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A Beautiful Mind
Teofilo Ruiz wastes no time grabbing his students' rapt attention. The acclaimed UCLA historian has been known to enter a medieval history class on the first day, sign his name on the board as "Stephen Dedalus" and initiate a lecture on James Joyce's Ulysses.
Posted: 7/9/2012
Fresh looks at Cuba in the the Los Angeles Film Festival
The festival (June 16-26) will feature a quartet of Cuban films in this year's International Spotlight: Cuba, co-sponsored by the Latin American Institute. The films depict a country in the midst of political and cultural soul-searching.
Posted: 6/23/2011
To be or not to be Multilingual
A lecture by UCLA professor of Geography Jared Diamond.
Posted: 4/16/2010
Kal Raustiala: Will Bagram be Different than Guantanamo?
In this video, Burkle Center Director Kal Raustiala discusses questions related to the release or transfer of Quantanamo Bay detainees as well as the territorial legal limits of the War on Terror.
Posted: 5/11/2009
Kal Raustiala in the Los Angeles Times: A Bill of Rights Without Borders
A 50-year-old court decision on constitutional protections overseas comes into play in the war on terror, writes Burkle Center Director Kal Raustiala in The Los Angeles Times.
Posted: 6/15/2007
Here to Havana
Ben Caldwell, a filmmaker, CalArts faculty member, and founder of a community arts organization, wants to change attitudes about language and race. Caldwell's guest lecture was part of a course on African Ethnographic Film taught by Professor David Blundell.
Posted: 3/1/2007
Cuba Overheard
Elizabeth Dore's two-year project aims to let Cubans speak for themselves. She shared her findings at UCLA on Jan. 12.
Posted: 1/25/2007
Does Emigration Strengthen or Weaken Castro?
U. of Michigan sociologist examines the net effects of Cuban exodus on the stability of the island's government.
Posted: 4/26/2005
