June 2011

Conveners Ali Hendley, Sociology, ahendley@umail.ucsb.edu Lisa Jacobson, History, jacobson@history.ucsb.edu Erika Rappaport, History, rappaport@history.ucsb.edu The Food Studies Research Focus Group brings together faculty and graduate students to discuss ongoing research on a variety of food-related topics. These include: the cultural, social and political meanings of food in diverse settings and...

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Conveners:  Ruth Hellier-Tinoco, Music, Theater & Dance               (rhellier-tinoco@music.ucsb.edu) Nina Bennahum,Theater & Dance                                    (bennahum@theaterdance.ucsb.edu) Dorota Dutsch, Classics                  ...

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Conveners: Cynthia Kaplan | Adrienne Edgar Email: kaplan@polsci.ucsb.edu | edgar@history.ucsb.edu The Identity Research Focus Group explores the diverse dimensions of identity, how it is studied and its implications. The group brings together scholars and graduate students from a wide array of disciplines in order to share their...

Statement of Purpose The Interdisciplinary Archaeology Research Focus Group draws together faculty and graduate students across eight departments in the Divisions of Social Sciences and Humanities within the College of Letters and Sciences.  Lectures and discussions address current approaches to archaeological method, theory, and material analysis....

The IHC African Studies Research Focus is an interdisciplinary group of faculty and graduate students with diverse research interests in African studies. Established in 1998, the group meets approximately two to three times a quarter to share ongoing research interests in African studies and to...

Convenors: Linda Adler-Kassler | Alan Liu E-mail: adler-kassner@writing.ucsb.edu  ayliu@english.ucsb.edu The general 4Humanities initiative (https://4humanities.org/original-4humanities-collective/) includes scholars, students, and others engaged in advocacy for the humanities in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, Italy, Greece, Mexico, and India (current locations).  It provides an online platform for humanities advocacy that...

People • Past Events • Ph.D. Emphasis Program • Contact us For information about the Ancient Mediterranean Studies program please visit www.ams.ucsb.edu *Map of HSSB Registering for the Core Seminar for Credit Interested graduate students can receive 2 credits per quarter for attending the meetings by registering for the...