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Searching for Clues in the Archives, Stephanie Montgomery
June 13, 2017
How a graduate student pursued hints and traces from history in search of a research topic.
Bettina Aptheker receives Dizikes Award for teaching in Humanities
June 12, 2017
Distinguished Professor of Feminist Studies Bettina Aptheker was presented with the John Dizikes Teaching Award in Humanities at the Humanities Division’s 2017 Spring Awards celebration held at the Cowell Provost House.
IHR’s second ‘Night at the Museum’ draws capacity crowd
May 26, 2017
A capacity crowd filled the atrium floor and lined the balcony stairs of the Museum of Art and History in downtown Santa Cruz for the latest public event presented by UCSC’s Institute for Humanities Research.
The Center for Emerging Worlds: “What’s Left of Progressive Politics?”
May 2, 2017
Join the Center for Emerging Worlds for a roundtable discussion on Tuesday, May 2nd from 1:30 - 3:00 PM in Humanities 2, Room 259
The Center for Emerging Worlds: "In the Ruins of the Present: Neoliberalism and Cruel Populism Suffocate the Future"
May 2, 2017
Join the Center for Emerging worlds for a talk by Dr. Vijay Prashad on Tuesday, May 2 from 5:00 - 7:00 PM at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History
The Center for World History: “‘Daily Trafficke with the Frenchmen’: Merchant Colonialism and African Sovereignty in the Sixteenth-Century Atlantic”
May 2, 2017
Join the Center for World History for a talk by Dr. Brett Rushforth on Monday, May 8th from 1:30 - 3:00 PM in Humanities 1, Room 210
Alma Heckman: "The Politics of Belonging: Moroccan Communist Jews, French Empire, and Nationalisms in the 20th Century"
April 17, 2017
Assistant Professor Alma Heckman will give the 2017 Stevenson College Distinguished Faculty Lecture on Wednesday, April 26 at 4:00 PM in the Stevenson Fireside Lounge.
History graduate students win award to fund public history podcast
March 24, 2017
Congratulations to history Ph.D. candidates Melissa Brzycki and Stephanie Montgomery, who were recently awarded the UNC Phillips Ambassador 10-Year Anniversary Award for their public history podcast!
Zachary Lockman: "Adventures in Field-Building: On the History of Area Studies/Middle East Studies in the United States"
March 3, 2017
Thursday, March 9, 2017 at 1:30 PM in Humanities 1, Room 520
Career Preparation Workshop for History Majors
January 27, 2017
Wednesday, February 1 from 2:15 - 3:00 PM in Humanities 1, Room 520
Call for Nominations: The Dizikes Faculty Teaching Award
January 23, 2017
Do you know a faculty member who deserves to be recognized for their commitment to transformative teaching in the liberal arts? If so, here is your opportunity to honor them by nominating them for The Dizikes Faculty Teaching Award.
History Students Win Research Awards
January 23, 2017
The Department of History is delighted to announce that the following students have received Humanities Undergraduate Research Awards (HUGRA) and Koret Undergraduate Research Scholarships.
Marc Matera: “The Global 1930s: The International Decade”
November 9, 2016
Thursday, November 17 from 1:30 - 3:00 PM in Humanities 1, Room 520
Call for Applications: Humanities Undergraduate Research Awards (HUGRA)
November 8, 2016
Humanities Undergraduate Research Awards (HUGRA) support undergraduate research projects in the humanities. Up to 10 awards in the amount of $500 each are given each year.
Sasha Disko: "The Devil's Wheels: Men and Motorcycling in the Weimar Republic"
October 24, 2016
Tuesday, November 29 from 11:40 AM - 1:15 PM in Rachel Carson College, Room 301
Roundtable Discussion: Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences beyond Academia
October 20, 2016
Thursday, October 27 from 12:00 - 2:00 pm in Humanities 1, 210
Film Screening: “Ghosts of Amistad: In the Footsteps of the Rebels” (Non-citizenship series)
October 20, 2016
Moderated by Associate Professor Greg O'Malley. Thursday, October 27 from 7:00 - 8:30 PM at the Del Mart Theatre.
Alma Heckman: “Absence and Counter-Narratives: The Years of Lead and the Moroccan Jewish Exodus”
October 19, 2016
Wednesday, October 26 from 12:15 - 1:30 pm in Humanities 1, Room 210
Priya Satia: "Pacifists Making Guns: A British Quaker Family in the Eighteenth Century"
October 6, 2016
Wednesday, October 12 from 5:00 - 6:30 PM in Humanities 1, Room 520
Study Abroad Workshop for History Majors
October 3, 2016
Thursday, November 10 from 12:00 - 1:00 PM in Humanities 1, Room 520
Seven alumni invited to join Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
August 11, 2016
Seven UC Santa Cruz alumni are among the 683 artists and executives who have been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences this year.
You're Invited - History Department Fall Orientation
August 1, 2016
Orientation will be held Tuesday, September 20, 10:00 am - 11:30 am in the Stevenson Fireside Lounge.

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