2015 - 2016 News Archive
Dr. Matthew Lasar honored with Excellence in Teaching award
June 6, 2016
The awards honor instructors who have demonstrated exemplary and inspiring teaching. Students make the nominations and more than 620 were received this year.
History professor Greg O'Malley to create new public database about the slave trade
May 20, 2016
With the help of a $220,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, UC Santa Cruz history professor Gregory O'Malley plans to add his research to one of the most utilized resources in the digital humanities.
Camille Fauroux: "Framing Gender across Boundaries: French Women at Work in Berlin’s War Industry"
May 17, 2016
Tuesday, May 24 from 2:00 - 3:30 PM in Humanities 1, 520.
Carla Pestana: "Competing Providences: English and Spanish interpretations of the English defeat on Hispaniola,1655"
May 10, 2016
Tuesday, May 17 from 2:00 - 3:30 PM in Humanities 1, 520.
Please join the History Department for a symposium on South Asia
May 10, 2016
Thursday, May 19 from 1:30 - 4:00 PM in Humanities 1, 520.
The Easter Rising 100 years on: how the Irish revolution fired up American politics
May 9, 2016
History professor David Brundage contributed a piece to The Conversation, an independent news and commentary web site produced by academics and journalists, based on research from his new book, Irish Nationalists in America: The Politics of Exile, 1798-1998.
UC Santa Cruz Humanities Division celebrates International Jazz Day at Kuumbwa
May 03, 2016
A capacity crowd filled Kuumbwa Jazz Center Saturday night for "Race, Class, and Culture through the Lens of Jazz"--a special event presented by the UCSC Humanities Division, featuring a panel of jazz scholars, followed by an inspired performance by Bay Area jazz singer Kim Nalley.
Stephanie Jones-Rogers: "Black Milk: Maternal Bodies, Wet Nursing, and Black Women’s Invisible Labor in the Antebellum Slave Market"
May 2, 2016
Wednesday, May 11 from 3:00 - 4:30 PM in Humanities 1, 210. This event will be a workshop on a pre-circulated chapter.
In Memoriam: Dilip Basu
May 2, 2016
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of History Professor Emeritus Dilip Basu.
UCSC Night at the Museum: The Kinsey African American Art & History Collection
April 26, 2016
Public conversation with Ethan Michaeli, author of The Defender, and Assistant Professor David Anthony on May 18 at 6:30pm at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History. This event free and open to the public, registration required.
Race, Class & Culture through the Lens of Jazz
April 22, 2016
Featuring a live jazz show and an invigorating conversation with our expert faculty on the history of jazz! This event is on April 30th from 7:00 - 10:00 PM at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center.
History professor Peter Kenez honored with top UC award for emeriti faculty
April 19, 2016
The 2016 Constantine Panunzio Distinguished Emeriti Award, honoring emeriti professors in the University of California system, has been awarded to UC Santa Cruz professor emeritus of history Peter Kenez.
Life experiences leave lasting impressions for UCSC Provost Alice Yang
April 13, 2016
Stevenson Provost and Assistant Professor, Alice Yang, was featured by the Santa Cruz Sentinel in their series on happiness and well-being featuring Santa Cruz County residents.
Undergraduate History Showcase
March 3, 2016
Please join us on May 5 for the 9th Annual Undergraduate History Showcase! Hear current students talk about their research, and distinguished history alumnus, Brian Mathias, discuss how he's applied his history training to the practice of law. This event is free and open to everyone.
2016 History Graduation Celebration
March 2, 2016
We are pleased to invite graduating students and their families to the 5th Annual UCSC History Department Graduation Celebration on Friday, June 10, 10:00-11:30AM in the Stevenson Event Center.
The History Department Presents the Thom Gentle Lecture on Environmental History
February 24, 2016
"Sugar Beets, Biocolonialism, and Memory in the American West" - Bernadette Pérez on Tuesday, March 8 at 2:00 PM in Humanities 1, 520
Stevenson College presents a scholarly talk by Professor Elaine Sullivan
February 23, 2016
"Past Time, Past Place: 3D Reconstruction Modeling for Examining Historic Sites" - Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016 at 4:00 PM in the Stevenson Fireside Lounge
The Center for Cultural Studies Presents a scholarly talk by History Emeritus Jonathan Beecher
January 29, 2016
“Visions of Revolution: European Writers and the French Revolution of 1848” - February 3 from 12:00 - 1:30 PM in Humanities 1, Room 210
History Students Win Research Awards
January 15, 2016
The Department of History is delighted to announce that the following students have received Humanities Undergraduate Research Awards (HUGRA) for the 2015-2016 academic year.
History professor wins multiple awards for groundbreaking book on slave trade
December 07, 2015
Associate professor of history Gregory O’Malley has been honored with four awards this year for his latest book, "Final Passages: The Intercolonial Slave Trade of British America, 1619-1807."
Screening of “Okinawa: The Afterburn” with Director John Junkerman
November 19, 2015
December 3, 2015 from 4:30 - 6:30 PM in Communications 150, Studio C
Four UC Santa Cruz students receive Global Food Initiative fellowships
October 22, 2015
Four UC Santa Cruz students have received $4,000 UC Global Food Initiative fellowships for the 2015–2016 academic year.
The History Department presents a scholarly talk by Dr. Benjamin Bryce
October 20, 2015
Healing the Nation: Health Care, Philanthropy, and Ethnicity in Argentina, 1890-1940 - Friday, November 6 at 12:30 PM in Humanities 1, 520
UC Santa Cruz launches new legacy course on the Holocaust with Coursera
August 20, 2015
UC Santa Cruz has launched a new version of its free online course, "The Holocaust: The Destruction of European Jewry," through the Coursera platform.
Comparative Empires: Feminist Meditations
August 17, 2015
Friday, October 16, 2015 from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Humanities 1, Room 210
Alumnus Cary Fukunaga and film undergrad win Princess Grace Awards
August 13, 2015
Emmy Award-winning UC Santa Cruz alumnus Cary Fukunaga and current Film and Digital Media undergraduate student Jeny Amaya have been honored with 2015 Princess Grace Awards.
Humanities Dean Tyler Stovall named president-elect of American Historical Association
July 23, 2015
Humanities Dean Tyler Stovall has been chosen as president-elect of the American Historical Association, the largest professional organization in the U.S. devoted to the study and promotion of history.
