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.
Events
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.
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.
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.