2014 - 2015 News Archive
History professor Kate Jones receives Dizikes Award for teaching in Humanities
June 10, 2015
History professor Kate Jones was presented with the John Dizikes Teaching Award in Humanities at the Humanities Division’s 2015 Spring Awards celebration.
Professor Grace Peña Delgado Receives Excellence in Teaching Award
June 8, 2015
The Excellence in Teaching Awards given each year by the UC Santa Cruz Academic Senate Committee on Teaching are among the highest honors faculty members can receive.
Professor O'Malley Receives Elsa Goveia Book Prize
May 28, 2015
Associate Professor Greg O'Malley's new book has won the Association of Caribbean Historians' Elsa Goveia Award for 2014/2015.
Sanjana Barr wins annual Fanny Carruthers Award
May 21, 2015
Sanjana Barr was selected as the winner of the annual Fanny Carruthers History Scholarship.
The History Department presents a Works in Progress Talk by Professor David Brundage
May 12, 2015
Remembering 1916 in America: The Easter Rising’s Many Faces, 1919-1962 - Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at 2:00 PM in Humanities 1, 520.
Stevenson College Lecture Series: Lisbeth Haas
May 10, 2015
Professor of History Lisbeth Haas will explore the local and global in the Blue Ridge Mountain town of Hillsville, Virginia, on Wednesday, May 13, 2015, 4:00-5:30pm, in the Stevenson Fireside Lounge.
Undergraduate Research Symposium
April 30, 2015
Please join us on May 7th for the 8th Annual History Undergraduate Research Symposium! The symposium provides history undergraduates with an opportunity to share and discuss their research with fellow students, faculty, and with the public. The event is free and open to everyone.
UC Santa Cruz history professor elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
April 29, 2015
UC Santa Cruz history professor Gail Hershatter has joined Nobel Prize-winning chemist Brian Kobilka, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, singer-songwriter Judy Collins, novelist Tom Wolfe, and UC President Janet A. Napolitano as a newly elected fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
The History Department presents a scholarly talk by Dr. Ernesto Chávez
April 15, 2015
"My Dear Noël": Ramón Novarro, Noël Sullivan, and the Negotiation of a Catholic/Mexican/Queer Identity - Tuesday, April 21 at 2:00 PM in Humanities 1, 520
Egyptologist awarded NEH Digital Humanities Start-Up Grant
April 08, 2015
Assistant professor of history Elaine Sullivan has received a Digital Start-Up Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to develop a three-dimensional model and virtual tour that will demonstrate how an ancient Egyptian site evolved over more than 3,000 years.
“The Devil is in the Detective Work: Researching and Reconstructing Cultural Heritage Sites with Special Emphasis on The World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893″
April 3, 2015
The IHR Digital Humanities Research Cluster and the University Library presents a lecture by Dr. Lisa Snyder, April 6th.
Tales as Tall as the Redwoods: Reflections on UCSC's Founding Years
April 1, 2015
To commemorate UC Santa Cruz's 50th Anniversary, the Department of History has invited distinguished faculty emeriti and alumni to share stories about their experiences at UC Santa Cruz during its early years. This is a rare opportunity to hear the oral histories of the individuals who helped shape the future of our beloved campus.
The Targeted Village, A Documentary by Chie Mikami
March 10, 2015
Film will be followed by a Q&A and Discussion with UCSC Professor Alan Christy & Doctoral Student Yoko Fukumura.
Intern with the Friends of the Cowell Lime Works Historic District
March 9, 2015
UCSC Physical Planning and Construction (PP&C), together with Friends of the Cowell Lime Works Historic District, is seeking up to three student interns to conduct research and prepare poster displays for the Henry Cowell Sesquicentennial Conference in October 2015.
The History Department presents a lecture by Dr. Manu Bhagavan
February 9, 2015
Toward universal relief and rehabilitation: India, UNRRA, and the new internationalism - Wednesday, February 18 at 2:00 PM in Humanities 1, 520
The History Department presents a lecture by Dr. Robert Davis
February 3, 2015
The Socio-Economy of Human Heads in Late Renaissance Italy: Monday, February 9, 2015 at 5:00 PM in the Stevenson Fireside Lounge
Professor Lisbeth Haas: Serra a poor choice for sainthood amid attempts at reconciliation
January 23, 2015
Professor Lisbeth Haas weighs in on Pope Francis' intention to make Father Junipero Serra a Catholic saint.
The Japanese American Museum of San Jose presents a talk by History Alumnus and Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University, Michael Jin
January 16, 2015
Fighting for the Emperor: Nisei Soldiers in the Imperial Armed Forces - Saturday, February 7, 2015 at 1:00 PM at the Japanese American Museum of San Jose
Center for Cultural Studies Colloquium - Maya Peterson
January 12, 2015
The Padishah of the Hungry Steppe: Irrigation and Empire in Russian Turkestan - Wednesday, January 14 at 12:15 pm in Humanities 1, 210
Center for Cultural Studies Colloquium - Kris Alexanderson
January 12, 2015
Japanese Penetration and Dutch Conciliation: Transoceanic Politics in Maritime Asia during the 1930's - Wednesday, February 11 at 12:15 pm in Humanities 1, 210
History Students Win Research Awards
January 8, 2015
The Department of History is delighted to announce that the following students have received Humanities Undergraduate Research Awards (HUGRA) for the 2014-2015 academic year.
Center for Cultural Studies Colloquium – Terry Burke
November 21, 2014
The Ethnographic State: France & the Invention of Moroccan Islam - Wednesday, December 3 from 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm in Humanities 1, 210
The History Department presents a Works in Progress Talk by Professor Emeritus Buchanan Sharp
November 10, 2014
Localism, Moral Economy and Royal Paternalism in Late Medieval-Early Modern England - Thursday, November 13, 2014 at 2:00 PM in Humanities 1, 520
Center for Cultural Studies Colloquium – Juned Shaikh
November 3, 2014
Translation & Transmission: Marxism & Social Hierarchies in Bombay, 1928-1934 - Wednesday, November 5 from 12:00 - 1:30 pm in Humanities 1, Room 210
UC President’s Chair in Feminist Critical Race and Ethnic Studies Presents: Bodies of Knowledge in the Japanese Empire
October 30, 2014
Friday, November 7, 2014 from 11:00am - 2:00pm in Humanities 1, Room 210
The History Department presents a lecture by Dr. Clifford Welch
October 28, 2014
Small-Farm Resistance and Its Contradictions in California: Tuesday, October 28 at 2:00 PM in Humanities 1, 520.
Library taps specialist to explore role of technology in Humanities research
September 19, 2014
The University Library and Humanities Division have jointly awarded a two-year Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) Postdoctoral Fellowship supporting digital humanities scholarship to Rachel Deblinger.
Graduate student receives a grant and fellowship to study in China and Japan
August 8, 2014
Xiaofei (Faye) Gao has been award a fellowship and grant which will help her begin her research for her dissertation project in China and Japan this year.
You're Invited - History Department Fall Orientation
August 5, 2014
Orientation will be held Tuesday, September 30, 10:00 am - 11:30 am in Stevenson Academic 150.
