BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//UCLA Humanities - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://humanities.ucla.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for UCLA Humanities REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250503T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250503T160000 DTSTAMP:20260416T095540 CREATED:20250202T103308Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250227T181030Z UID:2190396-1746264600-1746288000@humanities.ucla.edu SUMMARY:California Medieval Seminar (Spring 2025) DESCRIPTION:Participation in the Seminar consists of group discussion of pre-circulated papers\, typically drafts of articles\, book chapters\, or dissertation chapters (with complete apparatus). Two of the papers are ordinarily by emerging scholars (including PhD students) and the other two are by established scholars. We allocate one hour per paper and presenters should anticipate substantial\, and substantive\, feedback. Calls for presenters are circulated via e-mail from the Center approximately two months prior to each meeting and papers are accepted on a first-come basis. \nMore information can be found here. \nRegister to attend in Royce 306 \nRegister to attend via Zoom URL:https://humanities.ucla.edu/event/california-medieval-seminar-spring-2025/ LOCATION:Royce 306 CATEGORIES:California Medieval History Seminar,Humanities ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://humanities.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ceilings-of-the-cappella-palatina-in-palermo-jKzxKH.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250503T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250503T153000 DTSTAMP:20260416T095540 CREATED:20250203T184930Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250203T184930Z UID:2190445-1746280800-1746286200@humanities.ucla.edu SUMMARY:The Art of Duo: A Journey through Europe to the USA from 1700 to 1930 DESCRIPTION:Ambroise Aubrun\, violin\nSteven Vanhauwaert\, piano \n“ A Journey through Europe to the USA from 1700 to 1930” invites you to an exploration of the violin and piano duo’s rich history. Each piece performed will reflect the evolving styles and cultural influences that shaped the duo’s repertoire from the baroque era to the early 20th century. The performance is complemented by engaging presentations and discussions\, offering a guide to a deeper understanding of this timeless repertoire. \nFurther details and the complete program are on the website. URL:https://humanities.ucla.edu/event/the-art-of-duo-a-journey-through-europe-to-the-usa-from-1700-to-1930/ 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://humanities.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Ambroise-et-Steven-Sm-res-3329.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250508T111500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250508T121500 DTSTAMP:20260416T095540 CREATED:20250211T153620Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250227T170639Z UID:2190644-1746702900-1746706500@humanities.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Progressive Activists and the Bible DESCRIPTION:Some of America’s most effective reformers did not just refer to the Bible\, but fused their own struggles with its narratives\, seeing themselves as part of a cosmic divine battle within history. Claudia Setzer will have us consider how abolitionist Frederick Douglass\, Civil Rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer and others used multiple methods of biblical interpretation to make sense of their struggles and to reject despair. We will also consider contemporary activist groups that root themselves in the Bible and religious traditions. \nRegister here for the Zoom link. URL:https://humanities.ucla.edu/event/progressive-activists-and-the-bible/ LOCATION:Online on Zoom CATEGORIES:CSR ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://humanities.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Claudia-Setzer_header-8BRhBl.tmp_.png ORGANIZER;CN="Center for the Study of Religion":MAILTO:csr@humnet.ucla.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250508T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250508T170000 DTSTAMP:20260416T095540 CREATED:20250422T225826Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250513T174345Z UID:2191350-1746720000-1746723600@humanities.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Level Up: Careers in Digital Media DESCRIPTION:Wondering how to apply your UCLA Humanities skills in an increasingly online world? Log on to learn from our alumni panelists\, who will share their experiences curating content\, crafting 21st-century narratives\, and leveraging digital tools. \nTo register\, go to: Level Up: Careers in Digital Media \nMeet our moderator: \nDaniel Scott Snelson \n \nDaniel Scott Snelson is a writer\, editor\, and archivist working as an Assistant Professor in the Departments of English and Design Media Arts at UCLA\, where he serves as faculty for the Digital Humanities\, the Laboratory for Environmental Narrative Strategies\, and the UCLA Game Lab. His online editorial work can be found on PennSound\, Eclipse\, UbuWeb\, Jacket2\, and the EPC. Published books works include Elden Poem (Hysterically Real\, 2022)\, Full Bleed: A Mourning Letter for the Printed Page (Sync\, 2019)\, Apocalypse Reliquary: 1984-2000 (Monoskop\, 2018)\, Radios (Make Now\, 2016)\, EXE TXT (Gauss PDF\, 2015)\, Epic Lyric Poem (Troll Thread\, 2014)\, and Inventory Arousal with James Hoff (Bedford Press/Architectural Association\, 2011). With Mashinka Firunts Hakopian and Avi Alpert\, he performs as one-third of the academic performance group Research Service. His forthcoming book\, The Little Database: A Poetics of Media Formats (University of Minnesota Press\, 2025)\, examines the networked afterlives of media-reflexive works of art and letters. \nMeet our panelists: \nJosh Levine \n  \nJosh Levine is an entrepreneur whose journey has been defined by spotting the gaps where music\, technology\, and culture intersect. As an industry outsider by design\, he brings fresh perspectives to established systems and creates opportunities where others see roadblocks\, which has made him a valuable guide for those navigating their own entrepreneurial paths. \nAs co-founder of Rebel Creator Services\, Josh identified a critical gap in digital rights management costing music artists millions in lost revenue. His company empowers independent musicians to maximize their YouTube earnings in an increasingly complex digital landscape. Josh also leads A Coffee Called Folks\, a coffee brand celebrating hiphop culture\, and co-founded LA TO IBIZA Records with his teenage son Justin – a family business in its early stages launching Justin’s career in house music while creating opportunities for other young artists. \nJosh’s innovative brand-culture partnerships include serving as head of global brand partnerships for Linkin Park\, generating multimillion-dollar collaborations with Mercedes-AMG and Intel. His pioneering work helped Toyota launch its youth-focused Scion brand\, positioned Dr Pepper as an early leader in esports\, and guided 7UP into EDM culture through collaborations with global stars like Tiësto. \nSince 2015\, Josh has hosted the Rebel Radio podcast\, uncovering business and life lessons in over 300 interviews with artists and creative entrepreneurs. His work has been featured in Forbes\, Brand Week\, Advertising Age\, and the Wall Street Journal. \nJosh began his career as a music journalist writing for The Source and Vibe\, before evolving into artist management and founding culture-marketing agency Rebel Industries. A UCLA graduate with a degree in Linguistics and Psychology\, he also holds a Certificate in Business Management from USC’s Marshall School of Business. \n*Josh is available for solo presentations or\, for select topics\, can present alongside his son Justin as a father-son entrepreneurial team discussing their journey building LA TO IBIZA Records together.* \nJordan Galczynski \n \nJordan Galczynski (she/her) manages the Instructional Technology Group within Humanities Technology\, overseeing lab and learning spaces\, a team of graduate students serving as Research and Instructional Technology Consultants (RITCs)\, and internal Digital Humanities projects (DH Accelerator). She received her Ph.D. from UCLA in Egyptology in 2024. Jordan co-hosts a podcast\, Afterlives of Ancient Egypt\, and writes on the Substack Ancient/Now\, discussing the intersection of the ancient and modern worlds. \nEmily Pitcher \n \nEmily Pitcher (aka SonderingEmily) is a game developer and content creator\, sharing her journey making games and her favorite indie games. She’s been featured in Forbes 30 under 30 Games\, The Game Awards Future Class\, Business Insider\, Polygon\, and Entrepreneur. Currently\, she’s making lily’s world XD\, a Y2K inspired horror game about investigating a young girl’s computer. Everything seems normal until you find messages addressed to you. Previously\, she worked at Meta and Yahoo. \nFrancesca Albrezzi \n \nFrancesca Albrezzi\, Ph.D. has worked with museums for over a decade\, including the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History (Washington\, D.C.)\, the Institut national d’histoire de l’art (Paris\, France)\, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art\, and the Getty Research Institute (Los Angeles\, California). She completed her doctoral degree in the Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance at UCLA\, as well as a Digital Humanities Graduate Certificate through UCLA’s Center for Digital Humanities. Her dissertation interrogates modes of publishing\, display\, and information capture in museums and archives that illustrate a break from “traditional” models\, and argues that digital modalities provide a distinctly different paradigm for epistemologies of art and culture that offer greater contextualized understandings. Specifically\, she is interested in spectrums of immersive experience within GLAM organizations as offered by technologies such as virtual reality\, augmented reality\, and 360 photo and video capture. Dr. Albrezzi also has significant experience developing digital tools\, such as The Getty Scholars’ Workspace™ for conducting collaborative arts research and preservation. She was aHASTAC Scholar\, has worked and taught within the field of Digital Humanities\, Art History\, and Cultural Studies for eight years\, and helped to produce an online digital art history textbook. Currently\, she is a digital research consultant at the Institute for Digital Research and Education at UCLA. URL:https://humanities.ucla.edu/event/level-up-careers-in-digital-media/ LOCATION:On Zoom CATEGORIES:Humanities Division ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://humanities.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Career-Panel-Series-banner-updated-2022.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250513T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250513T133000 DTSTAMP:20260416T095540 CREATED:20250213T153336Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250227T170640Z UID:2190712-1747139400-1747143000@humanities.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Power and Alterity in Black Religious Thought DESCRIPTION:Who is the human? What is legitimate religion? Who is left out of these discourses? Questions of power\, humanity\, and alterity animate religious discourse and responses to oppression. Leveraging the Rastafari movement and interrogating religious racism this talk will allow us to grapple with 20th century Black religious discourses and their continued relevance for thinking about how to protect religious freedom in the contemporary moment. \nRSVP here for in-person event. \nRegister here for Zoom link. \nShamara Wyllie Alhassan is Assistant Professor of African American Studies at the University of California – Los Angeles. Alhassan comes to UCLA from Arizona State University where she was Assistant Professor of Religious Studies in the School of Historical\, Philosophical and Religious Studies. As a transdisciplinary Africana Studies scholar of religion\, philosophy\, and gender theory\, Alhassan transnational ethnographic work focuses on Black women’s radical epistemologies in Africa and the Caribbean. She is interested in the healing communities Rastafari women form to combat anti-black gendered racism and religious discrimination. Her forthcoming book tentatively titled\, Re-Membering the Maternal Goddess: Rastafari Women’s Intellectual History and Activism in the Pan-African World is the winner of the National Women’s Association and University of Illinois Press First Book Prize. She is the co-editor of the book\, Black Women and Da Rona: Community\, Consciousness\, and Ethics of Care\, published with the Feminist Wire Series Books at the University of Arizona Press in 2023. Her published work also appears in Callaloo\, the National Political Science Review\, Religions\, The Black Scholar\, IDEAZ journal\, Political Theology Network\, the Immanent Frame\, and Caliban’s Readings. She is a Crossroads Arts Fellow with The Crossroads Project Black Religious\, Histories\, Communities and Cultures at Princeton University. Currently\, she serves as the Secretary of Rastafari Thought at the Caribbean Philosophical Association\, on the board of the Religion\, Medicines\, and Healing Unit at the American Academy of Religion\, and an organizer of the Collaborative for Research on Black Women and Girls. URL:https://humanities.ucla.edu/event/power-and-alterity-in-black-religious-thought/ LOCATION:Kaplan 365 CATEGORIES:CSR ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://humanities.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Shamara-Wyllie-Alhassan_header-GSYT95.tmp_.png ORGANIZER;CN="Center for the Study of Religion":MAILTO:csr@humnet.ucla.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250514T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250514T180000 DTSTAMP:20260416T095540 CREATED:20250213T074926Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250512T224844Z UID:2190705-1747238400-1747245600@humanities.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Pourdavoud Lecture Series: Wu Xin DESCRIPTION:Imperial Foundations of the Silk Road: Persian Roads and Han Walls\n \nWhile the Silk Road is often celebrated as a pivotal example of early globalization\, scholarship has primarily focused on the consequences of its connectivity\, neglecting the crucial question of its formation and operational logistics. This lecture re-examines the origins and mechanisms of this trans-Eurasian network during the latter half of the first millennium BCE. It posits that the imperial ambitions of the Achaemenid Persian and Han Chinese dynasties were fundamental in establishing this communication network. Specifically\, the Persian Royal Road facilitated movement from Central Asia to the Mediterranean\, while the Han dynasty’s extensive wall systems provided security and strategic control from Chang’an to Samarkand. This analysis\, drawn on archaeological discoveries from Central Asia and wester China\, argues that the combined infrastructural investments of these geographically and temporally distinct empires laid the groundwork for the roads that ultimately interconnected the ancient Eurasian world. \nAbout the Speaker  \nWu Xin received her undergraduate and master’s training at Beijing University\, focusing on Chinese archaeology and Central Asian Buddhist Art. She earned her PhD at the University of Pennsylvania\, specializing in the art and archaeology of the ancient Near East. Her dissertation\, titled “Central Asia in the Context of the Achaemenid Persian Empire (6th to 4th Centuries B.C.)\,” reflects her interest in the interactions between Central Asia and the Achaemenid imperial power. With extensive experience in archaeological projects\, Wu Xin directed the Kyzyltepa Project in Uzbekistan and is finalizing a monograph titled Persia and the East\, which presents her renewed scholarship on the relationships between Central Asia\, the Eurasian steppe\, and the Achaemenid Empire. Previously a professor in the Department of History at Fudan University in Shanghai\, Wu Xin currently serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology at Bryn Mawr College. \n \n\n\nPourdavoud Lecture Series – Wu Xin\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-wu-xin/ LOCATION:306 Royce Hall\, 10745 Dickson Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://humanities.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Pourdavoud-Lecture-Series-Wu-Xin-web-7gg3Wl.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250517T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250517T110000 DTSTAMP:20260416T095540 CREATED:20250516T171924Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250611T235006Z UID:2191640-1747476000-1747479600@humanities.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Gefyra Book Club: “Niki: A Novel” by Christos Chomenidis DESCRIPTION:Gefyra Book Club: Niki: A Novel by Christos Chomenidis\, trans. Patricia Felisa Barbeito\n(Other Press\, 2023) \nDiscussion led by Professor Sharon Gerstel\, Director\, UCLA SNF Hellenic Center\nand Dr. Eirini Kotsovili\, Senior Lecturer\, Global Humanities at Simon Fraser University \nSaturday\, May 17\, 2025\n10 a.m. Los Angeles / 8 p.m. Greece\nVia Zoom \nRSVP here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tOd7OiJDRcCfM5-T2u0Ecg \nThis academic year’s book club is held in English and will feature Greek books in translation. For future book selections and meeting dates\, click here. \nBorn in 1938\, Niki\, the daughter of the deputy secretary general of the Greek Communist Party\, is swept up in turmoil before her first birthday: her parents are arrested\, and she joins her mother in exile on an island near Santorini. Growing up\, she experiences the Italian and German invasion\, the Nazi occupation\, and the civil war that came after\, often caught between her socialist values and those of the right-wing establishment\, to which half her relatives belong. Through her memories and the stories of her family\, with roots on both coasts of the Aegean Sea\, Niki also tells the history of Greece and Asia Minor from the late nineteenth century to the middle of the twentieth. Her remarkable tales\, full of humor and verve in spite of hardship\, are populated by working-class heroes\, privileged elites\, daring revolutionaries\, and free-spirited bohemians. \nChristos Chomenidis was born in Athens\, Greece. In addition to writing novels\, Chomenidis has hosted his own nationally broadcast radio show\, written scripts for cinema and television\, and writes a column for Greece’s largest newspaper\, Ta Nea. His novel Νiki won the 2021 European Book Prize\, and his works have been translated into numerous languages. \nPatricia Felisa Barbeito is Professor of American Literatures at the Rhode Island School of Design and a translator of modern Greek fiction and poetry. Her translations include Elias Maglinis’s The Interrogation\, which was awarded the 2013 Modern Greek Studies Association’s Constantinides Memorial Translation Prize\, M. Karagatsis’s The Great Chimera\, and Amanda Michalopoulou’s God’s Wife\, which was short-listed for the 2020 National Translation Award. \nThis program is made possible thanks to the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). \nLinks to purchase book: \nhttps://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/niki-christos-chomenidis/1142242207?ean=9781635421972 \nhttps://otherpress.com/product/niki-9781635421972/ \nhttps://www.amazon.com/Niki-Novel-Christos-Chomenidis/dp/1635421977 \nThe Gefyra Book Club meeting is part of Gefyra (Bridge)\, a collaborative program established by the UCLA SNF Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture and the Simon Fraser University SNF Centre for Hellenic Studies with support from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). URL:https://humanities.ucla.edu/event/gefyra-book-club-niki-a-novel-by-christos-chomenidis/ LOCATION:by Zoom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://humanities.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Niki-A-Novel-8QJXaw.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250519T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250521T160000 DTSTAMP:20260416T095540 CREATED:20250512T202418Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250516T170539Z UID:2191535-1747648800-1747843200@humanities.ucla.edu 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250521T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250521T180000 DTSTAMP:20260416T095540 CREATED:20250512T224844Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250512T224844Z UID:2191545-1747843200-1747850400@humanities.ucla.edu 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://humanities.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Pourdavoud-Lecture-Series-Lindstroem-web-image-OcGkpI.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250523T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250523T200000 DTSTAMP:20260416T095540 CREATED:20250516T171412Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250516T171412Z UID:2191634-1748012400-1748030400@humanities.ucla.edu 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://humanities.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/MEDITA-45pEZn.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250528T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250528T120000 DTSTAMP:20260416T095540 CREATED:20250522T224913Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250522T224913Z UID:2191663-1748430000-1748433600@humanities.ucla.edu 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://humanities.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Schloss-WIP-Tapia.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250528T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250528T153000 DTSTAMP:20260416T095540 CREATED:20250516T165923Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250516T165923Z UID:2191625-1748440800-1748446200@humanities.ucla.edu 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://humanities.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Writing-Your-Future-Sp25-W9-PWM-panel-JBob2H.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250531T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250531T140000 DTSTAMP:20260416T095540 CREATED:20250522T220356Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250612T173711Z UID:2191660-1748689200-1748700000@humanities.ucla.edu 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://humanities.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Biomes_img_Revised-e1747951413392.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR