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Humanities I Commencement Ceremony

Royce Hall 10945 Dickson Drive, Los Angeles, CA

On Saturday, June 17, 2017 at 1:00PM, our graduating class will be honored and acknowledged in a ceremony at UCLA’s prestigious Royce Hall Auditorium.  To celebrate this event, we cordially invite graduating students and their families to our Commencement 2017 Departmental Reception and Celebration. Schedule of Events for Saturday, June 17, 2017 11:30 – 12:30...

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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 languages taught at UCLA? World Languages Day offers an opportunity to discover language programs offered on campus, as well as language clubs and other cultural activities you can get involved in. All undergraduate students are invited to attend. Those present will have...

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Humanities Dialogues

Royce Hall 236 10745 Dickson Court, Los Angeles, CA

Attention all Undergraduates, Staff and Faculty interested in languages, world cultures, and/or the Humanities: You are invited to participate in a series of meetings, where you will discover how words/concepts essential to the human experience across cultures have acquired different meanings in different languages due to specific historical, social, political, and cultural contexts. These dialogues will...

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Julefest

Royce Hall 306

Due to the Skirball fire, Julefest has been rescheduled for January 23, 2018.  Please join the Faculty of UCLA’s Scandinavian Section for our annual event. We will celebrate the winter holiday with Scandinavian inspired refreshments! RSVP required: https://goo.gl/forms/OjL4JXzXj6ftqf1o1

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Ethnology in Sweden Today

Royce Hall 236 10745 Dickson Court, Los Angeles, CA

This is a presentation lead by Professor Lars Kaijser (Department of Ethnology at Stockholm University). You’re welcome to join us in celebrating the 100th year of Ethnology that was established in Stockholm in 1918.  

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Icelandic Sagas, Society, and Viking Archaeology: A Conference in Celebration of Jesse Byock’s Career

Royce Hall 314

The UCLA Scandinavian Section and the UCLA Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies invite you to attend Icelandic Sagas, Society, and Viking Archaeology: A Conference in Celebration of Jesse Byock’s Career Retirement on Wednesday, May 2 and Thursday morning, May 3 in Royce Hall room 314. Click here for the event program. Guest speakers include:...

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Living Happily Ever After? The Swedish Gender Equality Ideal & Literary Representations of Mothers Who Leave

Royce Hall 236 10745 Dickson Court, Los Angeles, CA

In twenty-first century Swedish literature there is a surprising number of mothers who leave their families. Why do we currently see this literary trend? And why in Sweden of all places, which is usually seen seen as one of the best countries in the world to start a family, especially for mothers? In this talk, Björklund...

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End of Year Reception & Awards Ceremony

Royce Hall North Balcony

You are cordially invited to attend the End of Year Reception & Awards Ceremony hosted by the Departments of French & Francophone Studies, Italian, Germanic Languages, and the Scandinavian Section. Enjoy food and refreshments while marking the end of another successful academic year! The event will take place on Wednesday, May 30 at 3pm-5pm on...

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Humanities Dialogues Symposium

Royce Hall 236 10745 Dickson Court, Los Angeles, CA

Join us for an exciting opportunity to explore and discuss the influence of historical, social, political and cultural realities on our interpretations of language! Since the beginning of the academic year, undergraduate students in the Humanities have gathered to examine cross-cultural concepts at the core of the human experience: DUTY • DEMOCRACY • EDUCATION •...

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Addressing the Vaccine Crisis: The Digital World, Big Data, and Public Health

James Bridges Theatre, Melnitz Hall 1409 235 Charles E Young Dr., Los Angeles, CA

The World Health Organization has identified vaccine hesitancy as one of the top threats to global health. This one-day symposium, hosted by UCLA faculty from Engineering, Humanities and Public Health, comes amid the growing attention to this potential crisis. We bring together experts from across public health, data science, culture analytics, sociology, and law to...

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Humanities Welcome

Zoom

*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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