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The Obamians - a conversation with best-selling author James Mann about his new book

Please join us for a conversation with James Mann, author of New York Times bestsellers "The Rise of the Vulcans" and "The Rebellion of Ronald Reagan", and Burkle Center Director Kal Raustiala about the acclaimed author's new book, "The Obamians." ROOM AND TIME CHANGE: UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW, ROOM 1420 AT 4:30 PM
Monday, October 01, 2012
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

School of Law, room 1420

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Vou Rifar Meu Coração ("I Will Raffle Off My Heart") (2011)

A 2011 Brazilian documentary directed by Ana Rieper
Wednesday, October 03, 2012
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

James Bridges Theater

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Silk Fabrics of the Golden Horde: Historical, Cultural and Ideological Aspects

Zvezdana Dode, Stavropol State University, Russia
Thursday, October 04, 2012
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

UCLA Cotsen Institute Seminar Room

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Nowhere to Turn: Abuse and Exploitation of Migrant Workers in the Arab World

A lecture by Sarah Leah Whitson, Executive Director, Middle East and North Africa Division, Human Rights Watch
Friday, October 05, 2012
12:00 PM

Moore Hall 3027

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Young Research Library Asian Studies New Student Reception

The Asia Institute invites new graduate students and visiting scholars to a welcome reception at YRL
Friday, October 05, 2012
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Young Research Library Presentation Room

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Dastangoi: The Lost Art of Story-telling

By Mahmood Farooqui
Friday, October 05, 2012
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Auditorium A103B

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Artes e manhas da crônica: Fernando Sabino e Clarice Lispector (The Art and Skill of the crônica: Fernando Sabino e Clarice Lispector)

Writing workshop with Fernando Paixão (IEB-USP) in Portuguese
Monday, October 08, 2012
11:00 AM - 1:30 PM

Rolfe Hall 4302

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Political Legitimacy in Afghanistan: 1500-2014

A lecture by Thomas Barfield, Boston University
Monday, October 08, 2012
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Young Research Library Presentation Room

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On Ideology and Ideologues: The Issue of "Japanism" in the Study of Wartime Japan

A colloquium with the 2012-2013 UCLA Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. John Person, University of Chicago.
Monday, October 08, 2012
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

UCLA Faculty Center, Sequoia Room

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UCLA Study Abroad Fair

We invite you to join in the 26th Annual UCLA Study Abroad Fair. Each year, more than 2000 students visit the fair to learn about the wide variety of study abroad programs available.
Tuesday, October 09, 2012
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Ackerman Union Grand Ballroom

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Eroticism and the Body in Brazilian Culture: A discussion of the film "Natural Love"

Talk in Engish by Eliane Robert Moraes
Tuesday, October 09, 2012
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Public Affairs 1246

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Music & Dance of Zimbabwe

Featuring Martha Thom & Jacob Mafuleni.
Tuesday, October 09, 2012
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Jan Popper Theater

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A resenha em questão: jornalistas x acadêmicos (Questioning the Review: Journalists vs. academics)

Writing workshop with Fernando Paixão (IEB-USP) in Portuguese
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
11:00 AM - 1:30 PM

Rolfe Hall 4302

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Sephardic Philanthropy and the Origins of a Modern Jewish Nation

A public talk by Matthias Lehmann, Associate Professor of History and Teller Family Chair in Jewish History, UC Irvine
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Royce Hall, Rm 306

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A 2nd Century BC Shipwreck in the Indian Ocean and the Role of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara as the Protector of Mariners

Professor Osmund Bopearachchi is a Director of Research at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (C.N.R.S. Paris), where he oversees the 'Hellenism and Oriental Civilisations' program of the C.N.R.S. UMR 8546/5, and also a visiting professor of Central Asian and South-Asian archaeology and art history at the Paris IV-Sorbonne University.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

243 Royce Hall

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Who is Joseph Kony...and does KONY 2012 matter?

Presentation by Professor Ayesha Nibbe, Hawaii Pacific University.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

10383 Bunche Hall

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Night Letters: Art and Ambiguity in the Early Years of Soeharto’s New Order (1968-1976)

Colloquium with Jeffrey Hadler, Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley
Thursday, October 11, 2012
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

10383 Bunche Hall

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Onde anda o erotismo na ficção contemporânea? (Where is the eroticism in contemporary Brazilian fiction?)

Talk in Portuguese by Eliane Robert Moraes
Thursday, October 11, 2012
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Rolfe Hall 4302

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Fernando Paixão: Poetry Reading and Bilingual Discussion

A reading and bilingual discussion of Fernando Paixão's recent poetry
Thursday, October 11, 2012
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Rolfe Hall 4302

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The Crisis in Syria

Please join us for a panel discussion regarding the current crisis in Syria with panelists UCLA Law professor Asli Bali, RAND Political Scientist Dalia Dassa Kaye and UCLA Political Science professor Daniel Treisman. This panel will be moderated by UCLA Burkle Center Director Kal Raustiala.
Thursday, October 11, 2012
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

1347 Law School

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The Mexican Political System after the 2012 Elections

A panel combining two of the most well-known and respected analysts of contemporary politics in Mexico
Thursday, October 11, 2012
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

UCLA Faculty Center

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New Visions of Japanese Cinema Film Series: The Face of Another screening

The Graduate Student Association Melnitz Movies and the UCLA Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies co-sponsor a film screening of Hiroshi Teshigahara's 1966 film, The Face of Another.
Thursday, October 11, 2012
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

James Bridges Theater, UCLA Melnitz 1409

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Razão e emoção na escrita: equilíbrio possível? (Reason and emotion in writing: possible equilibrium?)

Writing workshop with Fernando Paixão (IEB-USP) in Portuguese
Friday, October 12, 2012
11:00 AM - 1:30 PM

Rolfe Hall 4302

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Do Fair Elections Enhance Perceptions of Government? Experimental Evidence from Afghanistan

Michael Callen, UCSD
Friday, October 12, 2012
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

4357 Bunche Hall

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The Buddha Sakyamuni and the Courtesan Utpalavarna in Gandhâran Buddhist Art

By Dr. Osmund Bopearachchi, Scholar of Gandharan Art and Sri Lankan Archaeology
Friday, October 12, 2012
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

275 Dodd Hall

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“On Behalf of All and For All”: The Place of Liturgy in Russian Cultural History

A two-day conference, October 12 - 13. Organized by the UCLA Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures and cosponsored by the UCLA Center for European and Eurasian Studies and the UCLA Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies.
Friday, October 12, 2012
9:30 AM

10383 Bunche Hall

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China Onscreen Biennial: Shanghai Strangers (非典情人) West Coast Premiere

Part of the UCLA Confucius Institute's inaugural China Onscreen Biennial (银幕中国双年展)project, an unprecedented bicoastal collaboration among seven distinguished American educational and cultural organizations to promote US-China dialogue through the art of film. October 13-31, Los Angeles | October 26-11, Washington, DC
Saturday, October 13, 2012
7:30 PM - 11:00 PM

Billy Wilder Theater, The Hammer Museum

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China Onscreen Biennial: LACUNA (醉后一夜) North American Premiere

Part of the UCLA Confucius Institute's inaugural China Onscreen Biennial (银幕中国双年展)project, an unprecedented bicoastal collaboration among seven distinguished American educational and cultural organizations to promote US-China dialogue through the art of film. October 13-31, Los Angeles | October 26-11, Washington, DC
Saturday, October 13, 2012
7:30 PM - 11:00 PM

Billy Wilder Theater, The Hammer Museum

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International Conference on the Iranian Diaspora

2012 IAAB International Conference on the Iranian Diaspora, Day 1
Saturday, October 13, 2012
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM

Covel Commons

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China Onscreen Biennial: All Apologies (爱的替身) North American Premiere

Part of the UCLA Confucius Institute's inaugural China Onscreen Biennial (银幕中国双年展)project, an unprecedented bicoastal collaboration among seven distinguished American educational and cultural organizations to promote US-China dialogue through the art of film. October 13-31, Los Angeles | October 26-11, Washington, DC
Sunday, October 14, 2012
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM

UCLA Film & Television Archive Billy Wilder Theater, The Hammer Museum

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International Conference on the Iranian Diaspora

2012 IAAB International Conference on the Iranian Diaspora, Day 2
Sunday, October 14, 2012
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Covel Commons

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"Into the Niger Delta" Film Screening

Acclaimed Nigerian director Jeta Amata brings his documentary film depicting the conditions in the Niger Delta and showing seven diverse Americans as they travel to the to witness firsthand the environmental devastation and social unrest caused by catastrophic oil spills. Amata, participants in the film and Professor Jude Akudinobi, UCSB, will be present for a panel discussion and Q&A.
Monday, October 15, 2012
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

James Bridges Theater

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미국 TV드라마 경향과 한국 TV드라마 비교 A Comparative Study on American and Korean TV Drama Trends

By Jae Sang Lee, KBS
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

11377 Bunche Hall

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Will the Peace Treaties between Israel, Jordan and Egypt Survive?

A lecture by Ambassador Oded Eran.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Bunche Hall, Room 10383

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CAW: Borders, Ethnicity & Conflict: The Ferghana Valley Border Closing

Led by Ali Hamdan
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

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China Onscreen Biennial: The Monkey King: Uproar in Heaven 3D (大闹天宫 3D) West Coast Premiere

Part of the UCLA Confucius Institute's inaugural China Onscreen Biennial (银幕中国双年展)project, an unprecedented bicoastal collaboration among seven distinguished American educational and cultural organizations to promote US-China dialogue through the art of film. October 13-31, Los Angeles | October 26-11, Washington, DC
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
7:30 PM - 11:00 PM

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Linwood Dunn Theater

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Too Much Too Soon: The Euro and the Future of Europe

CEES public lecture by Josef Joffe, Editor, Die Zeit. Discussant: Ronald Rogowski, UCLA, Political Science.
Thursday, October 18, 2012
12:00 PM

10383 Bunche Hall

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Commerce with the Universe: Travel, Trade and the Afrasian Imagination

Professor Gaurav Desai, Tulane University, discusses the Asian (Indian) presence in and connections with Africa.
Thursday, October 18, 2012
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

10383 Bunche Hall

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Diasporas on the Internet : The E-Diaspora Atlas

A lecture by Dana Diminescu, Maison des Sciences de l’’Homme [Paris] and Institut Mines-Telecom Co-sponsored with the Center for European and Eurasian Studies
Friday, October 19, 2012
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

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China Onscreen Biennial: The Red Detachment of Women (1970)( 红色娘子军)

Part of the UCLA Confucius Institute's inaugural China Onscreen Biennial (银幕中国双年展)project, an unprecedented bicoastal collaboration among seven distinguished American educational and cultural organizations to promote US-China dialogue through the art of film. October 13-31, Los Angeles | October 26-11, Washington, DC
Friday, October 19, 2012
7:30 PM - 11:00 PM

Billy Wilder Theater, The Hammer Museum

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COB: THE RED DETACHMENT OF WOMEN (1970) (银幕中国双年展: 红色娘子军)

A Film Screening and Post-screening panel discussion moderated by UCLA professor Robert Chi; with Beijing opera master and former yangbanxi performer Qi Shufang; theater director Peter Sellars; and Director of UCLA’s Center for Chinese Studies Yan Yunxiang.
Friday, October 19, 2012
7:30 PM - 11:00 PM

UCLA Billy Wilder Theater, 10899 Wilshire Boulevard

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Arab Film Festival

16th Annual Arab Film Festival: October 19th - 21st
Friday, October 19, 2012
8:00 PM

Writers Guild of America Theater

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China Onscreen Biennial: Beijing Flickers Pop-up Exhibition 《有种》流动展览

Part of the UCLA Confucius Institute's inaugural China Onscreen Biennial (银幕中国双年展)project, an unprecedented bicoastal collaboration among seven distinguished American educational and cultural organizations to promote US-China dialogue through the art of film. October 13-31, Los Angeles | October 26-11, Washington, DC
Saturday, October 20, 2012
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Mandarin Plaza, Chinatown

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China Onscreen Biennial: Sauna On Moon (嫦娥) US Premiere

Part of the UCLA Confucius Institute's inaugural China Onscreen Biennial (银幕中国双年展)project, an unprecedented bicoastal collaboration among seven distinguished American educational and cultural organizations to promote US-China dialogue through the art of film. October 13-31, Los Angeles | October 26-11, Washington, DC
Saturday, October 20, 2012
7:30 PM - 11:00 PM

UCLA Film & Television Archive Billy Wilder Theater, The Hammer Museum

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Raga Spirit 2012

The first symposium / festival of Indian Music at UCLA. Prominent scholars, musicologists and musicians of the highest caliber will showcase the splendour of this classical art form.
Saturday, October 20, 2012
9:30 AM

Schoenberg Hall

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China Onscreen Biennial: Are We Really So Far From The Madhouse? (我们离疯人院有多远) US Premiere

Part of the UCLA Confucius Institute's inaugural China Onscreen Biennial (银幕中国双年展)project, an unprecedented bicoastal collaboration among seven distinguished American educational and cultural organizations to promote US-China dialogue through the art of film. October 13-31, Los Angeles | October 26-11, Washington, DC
Sunday, October 21, 2012
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Billy Wilder Theater, The Hammer Museum

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Nine Rubies

A book talk by Mahru Ghashghaei and Susan Snyder, Authors
Sunday, October 21, 2012
5:00 PM

121 Dodd Hall

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Pakistan in a Volatile Region

By Consul General Riffat Masood from Consulate General of Pakistan, Los Angeles
Monday, October 22, 2012
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

6275 Bunche Hall

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Low Carbon Development in China: Fitting Global Climate Norms to National Policymaking Institutions

A talk by Eric Zusman, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), on climate change reform policy efforts in China.
Monday, October 22, 2012
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

10367 Bunche Hall, UCLA

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May it Never End: Fantasies & Drama of Fluctuating Temporality in Eastern DRC

Presentation by Professor James Smith, University of California, Davis
Monday, October 22, 2012
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

10383 Bunche Hall

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Authoritative Traditions and Ritual Power in the Ancient World

The aim of this colloquium is to explore how authoritative texts, culture heroes, and authors were invoked ritually for cursing, protection, and divination in the ancient and late antique Near Eastern and Mediterranean world. The speakers represent a wide range of specializations in ancient ritual practice, including Egyptian, Near Eastern, Greek, Roman, Jewish, and Christian materials.
Monday, October 22, 2012
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM

306 Royce Hall

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China Onscreen Biennial: Animated, Golden and Restored (International Restoration Premiere)

Part of the UCLA Confucius Institute's inaugural China Onscreen Biennial (银幕中国双年展)project, an unprecedented bicoastal collaboration among seven distinguished American educational and cultural organizations to promote US-China dialogue through the art of film. October 13-31, Los Angeles | October 26-11, Washington, DC
Monday, October 22, 2012
8:30 PM - 11:00 PM

Walt Disney Concert Hall Complex, 631 West 2nd Street

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CAW: Space and Bor(un)d(ari)ers between China, Russia, Mongolia and Tibet: Political and Cultural Barriers in Eastern Eurasia

Led by Andrew Grant
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

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Los Últimos Cristeros (The Last Cristeros)

A 2011 Mexican film by director Matias Meyer
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

2160 E Broad Art Center

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China Onscreen Biennial: Beijing Flickers (有种) US Premiere

Part of the UCLA Confucius Institute's inaugural China Onscreen Biennial (银幕中国双年展)project, an unprecedented bicoastal collaboration among seven distinguished American educational and cultural organizations to promote US-China dialogue through the art of film. October 13-31, Los Angeles | October 26-11, Washington, DC
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
8:30 PM - 11:00 PM

Walt Disney Concert Hall Complex, 631 West 2nd Street

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The Cristero Rebellion in Mexico: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

A lecture by author and CIDE Professor Emeritus Jean Meyer
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

6275 Bunche Hall

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Hasidic Courts: A photographic look inside Israel's ultra-orthodox communities

A public talk by photographer Gil Cohen-Magen
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Royce Hall, Rm 362

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2013-14 UC Pacific Rim Research Fellowship (PRRP) Campus Information Session

This session will give faculty and students an opportunity to learn more about the PRRP program and answer any questions.
Thursday, October 25, 2012
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

10367 Bunche Hall

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Global Migrants, Guest Workers and Good Mothers: Gender and (Con)Temporary Labor Migration to Spain

A CEES public lecture by Christy Glass, Utah State University, Sociology. Part of the UCLA Department of Sociology's Irene Flecknoe Ross Lecture Series.
Thursday, October 25, 2012
12:00 PM

10383 Bunche Hall

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The Impact of the I Ching on Merce Cunningham and Deborah Hay

The I Ching, or the Book of Changes, is an ancient Chinese text––perhaps the first written document in human history––and was originally used exclusively as an oracle. Three thousand years old, the I Ching is one of the most revered books in Chinese literature, and it has inspired the most eminent Chinese scholars throughout history.
Thursday, October 25, 2012
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Presentation Room, UCLA Charles E. Young Research Library

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The Relative Chronology of the Passages of the Qur'an: A New Approach to an Old Problem

A lecture by Professor Behnam Sadeghi, Stanford University
Thursday, October 25, 2012
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

TBD

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Exit Emperor Kim Jong-il: Notes from His Former Mentor

By John Cha, Writer/Translator
Thursday, October 25, 2012
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

11377 Bunche Hall

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Like a Straw Bird It Follows Me: Poetry by Palestinian Poet Ghassan Zaqtan

Zaqtan will perform his poems in Arabic alongside his translator, Fady Joudah, who will read them in English.
Thursday, October 25, 2012
4:30 PM

10383 Bunche Hall

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詠劇詩歌:明清戲曲接受史的生動記錄 (Poetry in Praise of Drama: A Vivid Record of the History of Reception of Ming and Qing Drama)

A talk in Mandarin by Professor Zhao Shanlin, East China Normal University, on the reception of Ming and Qing drama.
Friday, October 26, 2012
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

11377 Bunche Hall, UCLA

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China Onscreen Biennial: Double Exposure (二次曝光) North American Premiere

Part of the UCLA Confucius Institute's inaugural China Onscreen Biennial (银幕中国双年展)project, an unprecedented bicoastal collaboration among seven distinguished American educational and cultural organizations to promote US-China dialogue through the art of film. October 13-31, Los Angeles | October 26-11, Washington, DC
Friday, October 26, 2012
7:30 PM - 11:00 PM

UCLA Film & Television Archive Billy Wilder Theater, The Hammer Museum

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Critical Frameworks of Transmission

The UCLA Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies hosts the 17th Annual Graduate Symposium on Japanese Studies.
Friday, October 26, 2012
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Royce Hall, Room 306

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China Onscreen Biennial: Three Sisters ( 三姊妹) US Premiere

Part of the UCLA Confucius Institute's inaugural China Onscreen Biennial (银幕中国双年展)project, an unprecedented bicoastal collaboration among seven distinguished American educational and cultural organizations to promote US-China dialogue through the art of film. October 13-31, Los Angeles | October 26-11, Washington, DC
Saturday, October 27, 2012
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

UCLA Film & Television Archive Billy Wilder Theater, The Hammer Museum

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China Onscreen Biennial: The Ditch (夹边沟) US Premiere

Part of the UCLA Confucius Institute's inaugural China Onscreen Biennial (银幕中国双年展)project, an unprecedented bicoastal collaboration among seven distinguished American educational and cultural organizations to promote US-China dialogue through the art of film. October 13-31, Los Angeles | October 26-11, Washington, DC
Saturday, October 27, 2012
7:30 PM - 11:00 PM

UCLA Film & Television Archive Billy Wilder Theater, The Hammer Museum

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China Onscreen Biennial: The Cremator (焚尸人 ) US Premiere

Part of the UCLA Confucius Institute's inaugural China Onscreen Biennial (银幕中国双年展)project, an unprecedented bicoastal collaboration among seven distinguished American educational and cultural organizations to promote US-China dialogue through the art of film. October 13-31, Los Angeles | October 26-11, Washington, DC
Sunday, October 28, 2012
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

UCLA Film & Television Archive Billy Wilder Theater, The Hammer Museum

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China Onscreen Biennial: Feng Shui (万剑穿心): North American Premiere

Part of the UCLA Confucius Institute's inaugural China Onscreen Biennial (银幕中国双年展)project, an unprecedented bicoastal collaboration among seven distinguished American educational and cultural organizations to promote US-China dialogue through the art of film. October 13-31, Los Angeles | October 26-11, Washington, DC
Sunday, October 28, 2012
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

UCLA Film & Television Archive Billy Wilder Theater, The Hammer Museum

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Kishinev’s Pogrom in Mythology and History: The Transmutation of the 1903 Riot in Hebrew Poetry, Jewish Politics, and the Protocols of the Elders in Zion

A talk by Steven Zipperstein (Stanford University, History) in the Faculty/Student Seminar Series sponsored by the Center for Jewish Studies. Cosponsored by UCLA Center for European and Eurasian Studies, UCLA Department of History, UCLA Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
12:00 PM

6275 Bunche Hall

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킬러 컨텐츠의 발생과 진화 과정: ‘한반도의 공룡 점박이’ 사례연구 The origin and evolution of 'killer content': A case study of 'Speckles the Tarbosaurus'

By Sangho Han, EBS
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

11377 Bunche Hall

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CAW: Paper Presentation Workshop

TBD
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

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UCLA Spanish Film Festival: También la LLuvia (Even The Rain)

A 2011 Spanish film by director Icíar Bollaín
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Royce Hall 314

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Documentary Film Series - "I Had A Dream"

The story of Yona Bugale, the "Herzl" of Ethiopian Jewry, and his struggle to bring his people to Israel.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Humanities Building, Rm 135

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520 Years of Dictatorship: Survival, Struggle and Militancy of the Mapuche People

A talk by poet and political activist Graciela Huinao
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Bunche Hall 10383

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China Onscreen Biennial: Painted Skin:The Resurrection (画皮 II)

Part of the UCLA Confucius Institute's inaugural China Onscreen Biennial (银幕中国双年展)project, an unprecedented bicoastal collaboration among seven distinguished American educational and cultural organizations to promote US-China dialogue through the art of film. October 13-31, Los Angeles | October 26-11, Washington, DC
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

UCLA Film & Television Archive Billy Wilder Theater, The Hammer Museum

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Painted Skin: The Resurrection (画皮II) Halloween Screening

Los Angeles Premiere / Halloween Screening! PAINTED SKIN: THE RESURRECTION 2012 (画皮II)
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM

UCLA Billy Wilder Theater, 10899 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90024

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