Events

The Department of History and Politics hosts a wide range of events throughout the academic year, including public lectures, workshops, film screenings, and social gatherings. These events bring together students, faculty, and members of the wider community to engage with historical questions, current research, and public debate. All are welcome to attend.

Every Tuesday, 4PM (in person and online): The Holocaust and Genocide Lecture Series. Click here for information and the full schedule.

Every weekday at 6am, tune in to KTVU2 television to see David McCuan discuss US politics and the upcoming midterm elections!

Tuesday, February 10, 12-12:50 PM: James Mestaz, Oil, Power, and Sovereignty: A History of U.S. Entanglement in Venezuela (STEV 1201). Pizza and snacks provided!

Monday, February 16, 12-1: Samuel Cohen, Rome in Late Antiquity: Crisis, Cult, and Culture (HSSA Brown Bag lecture, STEV 3900)

Tuesday, February 19, 07:30:, David McCuan, "Leadership Santa Rosa" (Class 42) Government & Politics Day – Opening Talk and Discussion

Sunday, February 22, 230 PM: Professor Amy Kittelstrom will be giving a lecture, "The History of Slavery in Sonoma County from 1850," at the Petaluma Historical Library and Museum. Sponsored by the Petaluma Blacks for Community Development, this lecture is part of their programming for the Centennial of Black History Month and is based on the groundbreaking research Prof. Kittelstrom has directed since 2023 in community partnership with the Santa Rosa-Sonoma County NAACP. This research received a 2025 Sonoma County Historical Records Commission Collections and Archives Recognition Award. For more information, click here.

Wednesday, Feb 25, 4PM in Stevenson 1102: Dr. Randall Balmer, Professor of Religion at Dartmouth College and New York Times bestselling author, will discuss his 2025 book America's Best Idea: The Separation of Church and State. Doors open at 4 p.m. for coffee, tea, & connection Program begins at 4:30 p.m., concluding by 6 p.m.

March 16, 12-1PM: Steve Estes, Behind the Beats: San Francisco and the Birth of an American Counterculture (HSSA Brown Bag lecture, STEV 3900).

Dept. of History and Politics Social Nights @ Old Caz

Wednesday, Feb 4 @515 at Old Caz: Welcome Back Social. CLICK HERE TO RSVP.

Wednesday, March 4 @515 at Old Caz: Ugh, it is March Social! CLICK HERE TO RSVP.

Wednesday, April 8 @515 at Old Caz: Weeee, it is April Social! CLICK HERE TO RSVP.

For more information about any of our events, please contact the Chair of the Department of History and Politics, Dr. Samuel Cohen.