Center for 17th- & 18th-Century Studies
Upcoming Events
Emotional Scripts and the Fate of U.S. Expansion in the Vigilante Mountain West, 1864 to 1866
Tue 2/25 • 12PM - 1PM PST RSVP
The Montana Vigilantes, as they have become known within the popular nostalgia of the Wild West, were almost immediately and are still often hailed as heroes of the frontier in their brave efforts to fill in for the American justice system in the...
Ariel Quartet, Chamber Music at the Clark 30th Anniversary
Sun 3/2 • 2PM - 4PM PST
William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
Tickets for this concert will go on sale Tuesday, February 4 at 12:00 noon. Seating at the Clark Library is limited, and tickets are likely to sell out within a few minutes. This concert will feature selections by Felix Mendelssohn, Lera Auerbach,...
The Codex Osuna: A Landmark Nahua Lawsuit in Early Colonial Mexico City
Thu 3/6 • 12PM - 1PM PST RSVP
Ph.D. Student Sofia Yazpik presents a work-in-progress session on The Codex Osuna, or the Pintura del gobernador, alcaldes y regidores de México (Painting of the Municipal Governor, Judges, and Councilors of Mexico), a pictorial and Nahuatl-language...
Preserving Your Family History
Sat 3/8 • 10AM - 12:30PM PST RSVP
William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
Join us at the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library to learn the basics of understanding and caring for your family heirlooms with the Clark’s librarians and conservators from the UCLA Library Preservation & Conservation Department. Many of us...
Katherine Philips, Meta-Metaphysical Poet
Mon 3/10 • 12PM - 1PM PDT RSVP
Arya Sureshbabu, Ph.D. Candidate in English (UC Berkeley) and recipient of the 2024–25 Kenneth Karmiole Endowed Graduate Research Fellowship, explores how Katherine Philips’s poetics blur the lines between affection, interpretation, and creative...
Conference: Cases and Scale in Historiography
Fri 3/14 • 10AM - 5PM PDT RSVP
William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
In the last few decades, debates stemming from the science and history “wars” have called attention to the ways in which cases are constructed and proven across disciplines. This has led to questions about the nature and selection of evidence, the...
Early Global Caribbean: Conference 3: Materialities
Fri 4/11 • 10AM - Sat 4/12 • 1PM PDT RSVP
William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
The tangible realities of daily life and the patterns of exchange in the Caribbean and the other Atlantic regions integrated into the Caribbean’s orbit enhance our understanding of the local dimensions of global processes that have long shaped the...
Borromeo String Quartet, Chamber Music at the Clark 30th Anniversary
Sun 4/27 • 2PM - 4PM PDT
William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
Tickets for this concert will go on sale Tuesday, March 25 at 12:00 noon. Seating at the Clark Library is limited, and tickets are likely to sell out within a few minutes. This concert will feature an all-Beethoven program. Please visit the event...
The Art of Duo: A Journey through Europe to the USA from 1700 to 1930
Sat 5/3 • 2PM - 3:30PM PDT RSVP
William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
Ambroise Aubrun (violin) and Steven Vanhauwaert (piano) present an exploration of the violin and piano duo’s rich history. Each piece performed will reflect the evolving styles and cultural influences that shaped the duo’s repertoire from the...
Miro Quartet with Masumi Per Rostad, Chamber Music at the Clark 30th Anniversary
Sun 5/18 • 2PM - 4PM PDT
William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
Tickets for this concert will go on sale Tuesday, April 15 at 12:00 noon. Seating at the Clark Library is limited, and tickets are likely to sell out within a few minutes. This concert will feature an all-Brahms program. Please visit the event...