Happy Women's History Month! LeShelle May & Lisa G. Materson, professor of history, invite the #ucdavis community to celebrate & recognize women's stories. Understanding these stories transforms how we look at the past and lead into the future. youtu.be/Lsn9A8IhSQw?...
#WomensHistoryMonth
The The California Aggie was on the beat for the History Department's annual Lunn Memorial Lecture with @anneapplebaum.bsky.social on February 9!
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Come hear Pulitzer prize-winning historian and #ucdavis alum Kathleen Duval speak next Wednesday, Feb. 25!
Books by Professor Greg Downs and Professor Lisa Materson feature on @ucdlands.bsky.social Books of the Month. Particularly timely to our present moment.
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TOMORROW! Professor Givens will be in conversation with UC Davis Associate Professor Lawrence T. Winn of the School of Education. Reception begins at 5:30. history.ucdavis.edu/events/jarvi...
Acting President Dr. Traci Parker delivered the keynote address at Bloomington's annual MLK celebration where she highlighted the work of Coretta Scott King.
Watch the recording here: catstv.net/m.php?q=15421
And a full write-up can be found here: bsquarebulletin.com/bloomin...
Professor Traci Parker gave the keynote address at Bloomington's annual MLK celebration. She "described described Coretta Scott King as a central architect of the Black freedom struggle, not merely the widow of Martin Luther King Jr." bsquarebulletin.com/bloomington-...
Celebrating Freedom and Black History Month.
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The 2026 Eugene Lunn lecture was standing room only! Watch compelling lecture by @anneapplebaum.bsky.social here! youtu.be/Jw4vHtIYG38?...
This Op-Ed by Professor Stacy Fahrenthold grapples with the question: "Who determines what counts as history?"
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Professor Stacy Fahrenthold will speak at the UC Berkeley Palestinian & Arab Studies Program on Tuesday, February 10, for a public lecture titled “Unmentionables: Textiles, Garment Work, and the Syrian American Working Class.”
The annual Eugene Lunn Memorial Lecture will be delivered by Pulitzer prize-winning historian and journalist @anneapplebaum.bsky.social on Monday, February 9, 2026 from 4-6 pm at the Manetti Shrem Art Museum. The event (including reception) is free and open to the public.
Just show up!
A recording of @anneapplebaum.bsky.social 's talk will be posted here: history.ucdavis.edu/events/2025-...
No tickets necessary. Free and open to the public!
Yes, free and open to the public!
If you are in Davis on 9 February, please come!
In light of the firebombing of Beth Israel Synagogue in Jackson, Mississippi, last night, this recent op ed by Professor Joshua Shanes is a particularly timely read: qoshe.com/slate/joshua...
On the 5-year anniversary of Jan 6, 2021 read the 2022 report by Greg Downs and Kate Masur to the congressional committee investigating the attack. "Our Fragile Democracy: Political Violence, White Supremacy, and Disenfranchisement in American History.”
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Her talk, “Autocracy, Inc. — or Democrats United?” is based on her most recent book, the bestselling “Autocracy, Inc.” (2025). Check out this clip of Applebaum on the David Frum Show for a preview and be sure to come to the Lunn Lecture on February 9!
The annual Eugene Lunn Memorial Lecture will be delivered by Pulitzer prize-winning historian and journalist @anneapplebaum.bsky.social on Monday, February 9, 2026 from 4-6 pm at the Manetti Shrem Art Museum. The event (including reception) is free and open to the public.
Her talk, "Autocracy, Inc. — or Democrats United?" is based on her most recent book, the bestselling "Autocracy, Inc." (2025).
Check out this clip for a preview and be sure to come to the Lunn Lecture on February 9!
The annual Eugene Lunn Memorial Lecture will be delivered by Pulitzer prize-winning historian and journalist Anne Applebaum on Monday, February 9, 2026 from 4-6 pm at the Manetti Shrem Art Museum. The event (including reception) is free and open to the public.
Professor Ali Anooshahr discussed his new book _Slavery in the Early Mughal World: The Life and Thoughts of Jahar Aftabachi (1520s-1580s)_ on the New Books Network. Have a listen! newbooksnetwork.com/slavery-in-t...
As classrooms confront challenging questions about global events, @history-ucdavis.bsky.social scholars are providing resources that foster critical thinking, nuance, and meaningful discussion.
Read more at the @ucdavis.bsky.social Letters and Science Magazine:
Her book, “Unmentionables: Textiles, Garment Work, and the Syrian American Working Class” was published by Stanford University Press.
Find the book at the link below:
www.sup.org/books/histor...
Congratulations to Professor Stacy Fahrenthold, the 2025 winner of The Nikki Keddie Book Award! Given by the Middle East Studies Association of North America, the award recognizes outstanding scholarly work in the area of religion, revolution, and/or society in the Middle East.
