Nydia Pineda de Ávila (University of California, San Diego): “The Art and Politics of Early Modern Lunar Maps”
Charles-François Mathis (Panthéon-Sorbonne University): “Energy Cultures and Environmental Transition: Tracing the Roots of Our Imaginaries of Power”
Sharrona Pearl (Texas Christian University): “A Super Useless Super Skill: Super Recognizers and Face Recognition Technology”
Oliver Cussen (UC Berkeley), Candidate Lecture
Faculty Publications
- Carla Pestana published an article titled “The Origins of Witchcraft Crisis 50 Years Later” in the American Historical Review (Vol. 129, Issue 4) by the Oxford Academic.
- Ned Alpers published “Agency and Acquired Plant Knowledge among Enslaved Laborers: The Acclimatization of Vanilla and Cloves in the Indian Ocean World” in the journal Monsoon (Volume 2, Issue 2) by Duke University Press.
- Sarah Stein published “Swimming through History” in the Jewish Review of Books (Summer 2024).
- Katherine Marino published “Rosa Rayside and Domestic Workers in the Fight against War and Fascism” in the Pacific Historical Review 93, no. 3 (Summer 2024): 332-360.
- Miloš Jovanović’s film, Waterfront: A Post-Ottoman Post-Socialist Story, was reviewed in the Slavic Review (Volume 83 , Issue 2 , Summer 2024 , pp. 368 – 369).
- David Myers gave an interview on May 8, 2024 for “Start Making Sense” with Jon Wiener on The Nation podcast.
- David Myers gave an interview on the topic of Zionism on May 7, 2024 for “Press Play” with Madeleine Brand, KCRW.
- Why History Matters: America’s Gun Problem featuring Brian DeLay, Jennifer A. Wagman, and Adam Winkler; Moderated by Kevin Terraciano. Read more…
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Albion Urdank published a Letter to the Editor titled “Carter suffered from a condescending media” in the Financial Times on January 3, 2025.
- Jared McBride co-authored an op-ed, “Enough with the excuses. The names of the alleged Nazi war criminals should be released,” in the The Globe and Mail on November 29, 2024.
- Robin Derby published an op-ed titled “Are Haitians Pet Eaters? The Demonization of Haitians has a Long History in the West” in the UCLA Latin American International Institute on October 29, 2024.
- Andrew Apter published a Letter to the Editor titled “UC’s Treatment of Protesters Disgraces its Free-speech Legacy” in the Los Angeles Times on October 1, 2024.
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