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SUMMARY:Bilingual Lecture Series: Hashem Pesaran
DESCRIPTION:Sanctions\, Economic Mismanagements\, and Reforms of the Iranian Economy\n  \nHashem Pesaran\nUniversity of Southern California and Cambridge University\n\nSunday\, February 22\, 2026\nRoyce Hall 314\nAlternate Live Stream: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/95091548778\n(no registration required for Zoom access)\n  \nDownload event flyer here\n  \nThis talk will start with an overview of the Iranian economy since the 1979 Revolution and discusses how a combination of sanctions with varying degrees of severity and economic mismanagements have resulted in low economic growth\, high unemployment\, and rising inflation. There are clear links between sanctions\, the need to circumvent their effects\, and economic mismanagements. If these sanctions are here to stay\, what is the appropriate response both nationally and globally? Should a path of economic resilience through state control or fundamental market reforms be considered? I will explore the pros and cons of alternative strategies of living with sanctions\, drawing lessons from the ill-faithed subsidy reform program launched in December 2010 under Ahmadinejad’s Presidency. I shall highlight the differential effects that economic reforms are likely to have across socioeconomic groups in short and medium terms\, that further complicate policy responses. \n  \nDr. M. Hashem Pesaran is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at University of Southern California\, Emeritus Professor of Economics at Cambridge University\, and a Lifetime Fellow of Trinity College\, Cambridge. Previously\, he was head of the Economic Research Department of the Central Bank of Iran (1974-76) and the Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Education (1976-78)\, Iran. He has also been a Professor of Economics and the Director of the Applied Econometrics Program at UCLA (1989-93. Dr. Pesaran is a Fellow of the British Academy\, the Econometric Society\, and the Journal of Econometrics. He was awarded Honorary Doctorates by the University of Salford in 1993\, the University of Goethe\, Frankfurt in 2008\, the University of Maastricht in 2013 and the University of Economics in Prague in 2016. In September 2013 he was named as Thomson Reuters Citation Laureate in Economics. More recently he was named by Thomson Reuters as one of the World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds for 2014 and 2015. He has served as consultant to the United Nations\, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Dr. Pesaran is the founding editor of the Journal of Applied Econometrics\, and a founding Board Member of the International Association for Applied Econometrics. He has published over 250 articles in academic journals and edited volumes\, and 19 books and edited volumes.
URL:https://humanities.ucla.edu/event/bilingual-lecture-series-hashem-pesaran/
LOCATION:Royce Hall 314\, 340 Royce Drive\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
CATEGORIES:Iranian,Near Eastern Languages and Cultures
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SUMMARY:“Giannis in the Cities” Screening and Q&A with Director Eleni Alexandrakis 
DESCRIPTION:Giannis in the Cities (2024) – Screening and Q&A with Director Eleni Alexandrakis  \nPresented by the UCLA SNF Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture\nand the UCLA Film & Television Archive \nFebruary 22\, 2026\n7:00 P.M.\nBilly Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum \nADMISSION IS FREE \nIn 2025\, Giannis in the Cities\, which was screened at Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Los Angeles\, won both the Best Feature Film (Orpheus Award) and the Audience Award at the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF). \nTicketing Information: Admission is free. No advance reservations are required. Seats will be assigned when tickets are picked up at the box office and are available on a first-come\, first-served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event. \nDuring the Greek Civil War fought between 1946-1949\, childhood itself became a frontline in the clash between government and rebel forces. Under the guise of offering protection and education\, the Greek government enticed parents to surrender their children to a system of Childcare Cities that served as indoctrination mills that oftentimes alienated their wards from their own families. In her riveting\, visually striking adaptation of the memoir of Greek writer Giannis Atzakas\, writer-director Eleni Alexandrakis tells the searing story of Giannis and his experience growing up in these harsh institutions all the while unable to shake the memory of his rebel father and his longing for – and aversion to – a reunion. \nDCP\, b/w\, in Greek with English subtitles\, 90 min. Director: Eleni Alexandrakis. Screenwriters: Eleni Alexandrakis\, Panagiotis Evangelidis. With: Filippos Milikas\, Agni Stroubouli\, Evi Saoulidou. \nIn the role of Giannis: Philippos Milikas\, Marios-Konstantinos Gatetzas\, Konstantinos Athanassakis\, Aineias Tsamatis\nWith: Agni Stroumbouli\, Evi Saoulidou\, Katia Leclerc O’Wallis\, Katia Goulioni\, Themis Panou\, Evdoxia Androulidaki \nIn person for the Q&A session: Filmmaker Eleni Alexandrakis and Laurie Hart\, Chair of the UCLA Department of Anthropology & Co-Director of the UCLA Center for European and Russian Studies. \nThis event is made possible thanks to the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). \nWatch the trailer here: \n \nAdditional information is available on the UCLA Film & Television Archive webpage here: https://www.cinema.ucla.edu/events/giannis-cities-2026-02-22 \nParking information can be found on the Billy Wilder Theater website here: https://cinema.ucla.edu/billy-wilder-theater/.
URL:https://humanities.ucla.edu/event/giannis-in-the-cities-screening-and-qa-with-director-eleni-alexandrakis/
LOCATION:Billy Wilder Theater\, Hammer Museum\, 10899 Wilshire Blvd\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90024
CATEGORIES:Film,Hellenic,Humanities
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