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Film Screening of the short Film “Eddy” – Lecture by Italian Director and Actor Simone Borrelli

The event is about the screening of the short film Eddy by the Italian director and actor Simone Borrelli who will attend the event. The film portrays the human rights themes of violence against children, volunteer doctors in territories of war, and terrorist attacks in Syria. On February 15, 2015 in Paris, the film received...

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World Languages Day

Bruin Plaza Los Angeles, California

  Bonjour! Hallo! Ciao! Did you know that there are more than 40 different world languages taught at UCLA? World Languages Day offers an opportunity to explore some of these languages outside of the classroom. Stop by the event on October 2 to discover a variety of world language clubs available at UCLA and for...

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Department of Germanic Languages’ First Annual Graduate Student Conference

Department of Germanic Languages' First Annual Graduate Student Conference We are thrilled to invite you to the UCLA Department of Germanic Languages' First Annual Graduate Student Conference Conflicts of Interest: The Productive Power of Confrontation on Friday, April 29th in Royce 314. **If you plan to join us for the catered lunch that day, kindly RSVP...

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Dodd Hall 275 390 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA

Julius II Della Rovere (1443-1513) is the epitome of the Renaissance pope. Impetuous politician, determined pontiff, and magnificent patron of art, he embodied all of the grandiosity and contradictions that characterized the Renaissance papacy. With his bloody wars and splendid artistic patronage, Julius II has strongly shaped our collective conception of the Renaissance. But what...

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Thinking fast and slow in the Renaissance: Art meets Science by Dr. Francis Wells

Royce Hall 236 10745 Dickson Court, Los Angeles, CA

The Galenic tradition of anatomy and medicine had been re-introduced to physicians and early anatomists of the quatro- and cinquecento. His descriptions were accepted and taught without challenge in Italian schools of anatomy and medicine throughout that period and beyond. Berengario da Carpi was among the first to mount an early challenge in published work...

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Italy and the Geopolitics of Migration: Aesthetic Approaches

Poster design by Lorri Shundich Administrative Specialist UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television For the conference program, please click here: Italy and the Geopolitics of Migration Program, Oct 4, 2018 Free Admission. Please RSVP below (seating is limited and not guaranteed). Italian Migration RSVP, Oct 4th Your Name* First Last Your Email* Affiliation*StudentFacultyStaffGeneral PublicDo you...

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Asmarina: Voices & Images of a Postcolonial Heritage (Screening and Q&A with filmmaker Medhin Paolos)

Darren Star Theater (Melnitz Hall 1422) 225 Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles, CA

Filmmaker and citizenship rights activist Medhin Paolos will screen her film, Asmarina: Voices and Images of a Postcolonial Heritage (2015), a documentary on the Eritrean and Ethiopian communities in Milan, Italy. In contrast to media narratives that portray African immigration to Italy as a recent phenomenon, Asmarina offers another vision of the African diaspora in...

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Of Bridges: a Poetic and Philosophical Account by Thomas Harrison | Book Launch

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In conversation with Professors Marjorie Perloff of Standford and Christy Wampole of Princeton. A rich compendium of literary, architectural, and musical figurations, Harrison’s Of Bridges gives a panoramic account of diverse meanings of bridges in seemingly unrelated times and places, questioning why they are built and where they lead. It examines bridges of thought and art, bridges as flash...

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Humanities Welcome

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*Update* At this time, given a variety of factors, we are moving the Humanities Welcome online to a webinar. While it is unfortunate that we won’t be able to meet in person, we hope you will still join us for our exciting speakers. We will also have information on your free swag to pick up on campus....

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Travel Study Programs Orientation: Summer 2022

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The Department of European Languages and Transcultural Studies (ELTS) will be offering four (4) travel-study programs to Copenhagen, Paris, Nantes, and Paris next summer. More information is available on the attached image. When: Friday, October 8, 2021 Time: 4:00pm – 5:00pm Where: via ZOOM Please join us  to learn more about these life-changing opportunities.  Please...

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