2010 - 2011 News Archive
History major wins grant for Central Coast seed library to serve local farmers, gardeners
May 13, 2011
“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
May 6, 2011
On May 5, the History department held the fourth annual Undergraduate Research Symposium.
History major headed to national mock trial championship
April 13, 2011
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?”
April 13, 2011
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”
April 13, 2011
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
April 12, 2011
Please join us on May 5 for the fourth annual History Undergraduate Research Symposium!
Jennifer L. Morgan: "Quotidian Erasures"
April 11, 2011
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"
April 5, 2011
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
March 7, 2011
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
February 23, 2011
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
February 22, 2011
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
January 18, 2011
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
January 18, 2011
Please join us for the next installment of the UCSC History Department's Works in Progress lecture series.
History Professors Awarded IHR Fellowships
January 7, 2011
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”
December 2, 2010
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
December 1, 2010
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
November 15, 2010
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)
November 15, 2010
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
October 29, 2010
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
October 22, 2010
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
October 11, 2010
Please join us for the inaugural lecture in a new series of talks on Environmental History!
2010 - 2011 Course List Published
August 17, 2010
The 2010-2011 History Department Course List has been posted online.
Edmund Burke Receives National Endowment for the Humanities Grant
August 10, 2010
Professor Edumund Burke has received at grant from National Endowment for the Humanities.
