Barbara Krauthamer, Professor of History, UMass Amherst "Liberty’s Diaspora: Black Women in the Age of the American Revolution" This presentation examines the lives of three Black women who had been enslaved in the British North American colonies at the time of the American Revolution. The presentation reflects on their lives by considering the ways historians have […]
From the UCLA International Institute: Black Lives Matter in Belgium: Reckoning with Legacies of Colonialism, Violence, and Contemporary Racism Debora Silverman, Professor of History and Art History at UCLA, will be on the panel of speakers. Download the flyer for Zoom registration details.
Spring 2021 Colloquium April 19 | 4PM - 5PM PST Gideon Manning (Cedars-Sinai) “False Images Do Not Lie: Medicine, Editors’ Decisions, and the Case of René Descartes’s Treatise on Man” How to discuss the role of illustrations in the early modern period in a way that is responsive to the concepts and vocabulary of the time […]
This is the first of a series of book talks hosted by Brian Griffith that, in one way or another, impinge upon the history of Europe's interwar crisis. These book talks will be open to members both of UCLA's campus community and the general public, and pre-registration is required. Dominique Kircher Reill, Fiume Crisis: Life in the Wake […]
Y. Yvon Wang, Associate Professor of History at the University of Toronto, will be giving a talk entitled “Sexology Sells: Licentiousness & Sexual Science on fin-de-siècle Beijing Markets.” Date & Time: April 26, 6:00 pm PST, in conjunction with Andrea S. Goldman’s History 282B seminar, Gender and Sexuality in Late Imperial and Modern China. Participants are encouraged but not required to […]
Elizabeth Schiffler, PhD student in Theater and Performance Studies, UCLA "Snow Eggs: Situated Tastes and Partial Archives" This talk traces a history of Snow Eggs, from its inception in American gastronomic history to a contemporary Los Angeles performance. Beginning with the recipe from 18th century Chef James Hemings, enslaved to President Jefferson, a study of […]
This is the second of a series of book talks hosted by Brian Griffith that, in one way or another, impinge upon the history of Europe's interwar crisis. These book talks will be open to members both of UCLA's campus community and the general public, and pre-registration is required. Stephen Bittner, Whites and Reds: A History of Wine […]
Spring 2021 Colloquium May 10 | 4PM - 5PM PST Speaker Jacy Young (Quest University) “Psychology, Questionnaires, and the Morass of ‘Big’ Data” Zoom RSVP Link
May 12 | 2PM - 3PM "La Difunta Correa" A Workshop with PhD Candidate from the Spanish and Portuguese department, Madison Felman-Panagotacos (UCLA) This paper will trace the tumultuous popularization of the devotion to la Difunta Correa, considering reverence for her in conjunction with changing standards of what constitutes argentinidad and femininity. Examining cultural […]
Spring 2021 Colloquium May 17 | 4PM - 5PM PST Speaker Bharat Venkat (UCLA) “At the Limits of Cure” What does it mean to be cured, and what does it mean for a cure to come undone? This talk draws from my forthcoming book At the Limits of Cure (Duke University Press, fall 2021), which focuses on […]
