May 2017

Thursday, May 25, 2017 / 12:30 PM Lane Room, Ellison Hall 3824 Each year the IHC's Identity Studies RFG sponsors a graduate student panel. Students present their current research - seminar papers, professional papers, dissertation chapter. Nicole Filler, Political Science;  "Different Pathways, Common Fates:Assessing the Gender Dynamics of...

Saturday, May 20, 2017/ 1:00 PM Leilah Danielson (History, Northern Arizona University) HSSB 4041 Leilah Danielson is the author of American Gandhi: A.J. Muste and the History of Radicalism in the 20th Century (2014). Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Work, Labor, and Democracy....

Friday, May 19, 2017 / 12:30 PM-6:30PM Girvetz Hall 1004 Events at Standing Rock - from April 2016 to February 2017 - altered the media landscape, created new ways to protect the water and land, and launched a resurgence of indigenous centered leadership. Join co-founders of...

Saturday, May 13, 2017/1:00 PM HSSB 4041 Alexander Hertel-Fernandez (Political Science, Columbia)  Alexander Hertel-Fernandez (Political Science, Columbia) is completing a book, Politics at Work, and with Theda Skocpol is writing a study that examines the rise of the Koch political network. Sponsored by the Center for the Study...

Jacqueline (Jac) Gares (Director) CeCe McDonald (Activist, Prison Reform Advocate) Lal Zimman (Linguistics, UCSB) Wednesday, May 10, 2017/7:0o0 PM Pollock Theater In 2011 CeCe McDonald survived a brutal attack, only to be incarcerated for defending her life. Her story inspired an international movement advocating for her freedom, and since...

Heather Blurton (English, UCSB) Shamma Boyarin (English, University of Victoria) Christine Chism (English, UCLA) Paul Cobb (History, University of Pennsylvania) Matthew Fisher (English, UCLA) Sharon Kinoshita (Literature, UCSC) Elias Muhanna (Comparative Literature, Brown) Dwight Reynolds (Religious Studies, UCSB) Daniel Seldon (Literature, UCSC) Friday, May 5, 2017 / 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Loma Pelona Center This...

May 5, 2017/1:00 PM University Center and Corwin Pavilion The Beyond Academia conference at UC Santa Barbara is an annual event aimed at preparing graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in all stages and disciplines to pursue a wide range of career options after graduate school. The conference...

Weavers: Jennifer Bates Lois Bohna Linda Yamane Thursday, May 4, 2017 / 3:00 PM McCune Conference Room Three Native American basketweavers will discuss the role that weaving plays in each of their communities. The basketweavers will also weave in their traditional style, showcasing each of their designs and techniques. Jennifer Bates...