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French Suburbs and Social Bonds: Between Inclusion and Exclusion

A public lecture by PIERRE BOUVIER, Universite de Paris X Nanterre, Sociology
Thursday, January 08, 2009
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Beyond Anne Frank: Hidden Children and Postwar Families in Holland

A book talk with author DIANE WOLF, UC Davis, Sociology, and discussant SUSAN DERWIN, UCSB, Germanic, Slavic & Semitic Studies.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
12:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Oil, Gas, and Environment in the Caspian

A panel discussion.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
2:00 PM

Underground History: Splendor and Misery of the Moscow Metro

A public lecture by GABOR RITTERSPORN, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, Centre d'Etudes des Mondes Russe, Caucasien et Centre-Europeen
Thursday, January 22, 2009
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Islam in the New Afghan Public Sphere

A public lecture by Nushin Arbabzadah, UCLA
Thursday, January 22, 2009
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

History, Memory and Museums: The Immigration History Museum in Paris

A public lecture by NANCY GREEN, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris
Thursday, January 29, 2009
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Yezhov: The Rise of Stalin's "Iron Fist"

A book talk with author ARCH GETTY, UCLA, History, and discussant ROBERT EDELMAN, UC San Diego, History
Thursday, February 05, 2009
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Tyva Kyzy (Daughters of Tuva)

A workshop and performance
Sunday, February 08, 2009
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

What's Just About International Justice

A public lecture by DAVID KAYE, UCLA Law, International Human Rights Program
Thursday, February 12, 2009
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Hidden Sorrows: The Persecution of Romanian Gypsies During WWII

A film by Michelle Kelso. USA/Romania, 2005.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Terror from Within: Brotherhood and Betrayal in the NKVD

A public lecture by CYNTHIA HOOPER, College of the Holy Cross, History
Thursday, February 19, 2009
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Roma Economic Strategies in Postsocialist Romania

A public lecture by GABRIEL TROC, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj, Romania.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Seventh Annual Graduate Student Colloquium in Armenian Studies

International Graduate Student Colloquium in Armenian Studies
Friday, February 20, 2009
9:30 AM - 7:00 PM

Globalization and Less-Developed Regions: The EU Cohesion Program as a Model

A public lecture by MICHAEL STORPER, UCLA, Urban Planning
Thursday, February 26, 2009
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

The Book of Royal Degrees and Russian Historical Consciousness

International Conference. Thursday, February 26, through Saturday, February 28, 2009.
Thursday, February 26, 2009

The Collapse of Communism in Europe 1989 - Causes and Consequences

A public lecture by JURGEN KOCKA, Free University Berlin; Visiting Professor, UCLA, History
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Adam Mickiewicz: The Life of a Romantic

A book talk with author ROMAN KOROPECKYJ, UCLA, Slavic Languages and Literatures, and discussant BETH HOLMGREN, Duke University, Slavic and Eurasian Studies
Thursday, March 05, 2009
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Russian Winter Festival

March 5-7
Thursday, March 05, 2009

Iska's Journey

A film by Csaba Bollok. Hungary, 2007.
Sunday, March 08, 2009
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Economic Meltdown: Causes and Consequences

A talk by Robert Brenner, UCLA, History, and Gary Dymski, UC Riverside, Economics
Monday, March 09, 2009
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

The Last Soviet Dreamer: Conversations with Leonid Potemkin

A public lecture by JOCHEN HELLBECK, Rutgers University, History
Thursday, March 12, 2009
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Armenian Studies at a Threshold (Day 1)

35th Anniversary Conference of the Society for Armenian Studies
Thursday, March 26, 2009
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Armenian Studies at a Threshold (Day 2)

35th Anniversary Conference of the Society for Armenian Studies
Friday, March 27, 2009
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM

Armenian Studies at a Threshold (Day 3)

35th Anniversary Conference of the Society for Armenian Studies
Saturday, March 28, 2009
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Mass Privatization and the Postcommunist Mortality Crisis

A public lecture by LARRY KING, Cambridge University, Sociology
Thursday, April 02, 2009
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Performing Jewish "Home" and "Homeland" in East-Central Europe and Eurasia's Jewish Autonomous Republic

A public lecture by SHELLEY SALAMENSKY, UCLA, Theater
Thursday, April 16, 2009
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Azerbaijan's Regional Outlook and Expectations from the Obama Administration

A lunchtime discussion with Fariz Ismailzade, Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

EUSA Conference Teaching Workshops: European Studies and European Union

Teaching Workshops at the European Studies Union Association Annual Conference, April 23 and 25
Thursday, April 23, 2009
10:30 AM

For Prophet and Tsar: Islam and Empire in Russia and Central Asia

A book talk with author ROBERT CREWS, Stanford University, History, and discussant ADRIENNE EDGAR, UC Santa Barbara, History
Thursday, April 23, 2009
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

New Romanian Films 2009

An introduction to the most anticipated Romanian features and documentaries of 2009.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

2009 South-East European Film Festival

April 30 - May 4
Thursday, April 30, 2009

Cosmopolitan Anxieties: Turkish Challenges to Citizenship and Belonging in Germany

A book talk with author RUTH MANDEL, University College London, Anthropology, and discussant SUSAN OSSMAN, UC Riverside, Anthropology
Thursday, April 30, 2009
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Performances and Performatives of the Holocaust: French and North African Acts of Resistance, Collaboration, and Testimony

Conference, May 1, 2009
Friday, May 01, 2009
9:00 AM

12th Annual UC Undergraduate Research Conference on Slavic and East/Central European Studies

UCLA, May 2, 2009
Saturday, May 02, 2009
9:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Unlocking the Byzantine Film Model

A conference on film industry business opportunities in South-East Europe
Monday, May 04, 2009
9:30 AM

Muscular Judaism: The Jewish Body and the Politics of Regeneration

A book talk with author TODD PRESNER, UCLA, Germanic Languages, and discussant PAUL LERNER, USC, History
Thursday, May 07, 2009
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Shush! Growing Up Jewish under Stalin: A Memoir

A book talk with author EMIL DRAITSER, CUNY Hunter College, Russian Division, and discussant DAVID MYERS, UCLA, History
Thursday, May 14, 2009
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Changing Religious Landscapes: Why Some Muslims Convert to Christianity-The Case of Central Asia

A Central Asia Initiative Lecture by Olivier Roy
Friday, May 15, 2009
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Spectral Fathers: Antonio Lopes Ribeiro's O Pai Tirano

Lecture and discussion of film comedy "O Pai Tirano"(1941)with Professor Paulo de Medeiros from the Universiteit Utrecht, Netherlands.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Unbroken Will

A presentation by Leopold Engleitner, the oldest known male concentration camp survivor, and his biographer, Bernhard Rammerstorfer
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Rebuilding Rome Bit by Bit

A public lecture by DIANE FAVRO, UCLA, Architecture & Urban Design
Thursday, May 21, 2009
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Secularism in Europe as Refracted through the Prism of the European Court of Human Rights

A public lecture by HALDUN GULALP, Political Science and International Relations, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul; Visiting Professor, Political Science, UCLA
Thursday, May 28, 2009
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Peak Oil and The Future of Energy

A talk by David Goodstein, Caltech University, Department of Physics, and Vaclav Smil, University of Manitoba, Faculty of Environment
Monday, June 01, 2009
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Islam in Soviet and Post Soviet Azerbaijan

A public lecture by ALTAY GOYUSHOV, Baku State University, History
Thursday, June 11, 2009
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Autumn (Sonbahar)

LA Film Festival Screenings June 25 and 27
Thursday, June 25, 2009
9:30 PM

Online and Mobile Video: Content, Distribution & Monetization Strategies in North America & Europe

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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Escape Routes: Experiencing the Opening of the Wall and the End of an Era

Public Forum
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Germans' Things: Material Culture and Daily Life in East and West 1949-2009

International Conference, October 1-3, UCLA and Villa Aurora
Thursday, October 01, 2009

UCLA Study Abroad Fair

The UCLA International Education Office (IEO) is pleased to be hosting UCLA's 23rd annual study abroad fair for UCLA students.
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

UCLA International Institute Open House

In association with the Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars and the International Education Office
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Uncivil Society: 1989 and the Implosion of the Communist Establishment

Book discussion with author Stephen Kotkin (Princeton University, History)
Thursday, October 15, 2009
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

La Ville Marquee - Branded City

14th Annual Graduate Student Conference, French and Francophone Studies, October 15-16
Thursday, October 15, 2009
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

The Reckoning: The Epic Story of the Battle for the International Criminal Court

Reception at 6:00pm. Screening at 6:30pm followed by a discussion with special guest panelists John Prendergast, co-founder of the Enough Project, Maximo Langer, UCLA School of Law, and Cesare Romano, Loyola Law School.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Illiberal Politics in Neoliberal Times: Culture, Security and Populism in the New Europe

A book talk with author Mabel Berezin (Cornell University, Sociology) and discussant John Agnew (UCLA, Geography)
Thursday, October 22, 2009
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

The Drama of Politics: The Theaters and the Peaceful Revolution in 1989 in East Germany

A public lecture by Uta Schorlemmer (Occidental College, German)
Thursday, October 22, 2009
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Blue Helmets and Black Markets: The Business of Survival in the Siege of Sarajevo

A book talk with author Peter Andreas (Brown University, Political Science) and discussant Sasha Milicevic (University of North Florida, Sociology)
Thursday, October 29, 2009
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

The Tunnel

A film screening
Monday, November 02, 2009
7:00 PM

1989: Assessing the Collapse of Communism Twenty Years Later

A symposium
Friday, November 06, 2009
8:00 AM - 6:30 PM

Sholem Aleichem at 150 - Celebrating the Yiddish Comic Master

A symposium on the 150th anniversary of Sholem Aleichem - presented by the UCLA Center for Jewish Studies
Sunday, November 08, 2009
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

The State of the European Union: Towards a New World Actor

A public lecture by Laurent Cohen-Tanugi
Monday, November 09, 2009
12:00 PM

Preventive Coalitions: Rethinking the Role of the Military in NATO and Beyond

A roundtable discussion with Lieutenant General (Ret) Christian Delanghe and Major General (Ret) Geoffrey Lambert
Thursday, November 19, 2009
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

The Power of the Powerless

A documentary film on Czechoslovakia's Velvet Revolution. 6:00 pm reception; 6:30 screening; discussion to follow.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
6:00 PM

When God Took Sides. Religion and Identity in Ireland - Unfinished History

A public lecture by Marianne Elliott (University of Liverpool, Institute of Irish Studies)
Monday, November 30, 2009
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Socio-Economic Models and Development in Transition Economies in the Twenty Years Since the Fall of the Berlin Wall

A public lecture by Pasquale Tridico (University of Rome 3, Economics)
Thursday, December 03, 2009
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM