UCLA Humanities hosts UC-wide meeting on global languages
Deans, associate deans and faculty members from eight campuses came together for a working session convened by Dean Alexandra Minna Stern.
Events
UCLA storytellers use Grand Theft Auto as basis for series of original films imagining L.A. in 2050
“Grand Theft Eco,” a series of three short films, was created by a team led by professors Ursula Heise and Danny Snelson.
5 questions for Diana Khoi Nguyen: Poetry at the intersection of the personal and the political
As the English Department’s author in residence, the UCLA alumna is teaching an undergraduate poetry workshop.
‘Art of the Benshi’ debut draws rave reviews; D.C., Chicago, L.A. dates are next
The first performances of the UCLA-produced tour drew enthusiastic praise from the critic Richard Brody of The New Yorker.
March 30 symposium to explore what we don’t talk about when we talk about hate
The event, organized by professors Sarah Kareem and David Russell, will reframe the conversation about hate using lessons from literature and art.
Dana Cuff to deliver Faculty Research Lecture: Can ‘urban humanism’ reverse the housing crisis?
The professor of architecture and urban design hopes her March 7 lecture will demonstrate that small acts of research-based architecture can create powerful new forms of buildings and cities for all.
‘Art of the Benshi’ tour will showcase century-old Japanese film tradition, April 5-26
Benshi performers — the term is derived from the phrase katsudō benshi, meaning “movie orator” — were the captivating narrators of Japan’s silent film era.
Oscar Wilde’s final hours: Joseph Bristow to correct the record in lecture at Clark Library
Oscar Wilde’s life has been examined in minute detail in numerous biographies and countless articles. But the details of his death have been widely misunderstood, according to UCLA’s Joseph Bristow. Bristow, a distinguished professor of English and leading scholar on Wilde, will help set the record straight in a free lecture at UCLA’s William Andrews Clark Memorial Library at 4 p.m. on Feb. 21. The Clark is a fitting venue for the talk: The library is home to the world’s most comprehensive collection of Wildeiana. After Wilde died in 1900 at the age of 46, in a hotel room in…
Climate emergency and the future of democracy
The final Possible Worlds lecture — the sixth in the series — was delivered by Robyn Eckersley, Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor in Political Science at the University of Melbourne and a fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. Eckersley joined the UCLA community on May 24 to present a lecture, “Climate Emergency and the Future of Democracy,” which attracted attendees both online and in person. “The Possible Worlds lectures bring big thinkers who are going to challenge us to think about the state of the world and the challenges we face in regards to climate change,” said…
Dean delivers 2023 Humanities Division commencement address
Alexandra Minna Stern, dean of humanities at the UCLA College, served as the commencement speaker for the 2023 humanities commencement ceremony. Stern said she was honored to be the speaker for the ceremony. She added that she hoped her speech would uplift students and families and thank them for all their hard work. “This has been quite a tumultuous time, especially since these graduates were by the pandemic, and their educational experience was disrupted,” Stern said. “I believe this generation has acquired an important skills for their future: How does one live with uncertainty? How does one recalibrate all the…