“I like poetry that’s unexpected, that doesn’t conform to what’s going on in the mainstream but that’s nonetheless clearly part of an important conversation or movement,” Nersessian said.
A UCLA cluster course draws from the humanities and social sciences to encourage students to examine the impact of statistics and AI in a world that is increasingly being defined by datasets.
In his new book, the UCLA professor investigates how a generation of women artists is invigorating photography in the age of digitization by returning to earlier, incomplete or unrealized moments.
A partnership with the UCLA Brain Research Institute and an education nonprofit aims to make scientific studies more accessible to Spanish speakers.
“The Seventies in Color” will focus on three New York City trendsetters: fashion designer Stephen Burrows, musician-actor-model Grace Jones and fashion illustrator Antonio Lopez.
Benshi performers — the term is derived from the phrase katsudō benshi, meaning “movie orator” — were the captivating narrators of Japan’s silent film era.
The Clark is a fitting venue for the talk — the library is home to the world’s most comprehensive collection of Wildeiana.
The acclaimed writer recently earned the prestigious Whiting Award, which recognizes emerging talents with a $50,000 grant.
David Kunzle, a UCLA professor emeritus who was widely recognized as one of the founders of contemporary comics scholarship, died Jan. 1 at the age of 87. The cause was amyloidosis. Kunzle’s scholarship was unusually wide-ranging, but perhaps his signature work was the multivolume “The History of the Comic Strip,” which first appeared in 1973 as “The Early Comic Strip,”…
UCLA researchers from the humanities, arts and engineering aim to foster stronger ties between America’s vibrant creative sector and those involved in pioneering scientific research, technology innovation and workforce evolution. Funded by a $1.3 million award from the National Science Foundation, the yearlong project will include a series of activities exploring how to connect regional strengths in culture and technology, foster U.S.…
Political science chair Davide Panagia said she would be remembered for “her brilliance [and] her encyclopedic knowledge of the history of political thought.”
For one thing, says Professor Zirwat Chowdhury, his work is grounded in the context of upheaval, which seems particularly relevant for modern viewers.
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