarded the 2009 Julian Bishko Memorial Prize.

Students Win Research Awards

It is with great enthusiasm that the Department of History announces undergraduates who have received Humanities Undergraduate Research Awards (HUGRA) for 2009-2010.

Gail Hershatter elected vice-president of Association for Asian Studies

History professor Gail Hershatter has been elected vice-president of the Association for Asian Studies.

History Professors Publish New Books

Professors Catlos, Cioc, and O'Hara publish new books.