The History Department hosts lectures, workshops and events for students, faculty and the UCF community.

Upcoming Events

  • Annual Pauley Lecture Series on Global Affairs

    John C Hitt Library: 402: 402

    The UCF Department of History presents the Annual Pauley Lecture on Global Affairs with Dr. Lori Khatchadourian, Associate Professor, Departments of Near Eastern Studies and Anthropology and Director of Graduate Studies, Archaeology from Cornell University. Dr. Khatchadourian will present "Heritage Forensics: Satellites and Specters in the Contested Caucasus." Reception - 5:00pm | Lecture - 6:00pm For questions or more information, …

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  • Apollo's Gift: An Art History of the Moon Landing with Peter Kalb

    Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts: Pugh Theater

    This event is part of UCF Celebrates the Arts 2024.  Art historian Peter Kalb discusses creative endeavors inspired by the Apollo Program in 1972. The lunar adventure that was a source of such confusion and doubt provoked painters, sculptors, photographers and performers to create Apollonian art that makes good on the promise that with space exploration humanity would have a …

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  • PRINT Workshop | UCF Celebrates the Arts: "The Apple Doesn't Fall Far From the Tree"

    Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts: DeVos Family Room

    The PRINT team invites you to join them for an interactive workshop that offers an introduction to reading and transcribing letters from the past. Participants will learn tips and tricks for deciphering old handwriting and in the process learn about family dynamics in early America. Take a step into the past when you read a 1690s letter from a father …

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  • Holocaust Perpetrators and the Law (Recurring Event)

    John C. Hitt Library: 402

    Please join UCF History for this two-day academic conference on Holocaust Perpetrators and the Law. The keynote lecture for this conference will be given by Christopher Browning, Professor Emeritus of History at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Additionally, the Holocaust Perpetrators and the Law Conference will feature multiple sessions where academics from across the globe will deliver papers …

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  • Holocaust Perpetrators and the Law (Recurring Event)

    John C. Hitt Library: 402

    Please join UCF History for this two-day academic conference on Holocaust Perpetrators and the Law. The keynote lecture for this conference will be given by Christopher Browning, Professor Emeritus of History at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Additionally, the Holocaust Perpetrators and the Law Conference will feature multiple sessions where academics from across the globe will deliver papers …

    UCF History Department