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The Future of Medieval France – Day 2

Royce Hall 314 10745 Dickson Ct, Los Angeles, CA

Complete details including registration, schedule, speakers, and abstracts are on the conference webpages. An international conference on the past, present, and future of medieval studies in Europe organized by Professor Meredith Cohen (Art History, UCLA) and Professor Zrinka Stahuljak (CMRS-CEGS Director). Bringing together scholars of medieval France from the Anglophone and Francophone worlds, the conference will honor the legacy...

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Steve Renette – Archaeological Investigation of Autonomy and Resistance among Zagros Mountain Communities

365 Kaplan Hall

Resisting the State: Archaeological Investigation of Autonomy and Resistance among Zagros Mountain Communities Steve Renette Friday, February 24, 2023 at 3:00pm, Kaplan Hall 365 Alternate stream on Zoom: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/93381481376  (No need to register in advance, just click the link at 3:00pm on February 24 to join.) The archaeology of ancient Iran has prioritized investigations of...

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2022-23 Colloquium: Spinoza on truth

Dodd Hall 121

February 24, 2023 | 4:00PM – 6:00PM Dodd 121   Join us on February 24, 2023 for a colloquium with Karolina Hübner, Cornell University. The talk will take place in Dodd 121 from 4:00PM – 6:00PM with a reception in Dodd 399 to follow. RSVP HERE   Surprisingly little has been written about Spinoza’s theory...

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Polymnia, a conversation

Polymnia, a conversation February 25, 2023 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. via Zoom To RSVP, visit https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIrcOiqrzIoGd1cPmL-9eZcPtHDIShg-gpG As a follow up to the world premiere of POLYMNIA, a chamber opera by Theodosia Roussos, join us for a Zoom conversation with the composer and several of the artists who created this wonderful production. They’ll share stories and...

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The Future of Medieval France – Concert

The Getty Center 1200 Getty Center Dr., Los Angeles, CA

The sounds of the medieval past are conjured in Paris-based Ensemble Dialogos’s presentation of the legend of Barlaam and Josaphat, a concert to be held in conjunction with the conference on Saturday, February 25, from 3-4:15 pm at the Getty Center. Wildly popular in medieval Europe, the tale of Prince Josaphat and his hermit-teacher Barlaam...

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Chamber Music at the Clark presents: Cuarteto Casals

William Andrews Clark Memorial Library 2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, CA

Founded in 1997 at the Escuela Reina Sofía in Madrid, Cuarteto Casals’ 25th anniversary will be celebrated in the 2022–23 season. Highlights of the 2021–22 season include the opening concert at the String Quartet Week at Boulez Saal in Berlin in May 2022, performances at the String Quartet Biennales in Paris and Lisbon, and at the...

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Bilingual Lecture Series: Houchang Chehabi

121 Dodd Hall 390 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA

Mohammad Mossadegh, the Capitulations, and the “Standard of Civilization” Houchang Chehabi Sunday, February 26, 2023 at 4:00pm, Dodd Hall 121 Discussion in Persian Alternate live stream on Zoom: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/94870537712 (No need to register in advance, just click the link at 4:00pm on February 26 to join.) In the Age of Empire, Iran was one of...

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Guest Speaker: “Political Fictions” Patrick Boucheron (History, Collège de France)

Kaplan Hall 348

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Patrick Boucheron has been Professor at the Collège de France since 2015 (chair in History of Powers in Western Europe from the 13th to the 16th century). He specializes in the European Middle Ages, particularly in Italy. His work also concerns the writing of history and changes in the discipline. It...

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Kepler and Descartes on Nature and Its Representation

Royce Hall – Room 306

February 27, 2023 | 11:30AM – 2:00PM Royce 306   Join us on Monday, February 27, 2023 for lunch and a lecture by Brian Baigrie, University of Toronto. Sandwiches will be served at 11:30AM and the talk will begin at 12:00PM.   RSVP below to save your spot!   If you can’t make it to...

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“Abba has begun to make money from the beer business”: Beer, Business, and Halakhah in Rabbinic Literature

314 Royce Hall 10745 Dickson Plaza, Los Angeles, CA

In the midst of a talmudic debate about the appropriateness of beer for use in Sabbath ritual (instead of the usual beverage of wine), an incident is recounted: one disciple encounters his teacher using beer for a Sabbath meal ritual, and remarks: “Abba has begun to make money from the beer business!” (b. Pesahim 107a)....

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Race, Urban Heat, and the Aesthetics of Thermoception

UCLA Department of English, Kaplan Hall 193 415 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA

Join UCLA English for a talk featuring Hsuan Hsu, professor of English at UC Davis. Professor Hsu’s talk will consider temperature as an atmospheric medium of environmental violence and embodied sensation. Drawing on recent discussions of atmospheric racism, Professor Hsu will consider how a range of Black authors and artists have experimented with the sense...

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Being in the World: Law Career Panel

Royce Hall – Room 306

February 28, 2023 | 6:00PM – 7:30PM Royce 306   Considering a career in law after earning your Philosophy degree? Join us for a panel discussion and reception with UCLA Philosophy alumni who have built successful careers in the field of law!   Find out what our alumni are doing now and the steps they...

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Iranian Studies Lecture Series: Houchang Chehabi Lecture 3

314 Royce Hall 10745 Dickson Plaza, Los Angeles, CA

Aspects of Everyday Life in Iran Between Religion, State, and the Lure of the West A series of four lectures by Houchang Chehabi Professor Emeritus of International Relations Boston University Lecture 3: Food and Drink March 1, 2023 | Royce Hall 314 | 4:00 pm Registration Requested for In-Person Attendance A hybrid Zoom live stream...

Beyond Leaning In with Melanie Ho

UCLA Department of English, Kaplan Hall 193 415 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA

Author and visual storyteller Melanie Ho will discuss the research behind her award-winning book, Beyond Leaning In: Gender Equity and What Organizations are Up Against, a Silver medalist at the 2022 Axiom Business Book Awards. Learn about Melanie’s journey through Alternative Academic (AltAC) career paths which culminated in writing this novelized diversity, equity and inclusion...

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Foucault reading Plato: does the Symposium provide evidence for a history of sexuality?

Bunche Hall Room 4276

Professor Christian Keime (Classics, University of Cambridge) gives a public lecture, part of the CMRS-CEGS Research Seminar for Winter 2023, “Historicity. Re-reading Michel Foucault,” taught by UCLA Professor Giulia Sissa. Join on Zoom at https://ucla.zoom.us/j/95860364810?pwd=VTJJY2oyS1YyLy9KNTB5TFZXRWhKQT09 Password: Plato

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Investigating the Clark Family’s Perceptions of Butte in the Montana Collections

–lecture given by Gwendolyn R. Lockman, PhD Candidate in History, University of Texas at Austin Recipient of the 2022–23 Kenneth Karmiole Endowed Graduate Research Fellowship This event is free of charge, but you must register to attend in advance. All audience members will receive instructions via email after registration.  Visit our website to register for...

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Simulating Korea in Early Modern Diplomacy: On Eurocentrism, Agency, and Early Modern World History in Europa Universalis IV

Zoom Meeting

This is the first of the Games and Korean History webinar series in Winter 2023, presented by Chosŏn History Society and hosted by the UCLA Center for Korean Studies. This series brings together game creators, history teachers and scholars, and the gaming community through discussions over Korean history and its simulation. Dr. Álvaro Sanz from Paradox...

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