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Careers in Influencing: A Humanities Career Panel Series event

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The world of influencing and social media has changed how people market themselves, their businesses, and their products. Hear from alumni who have established careers on social media platforms to relate with communities and influence trends! Meet our panelists: Jasmine Simpkins, TV Host, Reporter and Film Critic Saturne Tchabong, Writer and Reality TV Producer Erik Tompkins, Content Creator Moderated by Dr. Marcus Anthony Hunter, UCLA Scott Waugh Endowed Chair in the Social Sciences Division, Professor of Sociology & African American Studies. 👉 RSVP through Handshake: https://ucla.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1842247 Students who attend the event and fill out a short two question survey at...

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Biblical Monotheism: Exclusive or Inclusive? – Benjamin Sommer

This lecture will examine the discussion of pluralism in the field of comparative theology in light of a core question in the history of Israelite religion. It will create a dialogue between the work of historians of religion such as Yehezkel Kaufmann and theologians such as John Hick, with some reference to the Egyptologist Jan Assmann, moving from a close reading of passages in Deuteronomy, Psalms, and Isaiah to much broader theological issues. Benjamin Sommer is Professor of Bible at the Jewish Theological Seminary. His books, Revelation and Authority: Sinai in Jewish Scripture and Tradition (2015), The Bodies of God...

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First Epistle to the Amphibians: Reading and Conversation with Ricardo Domeneck, Chris Daniels, and Patrícia Lino

Book Launch for FIRST EPISTLE TO THE AMPHIBIANS, a collection of poetry by Brazilian author Ricardo Domeneck, translated by Chris Daniels, published by World Poetry Books in April 2026. The event will consist of a reading and conversation with Ricardo Domeneck, Chris Daniels, and Patrícia Lino. Ricardo Domeneck is a Brazilian writer based in Berlin. He has published ten collections of poems and two of short prose in Brazil and Portugal. He is the recipient of two of Brazil’s most prestigious literary awards, the Prêmio Jabuti and the Prêmio Alphonsus de Guimaraens, and selected volumes of his poems have appeared...