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From Enemy to Brother: The Revolution in Catholic Teaching on the Jews, 1933-1965
A book talk with author John Connelly, UC Berkeley, History. Discussant: Paul Lerner, USC, History.
Posted: 2/14/2013
Moving Forward: Life after the Great East Japan Earthquake - Global Agenda in Post Fukushima & Reconstruction Efforts of Japanese Architects
"Fukushima Nuclear Accident awakened us." -- Come listen to Dr. Kiyoshi Kurokawa on March 22 as he gives his thought and experiences while acting as the Chair of the Independent Investigation Commission by the National Diet of Japan. Immediately following is a colloquium about the numerous reconstruction efforts of Japanese architects during the past two years.
Posted: 2/14/2013
METAMORPHOSIS - Film by Jun Hori (Feb. 28 from 2pm)
Documentary about the nuclear situation in the U.S. and Japan
Posted: 2/13/2013
The Newly-elected Abe Administration and its Policies - Feb. 27 at 4:15 PM in Royce 306
On December 26th, Shinzo Abe of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party assumed the post of Prime Minister for the second time. Consul General of Japan in Los Angeles, Jun Niimi, comes to UCLA to give a presentation detailing the results and implications of the recent national poll.
Posted: 2/13/2013
Diplomats Urge Caution on North Korea Nuke Tests: Burkle Center Senior Fellow Kantathi Suphamongkhon Offers His Insight into North Korea
Former diplomats say Pyongyang is using planned nuclear tests to wring concessions and aid from the US.
Posted: 2/12/2013
Huffington Post Op-Ed by Burkle Center Director Kal Raustiala: Are We Really Pulling Out of Afghanistan?
Burkle Center Director Kal Raustiala discusses the controversy surrounding legal immunity, and how it will affect the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan.
Posted: 2/11/2013
An Economic History of 19th Century Europe: Diversity and Industrialization
UCLA History Faculty Book Talk with author Ivan Berend, UCLA, History and discussant Robert Brenner, UCLA, History.
Posted: 2/7/2013
Film series builds human rights community at UCLA
Los Angeles is a movie town, so it’s no surprise that it’s filled with film festivals and documentary screenings, but even amidst all the variety the only L.A. film series you’ll find focused on human rights is at UCLA.
Posted: 2/7/2013
The U.S. Foreign Service: Behind the Scenes of American Diplomacy
A talk by Nicholas Kralev, author of the book "America's Other Army" and former Financial Times and Washington Times correspondent. Comments provided by the Honorable Bill Martin, U.S. State Department Diplomat-in-Residence at UCLA.
Posted: 2/4/2013
PODCAST- Encuentro con Carla Guelfenbein: Una chilena en la republica mundial de la novela
Listen to a presentation by novelist Carla Guelfenbein
Posted: 2/1/2013
The Élysée Treaty: Celebrating 50 Years of Franco-German Cooperation
A panel discussion marking the fiftieth anniversary of the post-war French-German reconciliation by the signing of the Élysée Treaty on January 22nd, 1963. Speakers: Dr. Bernd Fischer, Consul General of Germany, and Mr. Axel Cruau, Consul General of France. Moderator: Ivan Berend, UCLA History.
Posted: 2/1/2013
Palestine & the U.N.
A panel discussion about the significance of the "non-member state observer status" recently granted to Palestine by the UN General Assembly. Panelists include Asli Bali, UCLA Law; Steven Spiegel, UCLA Center for Middle East Development; and UCLA Burkle Center Director Kal Raustiala, who will also moderate the discussion. This event is co-sponsored by the Center for Near Eastern Studies, the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies, and the Center for Middle East Development.
Posted: 1/31/2013
The Safety of Journalists
A lecture by Mohammad Manzarpour, BBC Persian Bureau Editor, Washington DC, following the screening of the documentary "The Ayatollah's Seal"
Posted: 1/31/2013
UCLA librarian travels globe for Middle Eastern texts
David Hirsch, a UCLA librarian, travels the world to find Middle Eastern texts to add to a collection housed at UCLA.
Posted: 1/30/2013
Accolades for Collected Works of Korean Buddhism
The Jogye Order’s “The Collected Works of Korean Buddhism” series has appeared on a list of “The Best Buddhist Books of 2012” published by The Buddhadharma magazine.
Robert Buswell (Irving and Jean Stone Endowed Chair in Humanities, Distinguished Professor of Buddhist Studies, and Director of the Center for Buddhist Studies) served as chair of the English Editorial Board for the series as well as a translator and editor.
Posted: 1/28/2013
Students, faculty, staff, and donors come together to celebrate the New Year at the Terasaki Center Annual Shinnenkai
Posted: 1/28/2013
Panel assesses Palestine’s status as ‘observer state’
Several professors from the law school, the Burkle Center of International Relations and the UCLA Center of Middle East Development spoke at the panel, which primarily focused on the question of Palestinian statehood.
Posted: 1/25/2013
Q&A: Historian Ivan Berend on Europe's financial crisis
In his book, "Europe in Crisis: Bolt from the Blue?" (Routledge), Ivan Berend analyzes the European Great Recession of 2008-12, its economic and social causes, and its historical roots. He also discusses policies that have been adopted by the European Union to find a way out of the quagmire.
Posted: 1/25/2013
Obituary: Robert Murrell Stevenson (1916-2012)
Prominent scholar of Latin American and Iberian music, composer and UCLA professor died on December 22, 2012 of natural causes.
Posted: 1/23/2013
Senate Intelligence Report On Interrogations Should Be Made Public: The Hill's Congress Blog Op-Ed by Burkle Center Fellow Tony Camerino
Burkle Center Fellow Tony Camerino discusses the recent movie "Zero Dark Thirty" and argues that it’s time for Americans to know the truth about the real consequences of the CIA’s torture program.
Posted: 1/11/2013
Political Epistemics: The Secret Police, the Opposition and the End of East German Socialism
A book talk with author Andreas Glaeser, University of Chicago, Sociology. Discussant: Gail Kligman, UCLA, Sociology.
Posted: 1/10/2013
Rafu Shimpo Overview of Language and Culture of Ikema from Miyako Island of Okinawa
LET’S DANCE THE ‘KUICHA’ - UCLA lecture filled with the song and spirit of traditional Okinawan culture.
Posted: 1/7/2013
Obituary: Richard Baum, 72, prominent China scholar and UCLA professor
Richard D. Baum, a distinguished professor of political science at UCLA, an influential authority on contemporary Chinese politics and a high-level U.S. policy adviser, died Dec. 14 at his home in Westwood, California, after a battle with cancer. He was 72.
Posted: 12/19/2012
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