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Reassessing the Recent History of Political Islam in Light of the Arab Uprising
A November 1, 2012 lecture by Professor James Gelvin, History Department, UCLA
Posted: 11/2/2012
PODCAST- 520 Years of Dictatorship: Survival, Struggle and Militancy of the Mapuche People
Listen to presentation by poet and political activist Graciela Huinao
Posted: 11/1/2012
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
Dialogue on Russia Conference - Hot Markets, Language Skills and Emerging Industries: Students' Perspectives
Introduction: UCLA Chancellor Gene Block
Alyssa Haerle, UCLA Russian Flagship alumna, EURECA Program Coordinator, UCLA
Parker Tresemer, UCLA School of Law alumnus
Yelena Muratova, UCLA Russian Flagship student; member, UCLA SumIT Team vuPad
Masaki Nakada, UCLA School of Engineering; member, UCLA SumIT Team vuPad
Moderator: Daniel Treisman, Professor, Political Science, UCLA
Posted: 10/30/2012
Dialogue on Russia Conference - Research Universities: Creating and Promoting Innovation
Mikhail Kudinov, Director, Center for Young Entrepreneurs, ITMO
Andre Nel, Director, Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology, California NanoSystems Institute, UCLA
Angela Phillips Diaz, Managing Director, Global Policy Research Institute, Purdue University
Paul Brandano, Program Director, GAP, UCLA Anderson School of Management
Ronnie Gist, Maryland Industrial Partnerships, University of Maryland
Moderator: Nina Yanykina, Senior Executive of Projects, EURECA Program, ITMO
Posted: 10/30/2012
Dialogue on Russia Conference - Russia’s Emerging Markets: Creating Spaces for Entrepreneurship
Dmitry Akhanov, President and CEO, Rusnano USA
Scott Blacklin, Principal, Blacklin Associates LLC
Axel Tillmann, Chief Executive Officer, Russian Venture Company
Sergey R. Borisov, President, Opora Russia
Moderator: David MacFadyen, Professor, Slavic Languages and Literatures, UCLA
Posted: 10/30/2012
Dialogue on Russia Conference - Russia's Legal System: Creating Rules for Success
Mamikon Melkumov, Senior Attorney BDO International, Moscow
Perry Viscounty, Global Co-Chair, Intellectual Property Litigation Group, Latham and Watkins Global
Judge Michael Mihm, U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois; U.S. Russia Foundation Board Member
Moderator: JoAnna Esty, Patent Counsel
Posted: 10/30/2012
Dialogue on Russia Conference - Russia's NGOs: Creating Linkages
Mark Pomar, President & CEO, The U.S. Russia Foundation
Andrei Kortunov, President & CEO, New Eurasia Foundation
Steve Pease, President, Deucalion Securities, Inc.
Moderator: Dan Davidson, President, American Councils for International Education
Posted: 10/30/2012
Dialogue on Russia Conference - The Role of Small and Medium-sized Businesses in Russia's Future
Sergey R. Borisov, President, OPORA Russia
Posted: 10/30/2012
Dialogue on Russia Conference - Update on U.S.-Russia Relations
John Beyrle, Former U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation
Posted: 10/30/2012
Will the Peace Treaties between Israel, Jordan and Egypt Survive?
A podcast of a public lecture by Ambassador Oded Eran, sponsored by UCLA CMED.
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
The Crisis in Syria
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 was moderated by UCLA Burkle Center Director Kal Raustiala.
Posted: 10/25/2012
Migrant Workers in the Middle East: Calling Awareness to Legalized Abuses of Human Rights
Sarah Leah Whitson, the Middle East Executive Director of Human Rights Watch, speaks on migrant worker abuse in the Middle East.
Posted: 10/24/2012
Critical Frameworks of Transmission
The UCLA Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies hosts the 17th Annual Graduate Symposium on Japanese Studies.
Posted: 10/19/2012
Librarian makes UCLA a go-to spot for study of Middle East
Librarian David Hirsch has helped build the UCLA library’s 500,000-plus volumes on the Middle East, North Africa, Anatolia and Central Asia, constituting one of the most significant Middle Eastern research collections in the U.S.
Posted: 10/19/2012
Too Much Too Soon: The Euro and the Future of Europe
A public lecture by Josef Joffe, Editor, Die Zeit. Discussant: Ronald Rogowski, UCLA, Political Science.
Posted: 10/19/2012
Graduate Student Research and Conference Award
Canadian Studies at UCLA has a new funding opportunity for currently enrolled graduate students.
Posted: 10/18/2012
Kasih Co-op sells Indonesian jewelry while raising money for elementary schools
The sale of a single piece of pearl-and-charm-adorned jewelry handcrafted in Indonesia can provide a child in Laos, Nicaragua or Guatemala education for one month.
Posted: 10/16/2012
Kal Raustiala: Don't knock knockoffs
What do Forever 21, the Buffalo Bills’ 1990s offense, the Kogi food truck, Ed’s Lobster Bar and Carlos Mencia all have in common? They are examples of a provocative but curiously optimistic idea: that imitation can be the sincerest form of innovation — at least in industries that fall partly or completely outside the laws governing intellectual property.
Posted: 10/15/2012
Researcher explores Bosnia's postwar reality
An international armed conflict raged in Bosnia and Herzegovina between April 1992 and December 1995. All told, the war claimed the lives of roughly 100,000 people and forced an estimated 2 million people from their homes. Meanwhile, some 6,500 miles away in Washington State, Adam Moore was doing what a lot of kids his age do — studying hard, hanging out with friends and playing sports.
Posted: 10/15/2012
New blockbusters and rare classics show in Chinese film festival
The China Onscreen Biennial will host the West Coast premiere of the restored, 3-D version of “The Monkey King,” a beloved children’s movie from the early ‘60s. All images courtesy of the China Onscreen Biennial.
Posted: 10/11/2012
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 Spanish Film Festival 2012
A series of five films in Spanish being screened October 30th through November 13th
Posted: 10/10/2012
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