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A book titled The Correspondence of Henry D. Thoreau: Volume 3: 1857–1862 is propped on a stone wall with a building marked Library blurred in the background.

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A copy of "Correspondence Volume 3" photographed in front of UCSB Library's Paseo West entrance.

May 27, 2026

UCSB’s Thoreau Edition publishes final volume of Henry David Thoreau’s correspondence

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May 26, 2026

New collection examines the lasting effects of purity culture

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Archival photograph on the back cover of “Pipeline Cinema: The Cultural Infrastructure of Oil Extraction in Iran and Iraq” (UC Press, 2025) by Mona Damluji

March 24, 2026

How oil companies shaped early cinema in Iran and Iraq

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February 18, 2026

UCSB historian publishes testimonio of consequential Chicano artist Rupert García

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Book cover detail for "When Rebels Win" by Kai Thaler (Cornell University Press, 2025).

February 9, 2026

Why some rebel victories build states — and others break them

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The university’s award-winning common book program is the focus of "Creating Community Through Books: 20 Years of UCSB Reads," on display until Dec. 11.

February 4, 2026

New library exhibition celebrates 20th anniversary of UCSB Reads