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Like a Straw Bird It Follows Me: Poetry by Palestinian Poet Ghassan Zaqtan
Renowned Palestian poet Ghassan Zaqtan and translator Fady Joudah visit UCLA for a poetry reading on October 25th, 2012.
Posted: 11/14/2012
The Particularities of Our Culture [Ekhtesasat-e Farhangie ma]
A lecture by Morteza Mardiha, Visiting Scholar, Harvard University (lecture in Persian)
Posted: 11/7/2012
Cultures of the Erotic in Spain, 1898-1939
A book talk with author Maite Zubiaurre (UCLA, Spanish and Portuguese), and discussant Roberta Johnson (University of Kansas, Spanish and Portuguese).
Posted: 11/2/2012
AFI Fest 2012 Presented by Audi
The UCLA Latin American Institute is a proud community and cultural supporter of this year’s AFI Film Festival presented by Audi from November 1 - 8. This year, the LAI is the official host of the film "After Lucia" (Despues de Lucia).
Posted: 10/30/2012
International Conference on Afghanistan Aims to Develop Central Asian Studies at UCLA
"Beyond the Bamiyan Buddhas: Archaeology and History in the Modern and Ancient Persianate World" is an upcoming 2-day conference to be held at UCLA and UC Irvine on November 8 and 9, 2012.
Posted: 10/29/2012
Like a Straw Bird it Follows Me
Renowned Palestian poet Ghassan Zaqtan and translator Fady Joudah visit UCLA for a poetry reading on October 25th, 2012.
Posted: 10/29/2012
James Gelvin to Participate in Istanbul World Forum
Professor James Gelvin has been invited to the First Istanbul World Forum.
Posted: 10/10/2012
UCLA professor translated volumes of Korean Buddhist text, inspired by past as a monk
Brushing dust off a thick, bound 14th century volume, Professor Robert Buswell stood in his office, surrounded by a chronicled literary history of ancient Buddhist culture.
Posted: 10/8/2012
In The Name of Iran (in Persian)
A book reading by Parastou Forouhar, Artist and Author
Posted: 9/19/2012
UCLA scholars bring Korean Buddhist works to English-speaking world
The field of Korean Buddhism, which has a nearly 1,700-year history, has opened up to Western scholars and students with the release of the first comprehensive collection of Korean Buddhist works to be published in any European language.
Posted: 9/11/2012
ASC director releases two new books, raises profile of life and literature in Mauritius
With a land mass only about 1.5 times that of Los Angeles, this island nation packs a real punch when it comes to the creation of art, literature, music and culture, says Professor Françoise Lionnet
Posted: 8/24/2012
'In Extremis: Death and Life in 21st-Century Haitian Art' opens at Fowler Museum Sept. 16
An exhibition on display at the Fowler Museum at UCLA from Sept. 16 through Jan. 20, 2013
Posted: 8/2/2012
Culture and mental health in Indonesia are featured in documentary film series
Professor Robert Lemelson highlighted in Tempo magazine
Posted: 8/1/2012
UCLA participates in international American literature conference in China
Contemporary American literature extends well beyond the white, male-dominated field of yesteryear.
Posted: 7/18/2012
A Conversation with Acclaimed Israeli-Arab Writer Sayed Kashua
Arab-Israeli author speaks at UCLA.
Posted: 6/25/2012
New Perspectives on Chinese Archaeology
Keynote address by Professor Li LIU on “Archaeology under a Microscope”
Posted: 5/25/2012
How to Turn Philosophical Ideas into Diagrams: Chinese Approaches and Insights
A public lecture by Dr. Michael Lackner. The presentation will shed some light on possible precedents of this new form of diagrams and give an introduction into the multi-faceted functioning of diagrams on the basis of selected material.
Posted: 5/24/2012
Urban Renewal and its Discontents: IBA 1984/87
A lecture by Esra Akcan, University of Illinois at Chicago
Posted: 5/21/2012
Writing Sex, Food, and Politics
LI Ang (李昂), a prominent Taiwanese writer, investigates gender and politics in social life and literary creation, opening up new spaces of critical reflection on the question of women in literary writing.
Posted: 5/11/2012
Beautiful Resistance: Defying the Occupation Through the Theater and the Arts
Talk by Abdelfattah Abusrour, Al-Rowwad Cultural & Theatre Center
Posted: 5/9/2012
Romani Routes: Cultural Politics and Balkan Music in Diaspora
A book talk with author Carol Silverman, University of Oregon, Anthropology. Discussant: Timothy Rice, UCLA, Ethnomusicology/Herb Alpert School of Music.
Posted: 5/4/2012
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