Dean Stern to present at Dec. 9 AAAS discussion on disability justice, reproductive justice
The online event is part of the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s Sea Change Biomedicine series.
Events
Who wrote the Bible? In new book, upcoming lecture, William Schniedewind offers bold new answers
“It’s important to think of the Bible as an anthology of ancient Jewish communities as opposed to a singular voice,” says the director of the UCLA Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies.
In Fowler Museum exhibition, ancient Peruvian objects reveal search for meaning, connection with nature
Art historian Stella Nair says the collection shows that the Moche and Nasca societies “were acutely aware of the entire ecological system in which they lived.”
Chamber Music at the Clark raises the curtain on 30th season
The renowned Calidore String Quartet performed in a concert dedicated to Peter Hanns Reill, founder of the series.
Workshop focuses on exploitation of Nile in arts of ancient northeastern Africa
Egyptian and Sudanese scholars met to discuss the destruction of cultural heritage in the Nile in the ancient past and contemporary present.
SNF Center for Hellenic Studies co-presents performance by Cappella Romana vocal ensemble
Much of the music in the program was receiving its first modern performance during a trio of weekend concerts.
Film series pays homage to ‘Giant Robot,’ influential magazine founded by UCLA alumni
The screenings take place Nov. 1 through Nov. 17 at the Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum.
Theater companies from Mexico, Spain, L.A., New York to take the stage at UCLA’s LA Escena festival
The 10 live performances and one livestreamed presentation will include staged readings of brand-new adaptations and inventive presentations of works from the Spanish Golden Age.
‘The art of seeing things anew’: Highlights from David Schaberg’s 2024 commencement keynote
The former Humanities dean’s wish for our newest graduates: “May you bring to everything you touch more care, more understanding, more generosity and, above all, more humanity.”
Memory studies scholars take on ‘Violence and Repair’ in summit hosted by UCLA
Presentations covered a broad range of violent conflicts and their aftermath; the conference pushed participants to consider how their research might inform — or be informed by — current events.