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SUMMARY:Professional Writing Minor Capstone Seminar Colloquium
DESCRIPTION:4th annual Professional Writing Minor Capstone Seminar Colloquium\n“Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts. You need to start somewhere.”\n-Anne Lamott \nAbout The Event\nUCLA Writing Programs and the Department of English cordially invite you to our fourth annual Professional Writing Minor Capstone Seminar Colloquium\, organized as part of Undergraduate Research Week 2025. In this series of panels\, students from the Professional Writing Minor (PWM) will present an exciting array of capstone seminar projects. \nA new and growing minor with just eleven graduating seniors in 2020\, forty-three of the PWM’s eighty-one graduating seniors in AY 24-25 will present on a rich diversity of topics that exemplify the range\, depth\, and individualized paths possible within the Professional Writing Minor. From Rachel Zegler to the Armenian diaspora\, urban planning to the effects of SSRIs during pregnancy\, students from diverse majors will share their original work in a range of genres including memoirs\, websites\, zines\, research articles\, and digital marketing campaigns. \nThe colloquium is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. Friends\, family\, faculty\, staff\, and students are welcome to attend. Join us to experience writing as an act of both communication and exploration as these emerging writers and soon-to-be graduates share their insights and discoveries. \nSchedule\n \nList of Presenters\nAnnika Anbiai-Fard\nMatthew Beymer\nMadison Browning\nAngelica Catalan\nNatalie Chapin\nLeila Chiddick\nDanielle Cho\nNaomi Chou\nJonathan Cohn\nNatalie Denhardt\nEmmy Etlin\nDelia Falliers\nMiranda Fogel\nLuciaceleste Garcia\nSarah Gauger\nRoxanne Ha\nLucy Herlihy\nMicah Hoffman\nAda Jack\nOlivia Johnson\nAmariyah Lane-Volz\nSophie Lattu\nSophia Manos\nAlex McCullough\nJacob Mora\nAutumn Morgan\nKimberly Muro\nPacheco Nicole\nIsabella Orr\nKristen Perez\nValerie Prado\nMaya Rego\nIsabel Rodriguez\nOluwadamilola Salami\nDiana Sargsyan\nLeah Snyderman\nJane Sonnichsen\nJanelle Soriano\nCitlali Tejeda\nSoraya Tofighrad\nTaylor Wallace\nSiena Wong\nEsther Zhang \nThe PWM Capstone Seminars are led in Sp25 by Writing Programs faculty\, Drs. Amber West\, Dana Cairns Watson\, Laurel Westrup\, and Maja Manojlovic. \nEvent flyer links: 8.5×11 / Square
URL:https://humanities.ucla.edu/event/professional-writing-minor-capstone-seminar-colloquium/
CATEGORIES:Writing Programs Events
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SUMMARY:Pourdavoud Lecture Series: Gunvor Lindström
DESCRIPTION:The Denavar Satyrs as Time Travelers: From Ancient Persia to Greece\, Rome\, and 20th Century Collections\n \nThe influence of Greco-Roman artistic traditions on the Parthian Empire (c. 250 BCE–225 CE) remains a subject of debate\, with little direct evidence attesting to their presence. One long-overlooked artifact that challenges this assumption is the recently reconstructed Denavar Vase\, a monumental stone bowl adorned with a satyr frieze in the Greek style. The reconstruction of this bowl—its fragments now dispersed across museums and collections on three continents—suggests that it once formed part of a local ruler’s palace décor\, reflecting a deep engagement with the visual language of the Roman elite. The second part of this lecture traces the biographies of these fragments since their discovery around 1914. It will follow the track of famous scholars and connoisseurs who incorporated the pieces into their collections\, and go on a varied journey through the art history and historiography of Hellenistic and Parthian art. This journey also explores 19th-century decorative arts and museum presentations\, ultimately navigating the political history from the First to the end of the Second World War. \nAbout the Speaker \n\n \nDr. Gunvor Lindström is a Classical Archaeologist with a deep engagement in neighboring disciplines. A leading expert on Hellenism in the Ancient East\, she has conducted extensive research across Central Asia\, Iran\, and Mesopotamia\, focusing on the Hellenistic and Parthian periods. Since 2004\, she has conceived and led several high-profile projects at the German Archaeological Institute’s Eurasia Department. Her work on Hellenistic and Kushan Bactria includes studies of votive practices\, notably the offerings from the famous Oxus Temple. She also discovered and excavated a Hellenistic sanctuary at Torbulok in modern Tajikistan (2013–2018)\, now a key reference point for Hellenistic Bactria. In recent years\, she has focused on Hellenistic art in Central Asia and Iran\, conducting the first systematic study of bronze and marble statues from Kale-e Chendar in Khuzestan (better known as Shami) and reconstructing a monumental bronze portrait statue of a Hellenistic ruler in the National Museum of Iran. \n\n\n\nPourdavoud Lecture Series – Gunvor Lindström\n\n \n\n\n\nName*\n\n                            \n                                                    \n                                                    First\n                                                 \n                            \n                                                    \n                                                    Last\n                                                 \n\nEmail*\n\n                            \n                        \n\nAffiliation*\n\n\n\n				\n				UCLA Student\n			\n\n				\n				UCLA Faculty or Staff\n			\n\n				\n				UCLA Alumnus/Alumna\n			\n\n				\n				Non-UCLA Student\n			\n\n				\n				Non-UCLA Faculty or Staff\n			\n\n				\n				General Public\n			\n\n				\n				\n			\n\n\n\nAttending Online or In-Person?\n\n\n\n				\n				In-Person\n			\n\n				\n				Online
URL:https://humanities.ucla.edu/event/pourdavoud-lecture-series-gunvor-lindstrom/
LOCATION:306 Royce Hall\, 10745 Dickson Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture Series
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SUMMARY:Meditations Journal Conference 2025
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, May 23\, 2025\n3:00 – 8:00 PM\nDodd Hall 399\n  \nPlease join us on Friday\, May 23\, 2025 at 3:00 PM in Dodd Hall 399 for the 2025 Meditations Journal Conference. \n  \nIn 2014\, the Philosophy Club at UCLA proudly hosted its first conference on behalf of Meditations: The Undergraduate Journal of Philosophy at UCLA. All participating authors and editors of the journal are undergraduate students who have dedicated several months to this philosophical project. This conference is an exciting opportunity to honor their hard work and hear them present their original ideas. \n  \nConference Program\n  \nComing soon! \n  \n  \nIf you have any questions\, please reach out to meditations.philosophy.journal@gmail.com. \n  \n  \nJoin our mailing list!\nSign up for our mailing list to stay up-to-date with future UCLA Philosophy events\, conferences\, and colloquia! \nSIGN UP HERE
URL:https://humanities.ucla.edu/event/meditations-journal-conference-2025/
LOCATION:Dodd Hall 399
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SUMMARY:Works-in-Progress Session: Earth and Exchange: Tapia and the Construction of Early Modern Iberia
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Rachel Schloss\, Doctoral Candidate\, University of California\, Los Angeles\n\nHosted by the Early Modern Research Group \nOnline event via Zoom\nTo register\, please visit: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/qHytTYlcTiiINu5XzDQiew\n \nEarthen materials have played a critical role in political and social development on the Iberian Peninsula. The unique geology of the Peninsula harbors rich soils\, minerals\, and clays that have featured in the built environment and material culture of diverse peoples and practices across the region up to the present: Spain and Portugal together are two of the world’s largest exporters of ceramics. Iberian earthen architectural traditions are part of this suite of practices\, but their deep importance to cultural and political realities is underexplored. \nIn this presentation\, Rachel Schloss analyzes the social\, cultural\, and technological history of tapia\, a system of rammed-earth building utilized on the Iberian Peninsula from the 11th to 17th centuries CE\, from which impressive large-scale structures were built\, including the Alhambra in Granada. In particular\, Schloss considers how the shifts and changes in the material and construction technology over time were underwritten by political developments and exchange of knowledge as well as shifting relationships with the environment and the earth. As tapia originated in the Near East\, Schloss reflects on the question: Is there such a thing as Iberian tapia? Finally\, by understanding tapia as a means to sculpt the Iberian built landscape out of earth\, Schloss demonstrates how the technology tells a story of the construction of Early Modern Iberian identity into the age of conquest\, where Iberians exported earthen practices and values to new places. \nRachel Schloss is a doctoral candidate in the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology\, where she studies early modern Andean and Iberian earthen practices\, and their roles in shaping built environments and the construction of Inca history. In her doctoral research\, Schloss combines methods from Archaeology\, Art and Architectural History\, Indigenous Studies\, and Geology. Additionally\, Schloss co-coordinates the Architecture Lab and Architecture Working Group at UCLA. Her research has been supported by UCLA’s Center for 17th- and 18th-Century Studies\, Latin American Institute\, Cotsen Institute\, and the Division of Graduate Education\, and by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada\, the Society of Architectural Historians\, and the Vernacular Architecture Forum.
URL:https://humanities.ucla.edu/event/works-in-progress-session-earth-and-exchange-tapia-and-the-construction-of-early-modern-iberia/
CATEGORIES:Center for 17th & 18th Century Studies,William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
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SUMMARY:Writing Your Future: Careers and Pathways for Writers
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a conversation with professionals from diverse fields who will share their career journeys—from the challenges and rewards of making a living as a writer to finding fulfilling work that keeps writing at the center. Whether you’re on a traditional career path or wondering how to build a life around writing\, this discussion will offer valuable insights into the many professional opportunities available to strong communicators. Bring your questions and learn how to turn your writing skills into a rewarding career after graduation. \nPanelists: \nLaShea Delaney\, Freelance Writer\, Theatermaker\, Wine Pro\nJeffrey Janis\, UCLA Peace Corps Campus Recruiter and Returned Volunteer (Ukraine)\nWilla Needham\, Communications Specialist\, UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment (and UCLA alumna\, class of 2024)\nCarolyn Nelson Rowan\, J.D.\, Editor-in-Chief & Practicing Attorney\, Miller Starr Regalia \nWeek 9\, Wednesday \nMay 28\, 2025\n2:00 – 3:30 pm\n193 Kaplan Hall \nThis event is free and open to Professional Writing minors and other interested students. \nOrganized by UCLA Writing Programs’ Sp25 ECM185 instructors with grant support from the Teaching & Learning Center; for more information: wpinfo@humnet.ucla.edu. \n  \n 
URL:https://humanities.ucla.edu/event/writing-your-future-careers-and-pathways-for-writers-2/
CATEGORIES:Writing Programs Events
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SUMMARY:Clark Library Nature and Garden Festival
DESCRIPTION:The Clark Library preserves and provides access to over 130\,000 books\, manuscripts\, and artworks dating from the 15th century to the present. But there is a library of living things on the five acres outside the library’s building\, too\, and this event will celebrate the urban nature and green spaces at the Clark – and across LA! \nAttendees can get garden advice from an expert UC Master Gardener\, go on bird walks with experienced guides from UCLA’s Bruin Birding Club\, and learn more about how people thought and learned about gardens and wild creatures in the 1700s through rare books on display inside the historic library building. Attendees will also be able to make their own field notebooks\, participate in a Clark Library Biodiversity survey on iNaturalist to help expand our knowledge of the library’s outdoor collections\, plant seeds to take home from our heirloom seed library\, trade plant cuttings and seeds with other attendees – and more! \nAll ages are welcome! Registration is free\, but limited; please fill out the form below. Guests are welcome to bring a lunch and picnic on the Clark grounds\, and to explore all of the day’s activities at their own pace. The Clark can be reached via LA Metro and LADOT Dash public transit\, and free parking and bike racks are available on site; please see here for more information and directions.
URL:https://humanities.ucla.edu/event/garden-festival/
LOCATION:William Andrews Clark Memorial Library\, 2520 Cimarron Street\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90018\, United States
CATEGORIES:Center for 17th & 18th Century Studies,William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
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SUMMARY:Humanities Division Commencement
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, June 14\, 2025\, 1 p.m.\, Royce Hall\nJoin us in historic Royce Hall as we celebrate this year’s graduating students from across the Humanities Division. \nOur distinguished commencement speaker be Carribean Fragoza\, award-winning author\, journalist\, editor\, artist and teacher. Fragoza earned degrees in comparative literature and Chicana and Chicano studies from UCLA in 2003. She is the author of the short story collection “Eat the Mouth That Feeds You” (2021) and “Writing Home: New Terrains of California” (2024) a collection of essays. (Read more about Carribean Fragoza here.) \nThe Humanities Division ceremony is for 2025 graduates in the following departments and programs: Art History; Asian Languages and Cultures; Classics; Comparative Literature; Digital Humanities; European Languages and Transcultural Studies; Near Eastern Languages and Cultures; Slavic\, East European and Eurasian Languages and Cultures; the Study of Religion IDP; and Spanish & Portuguese. \nPlease note that the English Department (Sunday\, June 15\, 2025\, 2 p.m.\, Dickson Court North)\, Linguistics Department (Sunday\, June 15\, 2025\, 5:30 p.m.\, Royce Hall) and Philosophy Department (Saturday\, June 14\, 2025\, 3:30 p.m.\, Royce Hall) each have their own departmental ceremonies. \nFor complete information about the Humanities Commencement\, including ticket information\, event guidelines and eligibility\, please visit the Humanities Division Commencement page. \nFor information about UCLA College Commencement\, visit the College Commencement page. \n 
URL:https://humanities.ucla.edu/event/humanities-division-commencement/
LOCATION:Royce Hall\, 10945 Dickson Drive\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
CATEGORIES:Humanities Division
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SUMMARY:AI Ethics for Humanities and Social Science
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, July 7\, 2025\, 10 a.m. – 12 noon\, Hybrid Event \nThis follow-up to the previous “Introduction to AI/ML/LLM for Humanities and Social Science” workshop builds upon the skills and techniques of using and implementing AI to discuss the technology’s social\, ethical\, and political ramifications\, along with guidelines to using AI for research and teaching. \nThe workshop will address critical ethical concerns surrounding AI\, including bias\, the network effects of dis- and misinformation\, and the authenticity of historical records and provide illustrative use case examples. Discussions will highlight issues of fairness\, intellectual property\, and academic integrity\, drawing from key scholarship in algorithmic ethics and data justice. \nBy the end of the session\, participants will gain a foundational understanding of AI’s role in the humanities\, along with practical tools and frameworks for critically engaging with these technologies in their own research and teaching. The workshop will devote significant time to group discussion\, where participants’ specific concerns and questions about the ethical and practical use of AI can be addressed. \nParticipants are also encouraged to reach out to the workshop organizers in advance with any questions or topics of interest\, which will be integrated into the workshop. \nHybrid Workshop (OARC Portal and Zoom): \n\nIn-person: Math Sciences 5628\nZoom: Link will be emailed to you \n\nFollow this link to register.
URL:https://humanities.ucla.edu/event/ai-ethics-for-humanities-and-social-science/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival: Webern Quartet
DESCRIPTION:The Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival is held in Lani Hall\, a 133-seat auditorium located in the Schoenberg Music Building on the UCLA campus. All concerts are free of charge\, and no reservations are required. Seating is available on a first-come\, first-served basis. \nLot 2 is the closest campus parking lot; click here for full details on UCLA visitor parking\, including campus parking maps and rates. \nThis year’s Festival will be livestreamed on the Center’s YouTube Channel. Please subscribe to our channel to be notified when the concerts go live. \n  \nFounded in Los Angeles in 2022\, the Webern Quartet has been featured in The New Yorker\, where they were praised as having “found the through line of Schoenberg’s personality.” \nThe Webern Quartet chose the name of Anton Webern\, former student of Arnold Schoenberg\, whose important string quartet oeuvre has been the starting point of the quartet. Next to their dedication to the works of the composers from the Second Viennese School\, the Webern Quartet is known for its committed and intimate interpretations of works from the classical repertoire to newly written music. \nIn 2023\, the Webern Quartet held an extensive residency at the Arnold Schoenberg Center in Vienna where they performed the complete Schoenberg quartets at two concerts on the same day. Through their work in Vienna with Henk Guittart of the Schoenberg Quartet (which in its time coached with Eugene Lehner of the renowned Kolisch Quartet\, Schoenberg’s preferred performers)\, the Webern Quartet is privileged to honor and continue an interpretive tradition of these quartets. \nThe quartet’s members are from Italy\, Japan\, South Korea\, and the U.S. \nProgram \nWolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–91)\nQuartet in F Major No. 23\, K. 590 \nI. Allegro moderato\nII. Andante/Allegretto\nIII. Menuetto: Allegretto – Trio\nIV. Allegro \nMaurice Ravel (1875–1937)\nString Quartet in F Major \nI. Allegro moderato – très doux\nII. Assez vif – très rythmé\nIII. Très lent\nIV. Vif et agité \nWebern Quartet\nBenjamin Hoffman\, violin\nChiai Tajima\, violin\nAlex Granger\, viola\nStella Cho\, cello 
URL:https://humanities.ucla.edu/event/bruman-summer-chamber-music-festival-webern-quartet/
LOCATION:Lani Hall\, Schoenberg Music Building
CATEGORIES:Center for 17th & 18th Century Studies,Concerts
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SUMMARY:Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival: Strings and Keys
DESCRIPTION:The Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival is held in Lani Hall\, a 133-seat auditorium located in the Schoenberg Music Building on the UCLA campus. All concerts are free of charge\, and no reservations are required. Seating is available on a first-come\, first-served basis. \nLot 2 is the closest campus parking lot; click here for full details on UCLA visitor parking\, including campus parking maps and rates. \nThis year’s Festival will be livestreamed on the Center’s YouTube Channel. Please subscribe to our channel to be notified when the concerts go live. \nStrings and Keys: A University of Utah Faculty Recital \nMichael Kaufmann\, cello\nSteven Vanhauwaert\, piano \nProgram \nClaude Debussy (1862–1918)\nSonata for Cello and Piano\, L. 135 \nI. Prologue\nII. Sérénade\nIII. Finale \nNadia Boulanger (1887–1979)\nTrois Pièces for Cello and Piano \nI. Modéré\nII. Sans vitesse et à l’aise\nIII. Vite et nerveusement rythmé \nGabriel Fauré (1845–1924)\nÉlégie\, op. 24 \nMaurice Ravel (1875–1937)\nPièce en Forme de Habañera\, M. 51 \nCamille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921)\nSonata No. 1 in C Minor\, op. 32 \nI. Allegro\nII. Andante tranquillo e sostenuto\nIII. Allegro moderato \n 
URL:https://humanities.ucla.edu/event/bruman-summer-chamber-music-festival-strings-and-keys/
LOCATION:Lani Hall\, Schoenberg Music Building
CATEGORIES:Center for 17th & 18th Century Studies,Concerts
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SUMMARY:New Directions in Philosophy of Social Science
DESCRIPTION:August 1-2\, 2025\nRoyce Hall 306\nRSVP HERE\n  \n  \nPlease join us on August 1-2\, 2025 in Royce Hall 306 for a workshop on New Directions in Philosophy of Social Science. \n  \nIn recent years\, the philosophy of social science has undergone significant transformations\, spurred by advances in interdisciplinary research\, the growing complexity of social phenomena\, and evolving methodologies. This conference seeks to explore these emerging frontiers and chart new directions for the philosophy of social science. By bringing together a diverse group of leading scholars in the field\, we aim to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and cultivate innovative approaches to understanding the nature\, methods\, and aims of social inquiry. \n  \n\nConference Program\nClick to view talk abstracts. \n\n  \nFriday\, August 1st\n9:00 – 9:30 AM: Coffee & Light Breakfast \n9:30 – 10:15 AM: Kareem Khalifa\, UCLA: “Philosophy of Social Science: Setting the Agenda” \n10:15 – 11:30 AM: Ron Mallon\, Washington University in St. Louis: “The Resilience of Social Forms” \n11:30 – 11:45 AM: Break \n11:45 AM – 1:00 PM: Cailin O’Connor\, UC Irvine: “When is a Science not Really a Science?” \n1:00 – 2:00 PM: Lunch \n2:00 – 3:15 PM: Jennifer Jhun\, Duke University: “Revisiting the Question of Reduction in Economics” \n3:15 – 3:30 PM: Break \n3:30 – 4:45 PM: Paul A. Roth\, UC Santa Cruz: “Curbing Narrative Anxiety: Analytical Philosophy of History and the Norming of Narrative” \n  \nSaturday\, August 2nd\n9:30 – 10:00 AM: Coffee & Light Breakfast \n10:00 – 11:15 AM: Jonathan Y. Tsou\, University of Texas at Dallas: “Cross-Cultural Human Kinds and the Naturalness of Social Categories” \n11:15 – 11:30 AM: Break \n11:30 AM – 12:45 PM: David Henderson\, University of Nebraska-Lincoln: “Doing the Same Thing? Beating around the Bush.” \n12:45 – 2:00 PM: Lunch \n2:00 – 3:15 PM: Mark Risjord\, Emory University: “Closing the Gap of Inductive Risk: An Argument for Inquisitive Impartiality” \n3:15 – 3:30 PM: Break \n3:30 – 4:45 PM: Armin Schulz\, University of Kansas: “Agency: The Case for an Eliminative Pluralism” \n  \nDownload Conference Program\n  \n  \n  \nJoin our mailing list!\nSign up for our mailing list to stay up-to-date with future UCLA Philosophy events\, conferences\, and colloquia! \nSIGN UP HERE
URL:https://humanities.ucla.edu/event/new-directions-in-philosophy-of-social-science/
LOCATION:Royce Hall – Room 306
CATEGORIES:Work Shops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250805T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250805T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T080939
CREATED:20250630T230556Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250630T230826Z
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SUMMARY:Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival: From Provence to Florence
DESCRIPTION:The Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival is held in Lani Hall\, a 133-seat auditorium located in the Schoenberg Music Building on the UCLA campus. All concerts are free of charge\, and no reservations are required. Seating is available on a first-come\, first-served basis. \nLot 2 is the closest campus parking lot; click here for full details on UCLA visitor parking\, including campus parking maps and rates. \nThis year’s Festival will be livestreamed on the Center’s YouTube Channel. Please subscribe to our channel to be notified when the concerts go live. \nSouthern Notes: From Provence to Florence\nMartin Chalifour\, violin\nAmbroise Aubrun\, violin\nPaul Coletti\, viola\nKate Hamilton\, viola\nCharlie Tyler\, cello\nGregory Hamilton\, cello \nProgram \nSergei Prokofiev (1891–1953)\nSonata for Two Violins in C Major\, op. 56 \nI. Andante cantabile\nII. Allegro\nIII. Commodo (quasi allegretto)\nIV. Allegro con brio \nMartin Chalifour\, Ambroise Aubrun\, violins \nPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–93)\nString Sextet in D Minor\, op. 70 (“Souvenir de Florence”) \nI. Allegro con spirito\nII. Adagio cantabile e con moto\nIII. Allegretto moderato\nIV. Allegro con brio e vivace
URL:https://humanities.ucla.edu/event/bruman-summer-chamber-music-festival-from-provence-to-florence/
LOCATION:Lani Hall\, Schoenberg Music Building
CATEGORIES:Center for 17th & 18th Century Studies,Concerts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250807T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250807T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T080939
CREATED:20250630T231342Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250630T231342Z
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SUMMARY:Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival: Mozart and Fauré Piano Quartets
DESCRIPTION:The Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival is held in Lani Hall\, a 133-seat auditorium located in the Schoenberg Music Building on the UCLA campus. All concerts are free of charge\, and no reservations are required. Seating is available on a first-come\, first-served basis. \nLot 2 is the closest campus parking lot; click here for full details on UCLA visitor parking\, including campus parking maps and rates. \nThis year’s Festival will be livestreamed on the Center’s YouTube Channel. Please subscribe to our channel to be notified when the concerts go live. \nMozart and Fauré Piano Quartets\nZachary Deak\, piano\nAmbroise Aubrun\, violin\nVirginie D’Avezac\, viola\nSophie Chauvenet\, cello \nProgram \nWolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–91)\nPiano Quartet in E-flat Major\, K.493 \nI. Allegro\nII. Larghetto\nIII. Allegretto \nGabriel Fauré (1845–1924)\nPiano Quartet No. 1 in C Minor\, op. 15 \nI. Allegro molto moderato\nII. Scherzo\, Allegro vivo\nIII. Adagio\nIV. Allegro molto
URL:https://humanities.ucla.edu/event/bruman-summer-chamber-music-festival-mozart-and-faure-piano-quartets/
LOCATION:Lani Hall\, Schoenberg Music Building
CATEGORIES:Center for 17th & 18th Century Studies,Concerts
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250919
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250921
DTSTAMP:20260404T080939
CREATED:20250723T224104Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T213055Z
UID:2192185-1758240000-1758412799@humanities.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:SLIME 4 (Studies in Language\, Information\, Meaning and Expression)
DESCRIPTION:September 19-20\, 2025\nRoyce Hall 314\nRSVP HERE\n  \nPlease join us for SLIME 4 (Studies in Language\, Information\, Meaning and Expression)\, a workshop at UCLA from September 19-20\, 2025. \n  \nThe conference is “pre-view”: recorded talks will be available ahead of time.  Discussion is led by a commentator (20 min)\, followed by replies from the speaker (20 min) and Q+A (60 min). We ask that all attendees view or read the talks prior to the day when they are being discussed. \n  \nThe most up-to-date schedule and information will be available on the workshop website HERE. \n  \nSpeakers\n\nAlan Fiske\, UCLA Anthropology\nAllison (Ari) Koslow\, UC Irvine Philosophy\nEllen Lau\, University of Maryland Linguistics\nKaren Lewis\, Barnard/Columbia Philosophy\nThi Nguyen\, University of Utah Philosophy\, & Ethan Nowak\, Stanford Philosophy\nMatthew Stone\, Rutgers Computer Science\n\n  \nCommentators\n\nEric Acton\, Eastern Michigan English Language & Literature\nIdan Asher Blank\, UCLA Psychology\nRosa Cao\, Stanford Philosophy\nDaniel Harris\, Hunter College Philosophy/CUNY Graduate Center\nRachel Rudolph\, UC San Diego Philosophy\nEvan Westra\, Purdue Philosophy\n\n  \nFaculty organizers: Joshua Armstrong\, Sam Cumming\, and Gabriel Greenberg \nEvents coordinator: Ashna Madni \n  \nWorkshop Program\n\nFriday\, September 19th\n10:00 AM – 11:40 AM: Matthew Stone & Una Stojnic\, “Meaning in Chatbots: A Critical Approach” / Commentator: Rosa Cao \n11:40 AM – 1:00 PM: Lunch \n1:00 PM – 2:40 PM: Alan Fiske\, “Representations of Social Relationships: Modes of Thought\, Means of Coordination” / Commentator: Evan Westra \n3:00 PM – 4:40 PM: Karen Lewis\, “Gamified Language Games” / Commentator: Dan Harris \n  \nSaturday\, September 20th\n10:00 AM – 11:40 AM: Ellen Lau\, “New directions for neurobiology of semantics: mental particulars and long-term knowledge” / Commentator: Idan Asher Blank \n11:40 AM – 1:00 PM: Lunch \n1:00 PM – 2:40 PM: Ari Koslow\, “What conceptual amelioration is good for” / Commentator: Rachel Rudolph \n3:00 PM – 4:40 PM: Thi Nguyen & Ethan Nowak\, “Slang is better” / Commentator: Eric Acton \n  \nRSVP HERE\n  \n  \nJoin our mailing list!\nSign up for our mailing list to stay up-to-date with future UCLA Philosophy events\, conferences\, and colloquia! \nSIGN UP HERE
URL:https://humanities.ucla.edu/event/slime-4-studies-in-language-information-meaning-and-expression/
LOCATION:Royce Hall 314\, 340 Royce Drive\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
CATEGORIES:Work Shops
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250924T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250924T140000
DTSTAMP:20260404T080939
CREATED:20250831T172111Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T213055Z
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SUMMARY:2025-26 Philosophy Department Open House
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, September 24\, 2025\n12:00 – 2:00 PM\nHershey Hall Salon (Room 158) & Courtyard\nRSVP HERE\n  \nPlease join us on Wednesday\, September 24\, 2025 from 12:00 – 2:00 PM for the Philosophy Department’s Annual Open House. It will take place at the Hershey Hall Salon (Room 158) & Courtyard. This event is open to current and incoming students. \n  \nEnjoy pizza and refreshments as you meet philosophy faculty\, staff\, and graduate students and learn more about the philosophy department in an informal setting. Students interested in learning more about the philosophy major/minor\, philosophy student clubs/organizations\, and philosophy courses in general are encouraged to attend! \n  \n  \nJoin our mailing list!\nSign up for our mailing list to stay up-to-date with future UCLA Philosophy events\, conferences\, and colloquia! \nSIGN UP HERE
URL:https://humanities.ucla.edu/event/2025-26-philosophy-department-open-house/
LOCATION:Hershey Hall Salon (Room 158)
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250924T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250924T140000
DTSTAMP:20260404T080939
CREATED:20250729T171322Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250808T172956Z
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SUMMARY:ELTS 2025 Fall Open House
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nJoin us to explore all that ELTS has to offer—connect with faculty\, your academic counselor\, and fellow students\, and discover meaningful ways to engage with our vibrant community. \n  \nWednesday\, September 24th | 1pm – 2pm | Royce Hall 236
URL:https://humanities.ucla.edu/event/elts-2025-fall-open-house/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250929T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250929T190000
DTSTAMP:20260404T080939
CREATED:20250831T172111Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250929T104434Z
UID:2192888-1759167000-1759172400@humanities.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Philosophy First-Gen Welcome Party
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, September 29\, 2025\n5:30 – 7:00 PM\nRoyce Hall 306\nRSVP HERE\n  \nCome and meet other first-generation Philosophy students\, faculty\, and staff! Food and beverages will be served. \n  \n  \nJoin our mailing list!\nSign up for our mailing list to stay up-to-date with future UCLA Philosophy events\, conferences\, and colloquia! \nSIGN UP HERE
URL:https://humanities.ucla.edu/event/philosophy-first-gen-welcome-party/
LOCATION:Royce Hall – Room 306
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251003
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251005
DTSTAMP:20260404T080939
CREATED:20250729T173616Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250808T172943Z
UID:2192261-1759449600-1759622399@humanities.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:On Land and Across the Sea: Boccaccio’s Other Wor(l)ds. Junctions and Interweavings Conference
DESCRIPTION:To mark 650 years since Boccaccio’s death\, a conference on Boccaccio’s Other Wor(l)ds invites exploration of Boccaccio’s “Other Words” and “Other Worlds.” Boccaccio’s narratives—not limited to the Decameron—vividly depict cultural and intellectual exchanges\, emphasizing human behavior\, morality\, and societal complexities across the Mediterranean and beyond\, including Cathay. In the Decameron\, the Levant serves as a crucial geographical and cultural reference\, highlighting its role as a crossroads of commerce\, religion\, and cultural interaction. For instance\, Nathan’s house in Decameron X.3 is described as being situated at the crossroads “from the West eastward\, or from the East westward.” Similarly\, in Genealogy of the Pagan Gods\, Boccaccio extols the invention of the boat and maritime navigation\, celebrating their benefits for humanity. He reflects on the immense advantages of trade and cultural exchanges and how they foster trust and friendships. Boccaccio notes that such interactions enable mutual teaching and learning of languages\, bridging geographical distances and overcoming estrangement. \nInspired by Boccaccio’s fascination with other worlds and words\, the Conference encourages geocritical approaches to Boccaccio’s works and explores this “hybrid point of connectivity” across society\, politics\, gender\, religion\, and economics. It aims to further investigate labor conditions and slavery in the medieval Mediterranean\, with particular attention to the art and commerce of textiles and textual weaves. The focus extends from the silent labor of women weaving baskets across the Mediterranean basin to female textile workers in Florence\, highlighting references to women’s labor both within and beyond the sea.
URL:https://humanities.ucla.edu/event/on-land-and-across-the-sea-boccaccios-other-worlds-junctions-and-interweavings-conference/
LOCATION:Royce 314\, 10745 Dickson Ct\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference,Humanities
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251003
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251005
DTSTAMP:20260404T080939
CREATED:20250925T212444Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250925T212444Z
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SUMMARY:American Literary History Now
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a conference on American literary history to discuss origins\, paradigms\, and future directions of the field. The conference explores how the study of American literature has evolved in relation to its Cold War origins\, its reinvention in response to the social movements of the 1960s and 1970s\, and its reinvigoration through cultural studies. Leading figures present research on American literature from its inception to the present\, staging a lively discussion about current critical challenges\, approaches\, and methods. \nThe conference is organized by Yogita Goyal\, professor of English and African American studies at UCLA\, and generously supported by the Luskin Endowment for Thought Leadership in the UCLA College. \nSchedule \nOctober 3\n10-10.30\nWelcome and Introductions\nDean Alexandra Minna Stern\nRuss Castronovo and Yogita Goyal \nSession 1\n10.30-12.30\nChair: Nancy Martinez\n10.30: Sean Teuton\, “Primal Returns: Tribal Storytelling\, Deep Reading\, and the Rise of Native American Literature”\n11.30: Sakiru Adebayo\, “The Americanization of African Literature: A History” \nSession 2\n2-4\nChair: Uri McMillan\n2: Sampada Aranke\, “The Hammons Effect”\n3: Lee Edelman\, “The Hole in the Everything Bagel: Queerness\, Blackness\, and Other Catachreses of Multiversal Non-Singularity” \nReception\n4-5.30\nFaculty Lounge\, 2nd floor\, Kaplan Hall \nOctober 4\n \nSession 3\n10.30-12.30\nChair: Aditya Bahl\n10.30: Patricia Stuelke\, “Dark Academia and the New Cultural Front”\n11.30 : Francisco Robles\, “Poetic Forms\, Desert Time\, and Desert Movements” \nSession 4:\n2-4\nChair: Jonathan Grossman\n2: Sri Basu McCall\, “Revolution’s Racial Masques”\n3: Travis Foster\, “Too Good to Live: Trans Feminine Children and the Sentimental Death Trap” \n4-5.30\nClosing Roundtable\, led by American Literary History co-editors Russ Castronovo and Yogita Goyal; Assistant Editor Noah Terrell and Managing Editor Elijah Levine \n 
URL:https://humanities.ucla.edu/event/american-literary-history-now/
LOCATION:Kaplan Hall 193
CATEGORIES:English
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251009T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251009T180000
DTSTAMP:20260404T080939
CREATED:20250908T170136Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T232936Z
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SUMMARY:Aire Libre film screening + open house for community engaged humanities scholars
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, October 9\, 2025\n4 – 6 p.m. | 314 Royce Hall \nAll community- and publicly engaged scholars and students in the humanities are invited to a community event with a screening of the film AIRE LIBRE. The event is cosponsored by the Division of Humanities\, the Department of European Languages and Transcultural Studies\, and the Center for Community Engagement. \nAdmission is free; visit this page to register. \nVisit this page to read more about the film. \nAIRE LIBRE is a dance-based film that examines the disproportionate effects of toxic air and soil pollution on lower-income communities of color in LA County who live amid the heavy industry\, infrastructure\, and polluting facilities that underpin our fossil-fuel-based economy. AIRE LIBRE is a collaborative project led by artist Erin Cooney\, bringing together East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice\, CONTRA-TIEMPO Activist Dance Company\, L.A.-based poet Rocío Carlos\, and vocalists Carmina Escobar and Joung-A Monica Yum. \nAIRE LIBRE features the stories of East Yard members and CONTRA-TIEMPO dancers\, whose movement materializes the interconnectedness of our bodies with the air we breathe and the ground we tread. The footage documents a range of environments—from transportation hubs along the I-710 Corridor\, including ports\, freeways\, and rail yards\, to industrial zones comprising warehouse complexes\, refineries\, and oil derricks—as well as the residential areas and parks situated within these industrial and manufacturing landscapes. Exide Technologies\, which has contaminated the soil with arsenic and lead and is associated with higher rates of cancer in nearby communities\, figures prominently in the piece. \nFind out more about AIRE LIBRE and the team behind its creation at erincooney.com/airelibre. \nScreening duration: 30 minutes\, followed by a panel discussion. Panel features Erin Cooney\, assistant adjunct professor in the Department of European Languages and Transcultural Studies and visual artist; East Yard’s Honey Bizarro and Guadalupe Valdovinos; and Ana María Álvarez\, director of CONTRA TIEMPO Activist Dance Company and associate professor in theater and dance at UC San Diego. \nReception to follow.
URL:https://humanities.ucla.edu/event/aire-libre-film-screening-and-panel-discussion/
LOCATION:314 Royce Hall\, 10745 Dickson Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Humanities
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251011T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251011T163000
DTSTAMP:20260404T080939
CREATED:20250919T175602Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250926T202331Z
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SUMMARY:Celebrating 40 Years with the Greek Heritage Society: Exploring and Preserving Our Hellenic Identity
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating 40 Years with the Greek Heritage Society: Exploring and Preserving Our Hellenic Identity \nOctober 11\, 2025\n9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Main Event\n3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. – Genealogy Workshop (Special Event – Optional) \n314 Royce Hall\, UCLA campus \n\nRegister Here: https://forms.gle/QrzdvXYGyMi3R9oT6 \n\n\nBecome a Sponsor: https://forms.gle/eA8Maddp4dWuqN11A \n\nJoin the Greek Heritage Society (GHS) of Southern California for a very special celebration of their 40th Anniversary with a unique informational\, interactive\, and invigorating multigenerational event filled with presentations\, exhibits\, and inspirational discussions\, as well as the opportunity to explore genealogy through a personalized expert workshop. The event will explore understanding the identity of Greeks in Southern California\, and methods to share and preserve stories and heritage. The GHS seeks to open the door to new ideas and ways of embracing Hellenism to keep the love alive for generations to come. This is an event you won’t want to miss! \nPART I:  EXPLORING WHO WE ARE: THE GREEKS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND BEYOND \nPresentations \n\nBessie Karras-Lazaris\, Greek Heritage Society\nGeorge I. Paganelis\, Tsakopoulos Hellenic Collection\nDr. Katherine Kelaidis\, National Hellenic Museum\nGregory Kontos\, GreekAncestry.net\n\nLunch and Exhibits \nPART II:  A CELEBRATION OF CULTURE INTO THE FUTURE \nPanel Discussions\nYoung Greek professionals in comedy\, filmmaking\, music\, dance\, sports and more \nFinale\nMusical tribute and reception \nOptional\nGenealogy workshop \nThis is a ticketed event:\nMain event: $50 per person\nGenealogy workshop: $50 per person \nFor inquiries\, email greekheritage@hotmail.com \nPresented by:\n\nSponsored by: \n\n\nUnder the Auspices of:
URL:https://humanities.ucla.edu/event/celebrating-40-years-with-the-greek-heritage-society-exploring-and-preserving-our-hellenic-identity/
LOCATION:Royce Hall\, 314\, 314 Royce Hall\, 10745 Dickson Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference,Cultural Heritage,Hellenic,Heritage,History
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251014T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251014T190000
DTSTAMP:20260404T080939
CREATED:20251008T182453Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251008T182506Z
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SUMMARY:Edible Entanglements: Race\, Environment and Ethics
DESCRIPTION:Full schedule is available here. Free healthy lunch is provided for all attendees. Event is organized by UCLA English Professor Arvind Thomas and sponsored by the University of California Humanities Research Institute. \nCome and hear international leaders in food justice\, including: \nKathy Freston (New York Times best-selling author)\nGwenna Hunter (Founder of Planetary Unity)\nLisa Bloom (Civil rights attorney)\nJulieanna Hever (Dietitian)\nJennifer Jay (Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering\, UCLA)\nDavid Cleveland (Professor of Sustainable Food and Agriculture\, UC Santa Barbara) \nQuestions about the event?\nContact: Arvind Thomas\, arvindthomas@ucla.edu
URL:https://humanities.ucla.edu/event/edible-entanglements-race-environment-and-ethics/
LOCATION:314 Royce Hall\, 10745 Dickson Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference,English,Public Humanities
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251017
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251019
DTSTAMP:20260404T080939
CREATED:20250729T173618Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250808T172944Z
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SUMMARY:Post-Classical Libraries Conference
DESCRIPTION:Libraries occupied a central place in the organization and reproduction of pre-modern knowledge cultures.  \nTexts had been assembled in archives of various kinds from the Bronze Age\, but most were of only ephemeral interest. Only when writing was deployed to create works intended to have lasting value – as literature\, as contributions to science\, or as records of historical investigations or sacred revelations – did it become necessary to actively curate them. In a world before printing\, the risk that any given book – on papyrus or parchment\, clay tablets or wooden ones\, on rolls or in codices –would simply perish was a real one. Libraries became places where textual communities studied\, catalogued\, repaired\, and recopied works of this kind. Recent studies have investigated the libraries of the Bronze Age Near East and of the Classical Mediterranean. These were royal or civic\, private or public\, based in temples\, villas\, or educational establishments. A few\, like the Library of Alexandria\, have been mythologized. \nMost of these studies end in the third century CE\, yet libraries also played a crucial role in the passages from antiquity to the Middle Ages. This will be the subject of our conference.  \nSpeaker Abstracts and Titles \n\n\n\nDay 1\n\n\n\n\n10:15\nCoffee\, fresh fruit\, pastries (Royce\, 314)\n\n\n10:30\nWelcome Remarks\n\n\n11:00\nThe “Library of Caesarea” between Gaza and Berytus – Jeremiah Coogan (Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University)\n\n\n11:50\nBreak\n\n\n12:00\nThe Library on the Page: Booklists from Antiquity to the Latin West – Thomas Hendrickson (Stanford)\n\n\n1:00\nLunch\n\n\n2:30\n‘The Fortress of Writing was Burned…’: Archives and Institutions of Learning in Sasanian and Post-Sasanian Iran – Yuhan Sohrab-Dinshaw Vevaina (University of Oxford)\n\n\n3:20\nBreak\n\n\n3:30\nNew Approaches to the Early Arabic Library – Michael Cooperson (NELC\, UCLA)\n\n\n4:30\nReception\n\n\n6:00\nDinner (Plateia – participants only)\n\n\nDay 2\n\n\n10:00\nCoffee\, fresh fruit\, pastries\n\n\n10:30\nIrish Libraries in the Early Middle Ages: Home and Abroad – Viktoriia Krivoshchekova (School of Celtic Studies\, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies)\n\n\n11:20\nStrategies of Preservation at Monastic Libraries and Archives in Medieval Italy – Maya Maskarinec (USC)\n\n\n12:10\nBreak\n\n\n12:20\nBooks and libraries in Byzantium (8th–10th centuries) – Daniele Bianconi (University of Rome\, La Sapienza)\n\n\n1:15\nLunch\n\n\n3:00\nClosing Round Table\n\n\n\nOrganizers: Stefania Tutino and Greg Woolf
URL:https://humanities.ucla.edu/event/post-classical-libraries/
LOCATION:Royce 306 & 314
CATEGORIES:Conference,Humanities
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251017
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251019
DTSTAMP:20260404T080939
CREATED:20251014T172625Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251014T172659Z
UID:2193346-1760659200-1760831999@humanities.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Modern French Thought and the History of Philosophy
DESCRIPTION:In person attendance is encouraged but Zoom attendance also available. Your advance registration will help determine the event catering order. The Zoom meeting link will be sent EOD on October 15. For any questions or concerns\, please contact Lisset at lisset@humnet.ucla.edu. \n\nOctober 17: 4 – 7 p.m. PST \nOctober 18: 10:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. PST \n\nKaplan Hall Room 348 \nIn person and Zoom hybrid
URL:https://humanities.ucla.edu/event/modern-french-thought-and-the-history-of-philosophy/
LOCATION:Kaplan 348
CATEGORIES:Comparative Literature
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251018T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251018T110000
DTSTAMP:20260404T080939
CREATED:20250919T175605Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251014T200311Z
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SUMMARY:The Scapegoat by Sophia Nikolaidou
DESCRIPTION:Design by: Christopher King \nGefyra Book Club: \nThe Scapegoat by Sophia Nikolaidou\, trans. Karen Emmerich\n(Melville House\, 2015) \nDiscussion led by Professor Sharon Gerstel\, Director\, UCLA SNF Hellenic Center\nand Dr. Eirini Kotsovili\, Senior Lecturer\, Global Humanities at Simon Fraser University \nSaturday\, October 18\, 2025\n10 A.M. Los Angeles / 8 P.M. Greece\nVia Zoom \nRSVP Here \nFrom the Publisher:\nIn 1948\, the body of an American journalist is found floating in the bay off Thessaloniki. A small-time Greek journalist is tried and convicted for the murder… but when he’s released twelve years later\, he claims his confession was the result of torture. \nFlash forward to contemporary Greece\, where a rebellious young high school student is given an assignment for a school project: find the truth. And as he begrudgingly takes it on\, he begins to make a startling series of gripping discoveries–about history\, love\, and even his own family’s involvement. \nBased on the real story of famed CBS reporter George Polk—journalism’s prestigious Polk Awards were named after him—The Scapegoat is a sweeping saga that brings together the Greece of the post-World War II era with the Greece of today\, a country facing dangerous times once again. \nAs told by key players in the story—the dashing journalist’s Greek widow; the mother and sisters of the convicted man; the brutal Thessaloniki Chief of Police; a U.S. Foreign Office investigator\, and\, finally\, the modern-day student\, in the novel’s most stirring narration of all–The Scapegoat confronts questions of truth\, justice\, and sacrifice…and how the past is always with us. \nAbout the Author:\nSophia Nikolaidou was born in Thessaloniki in 1968. She teaches literature and creative writing and writes criticism for various newspapers\, including Ta Nea. She has published two collections of short stories and three novels\, all of which have been translated into eight languages. Her last novel\, Tonight We Have Friends\, won the 2011 Athens Prize for Literature\, and The Scapegoat was shortlisted for the 2012 Greek State Prize for Fiction. \nKaren Emmerich’s translations include Rien ne va plus by Margarita Karapanou\, Landscape with Dog and Other Stories by Ersi Sotiropoulos\, I’d Like by Amanda Michalopoulou\, and Poems (1945-1971) by Miltos Sachtouris. She received the 2013 PEN Award for Poetry in Translation for her translation\, with Edmund Keeley\, of Yannis Ritsos’ Diaries of Exile. \nThis program is made possible thanks to the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). \nLink to purchase book: \nhttps://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?isbn=1612193846&clickid=SNaQmzT01xyKTPw2A70VbTfEUksWhC2WzTQ7zI0&cm_mmc=aff-_-ir-_-64613-_-77416&ref=imprad64613&afn_sr=impact&ref_=aff_ir_64613_77416 \nhttps://livebrary.overdrive.com/media/1903986
URL:https://humanities.ucla.edu/event/the-scapegoat-by-sophia-nikolaidou/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Hellenic,Literature,Modern Greece
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SUMMARY:Careers in Publishing: A Humanities Career Panel Series event
DESCRIPTION:Discover what it’s really like to work in the fast-changing world of digital and print publishing whether you’re passionate about classic paperbacks or all-in on e-readers. Join us for an inside look at the industry\, and hear from Humanities alumni who’ve turned their degrees into exciting careers in publishing\, publicity\, editing\, digital media and more. \n\n\n\nTo register\, go to Careers in Publishing \n\n\n\nMeet our moderator: Laura Hartenberger \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLaura Hartenberger is a Continuing Lecturer in UCLA’s Writing Programs\, where she teaches courses in the Professional Writing Minor and Writing I program\, and works on projects related to writing assessment. She has been a freelance editor and a writer in the tech field\, and her fiction and essays have been published in various magazines and literary journals\, including Noema\, CRAFT Literary\, Ninth Letter\, Redivider\, Massachusetts Review\, and others. Laura has a B.A. in English from Yale University and an M.A. in English and Creative Writing from the University of Toronto. \n\n\n\nMeet our panelists:James Faccinto \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJames Faccinto is the founder and principal at Full Complement Communications\, an independent\, Los Angeles-based company specializing in literary publicity & publishing strategy. James combines his background in creative writing with extensive experience representing bestselling literary titles across all genres for both “Big Five” and independent publishers. He approaches every project or campaign with a storyteller’s sense of creativity\, detail\, and energy. \n\n\n\nIrene Yoon \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIrene Yoon is the Executive Director of LARB\, where she oversees the day-to-day operations and broader strategic vision and planning for the organization. For the last four years\, Irene has also served as Director of the LARB Publishing Workshop. She earned her doctorate in English from UC Berkeley\, where she also managed an interdisciplinary writing program and trained new teachers as the English Department’s Assistant Pedagogy Chair. Irene has worked with several authors to prepare books and articles for publication\, and her own writing has appeared in journals such as Twentieth Century Literature\, Transition Magazine\, and Los Angeles Review of Books.  \nAndy Etzkorn \n   \nAndy Etzkorn is currently Lead Marketing Manager at the University of California Press where he oversees the implementation of marketing plans for all upcoming books and also serves on committees for DEI and FirstGen Scholars. For nearly twenty years\, he has served in various marketing roles for “Big Five” publishers as well as academic and university book publishers. Andy has a B.A. in English from UCLA and an M.A. in English Literature from Fordham University. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://humanities.ucla.edu/event/careers-in-publishing/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:A Conversation with Author and Professor Catherine Conybeare
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a book event featuring author and professor Catherine Conybeare. Professor Michele Salzman (UC Riverside) will facilitate a conversation with the author about her new book. Augustine the African is an extraordinary work of revisionist history that centers Africa in the life of one of the greatest philosophers. \nAll are welcome!
URL:https://humanities.ucla.edu/event/a-conversation-with-author-and-professor-catherine-conybeare/
LOCATION:247 Dodd Hall\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classics
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SUMMARY:Practice and Theory: Next Steps in Kantian Practical Philosophy
DESCRIPTION:October 24 – 25\, 2025\nHershey Hall Salon (Room 158)\nRSVP HERE\n  \nPlease join us for Practice and Theory: Next Steps in Kantian Practical Philosophy\, a workshop at UCLA from Friday & Saturday\, October 24-25\, 2025. \n  \nWorkshop Program\n\nFriday\, October 24th\n12:00 – 1:00 PM: Lunch \n1:00 – 3:00 PM: Nataliya Palatnik (Milwaukee) “‘Not So Completely an Animal’: Kant on Moral Sensibility and Moral Constraint” \n3:00 – 3:30 PM: Break \n3:30 – 5:30 PM: Thomas Pendlebury (Chicago) “The Will and the Good” \n5:30 PM: Reception in Hershey Hall Salon \n  \nSaturday\, October 25th\n10:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Jordan Pascoe (Binghamton) “Kant\, Structural Injustice\, and Universalism” \n12:00 – 1:00 PM: Lunch \n1:00 – 3:00 PM: Japa Pallikkathayil (Pittsburgh) “Constitutional Constraints in the Kantian State” \n3:00 – 3:30 PM: Break \n3:30 – 5:30 PM: Rafeeq Hasan (Amherst) “What’s the Point of Kantian Independence?” \n  \nRSVP HERE\n  \nDirections to Hershey Hall: head toward the Terasaki Life Sciences Building just south of Parking Structure 2\, go down the steps or the nearby ramp and through the building’s underpass\, and you’ll see the entrance to Mira Hershey Hall on your left. Look for the signs that direct you to “Practice and Theory: Next Steps in Kantian Practical Philosophy.” \n  \nJoin our mailing list!\nSign up for our mailing list to stay up-to-date with future UCLA Philosophy events\, conferences\, and colloquia! \nSIGN UP HERE
URL:https://humanities.ucla.edu/event/practice-and-theory-next-steps-in-kantian-practical-philosophy/
LOCATION:Hershey Hall Salon (Room 158)
CATEGORIES:Work Shops
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SUMMARY:Webs of Life: Domestic Jewish Worlds in Early Modern Venice – Federica Francesconi
DESCRIPTION:This lecture explores domestic life in the Venetian ghetto as both a site of physical segregation\, housing scarcity\, and oppression\, and a space of cultural negotiation and transformation. Drawing on unpublished archival sources\, surviving material culture\, and the built environment\, it traces how Venetian Jews actively shaped their living spaces through engagement with objects\, furnishings\, and architectural features. From the central portego (the central space in Venetian houses) to repurposed Islamic carpets and gilt leather panels\, the home emerged as a site of transculturation where Jewish\, Islamic\, and Renaissance aesthetics intersected. These material choices reveal not only practical adaptation but also enduring ties to memory\, mobility\, and diasporic identity. By examining the interplay of people\, objects\, and spaces\, the lecture foregrounds the Jewish home in the ghetto as a dynamic meshwork—extending both vertically and horizontally\, and connecting domestic life to the broader urban fabric\, natural surroundings\, and the wider Mediterranean world. \nFederica Francesconi is Associate Professor of History and Director of the Judaic Studies Program at the University at Albany\, SUNY. Her research and publications focus on the social\, religious\, and cultural dimensions of early modern Jewish life in Italy\, with particular attention to the politics and dynamics of the ghetto. She has held fellowships in Europe\, Israel\, and the United States. Her recent book\, Invisible Enlighteners: The Jewish Merchants of Modena\, from the Renaissance to the Emancipation (University of Pennsylvania Press\, 2021)\, won the 2022 Helen and Howard R. Marraro Prize from the American Historical Association and was the finalist for the 2021 National Jewish Book Awards’ JDC-Herbert Katzki Award for Writing Based on Archival Material. She is currently working on a new monograph\, The Jewish Home in Early Modern Venice: Cosmopolitan Intimacy\, Global Networks\, and Diasporic Material Culture\, which examines the Jewish home in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Venice as a multi-religious and multi-ethnic nexus of individuals\, communities\, and objects in motion. This project has been supported by the Gladys Krieble Delmas\, the Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture\, and I Tatti\, The Harvard University Center for Renaissance Studies in Florence. \nTuesday\, October 28\, 2025 • 314 Royce Hall • 2 PM\nWebs of Life: Domestic Jewish Worlds in Early Modern Venice \nFederica Francesconi (University at Albany)\nModerator: Stefania Tutino (UCLA)\nViterbi Program in Mediterranean Jewish Studies \nRSVP
URL:https://humanities.ucla.edu/event/webs-of-life-domestic-jewish-worlds-in-early-modern-venice-federica-francesconi/
LOCATION:Royce Hall\, 314\, 314 Royce Hall\, 10745 Dickson Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
CATEGORIES:Viterbi Program in Mediterranean Jewish Studies
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SUMMARY:Literary Studies\, Professionalization\, and the Public Sphere
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Gabriela Adamo \nDate: October 30\, 2025 \nTime: 4:00 PM \nLocation: Rolfe Hall\, Lydeen Library \n  \nSpeaker’s statement: \nThe publishing industry offers one of the most diverse and rewarding career paths for graduates in the Humanities. In this presentation\, I’ll outline the wide range of roles available—from scouting and scriptwriting to organizing literary festivals. Drawing on thirty years of experience in the field\, I will explore the key steps and practical tools needed to enter the profession and highlight the growing international opportunities within the industry. \n  \nAbout the speaker: \nGabriela Adamo has worked as an editor for several of the most prominent publishing houses in Latin America. She served as executive director of both the Buenos Aires Book Fair and the International Literature Festival\, and also led the Literature Department at the TyPA Foundation. She currently works as a consultant for various literary projects\, including FILNYC (the Spanish Book Fair in New York City). She teaches in the Master’s program in Cultural Management at Universidad de San Andrés. \n  \nFor more information\, visit the UCLA Department of Spanish and Portuguese website.
URL:https://humanities.ucla.edu/event/literary-studies-professionalization-public-sphere/
LOCATION:Lydeen Library\, Rolfe 4302\, 345 Portola Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90024\, United States
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