“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.
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.”
The renowned Calidore String Quartet performed in a concert dedicated to Peter Hanns Reill, founder of the series.
Egyptian and Sudanese scholars met to discuss the destruction of cultural heritage in the Nile in the ancient past and contemporary present.
Much of the music in the program was receiving its first modern performance during a trio of weekend concerts.
The screenings take place Nov. 1 through Nov. 17 at the Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum.
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 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.”
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.
Deans, associate deans and faculty members from eight campuses came together for a working session convened by Dean Alexandra Minna Stern.