Below are News items in the category of Social Sciences

Come Together: Interethnic Collaborations for Equity and Social Change in the 1970s

This exhibition features selected 1970s vintage posters by San Francisco Bay Area activist artists who represent a spirit of cultural diversity, social equity/social change, and international human rights from various perspectives.
Events, Exhibits, Humanities, Lectures & Talks, Social Sciences, Special Collections, Special Collections Exhibits, Special Collections News
February 8, 2011

The American Presidency

This exhibit features materials from Special Collections on sixteen of the United States presidents, including Lincoln, Wilson, JFK, Nixon, and Reagan.
Exhibits, Humanities, Social Sciences, Special Collections, Special Collections Exhibits, Special Collections News
February 4, 2011

Roots of Community: African American Activism in Santa Barbara

Recognizing Black History Month, February 2011, this exhibit focuses on the African American leaders of Santa Barbara and their legacy of activism for civic improvement, equity, and social justice.
Exhibits, Outreach, Social Sciences, Special Collections, Special Collections Exhibits, Special Collections News
January 10, 2011

Public Lives of Posters in San Francisco’s Chinatown, Manilatown, and Japantown, 1970s and 1980s: The Kearny Street Workshop Archives Poster Collection.

This exhibition is a special compendium which encapsulates visual cultures, global ethnopoles, and urban public spaces of that time.
Collections, Events, Exhibits, Humanities, Social Sciences, Special Collections, Special Collections Exhibits, Special Collections News
May 4, 2010

¡Movimiento! Exhibit on the Chicano Movement

This winter’s exhibit centers on the movement for social justice and equity that was actually another stage in the continuum of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement that began in the 1940s.
Exhibits, Social Sciences, Special Collections, Special Collections Exhibits, Special Collections News
December 7, 2009

Esteban Villa: El Movimiento Chicano and the Royal Chicano Air Force

The California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives (CEMA) will be co-sponsoring two presentations by Esteban Villa on the Chicano movement and the Royal Chicano Air Force artist collective.
Events, Humanities, Lectures & Talks, Social Sciences, Special Collections, Special Collections Announcements, Special Collections News
November 17, 2009

The U.S. and the World after 1945

Our current exhibit materials that reflect the political and cultural state of the world after the end of World War II.
Exhibits, Humanities, Social Sciences, Special Collections, Special Collections Exhibits, Special Collections News
May 15, 2009

Department of Special Collections Acquires Lou Cannon Papers

UCSB Library’s Department of Special Collections has recently acquired the papers of author Lou Cannon, former White House correspondent and noted biographer of Ronald Reagan.
Collections, Gifts, Humanities, Social Sciences, Special Collections, Special Collections Announcements, Special Collections News
April 7, 2009

Roots of Community: African American Activism in Santa Barbara

The winter 2009 exhibit focused on the African American leaders of Santa Barbara and their legacy of activism for civic improvement, equity, and social justice.
Exhibits, Humanities, Social Sciences, Special Collections, Special Collections Exhibits, Special Collections News
December 1, 2008

Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions Audio Archive

Thanks to donors Neal Linson, Ceil Pulitzer, and Stanley Sheinbaum, a project has begun to digitize and make accessible on the web some of the most important conference proceedings, talks, and dialogues recorded by CSDI.
Collections, Gifts, Humanities, Social Sciences, Special Collections, Special Collections Announcements, Special Collections News, Technology
January 1, 2005