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Co-Sponsored Conference: Sufis in Premodern Persianate Societies and Politics

314 Royce Hall

The 2026 Giorgio Levi Della Vida conference and award ceremony honoring Professor Richard Eaton (University of Arizona). View conference information and register The 2026 Giorgio Levi Della Vida Award presentation and conference will take place on Thursday, November 5, 2026, at UCLA. The award will be presented to Professor Richard Eaton of the University of Arizona, in recognition of his contributions to the field of Islamic Studies. The conference is part of a tradition established by CNES first director, Gustave E. von Grunebaum, to encourage research in the field of Islamic studies and to honor outstanding scholars in the field,...

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Biological Naturalism about Consciousness

Royce Hall – Room 306

Please join us for the “Biological Naturalism about Consciousness,” a conference at UCLA from Thursday-Friday, November 5-6, 2026 in Royce Hall 306.   RSVP HERE   About the conference Can non-biological systems be conscious? If not, why not? These questions have taken on new weight as AI systems become increasingly sophisticated, not least because our answers bear on which entities might matter morally.   This conference focuses on biological naturalism: the family of views holding that certain biological properties are required for consciousness. Biological naturalism is often positioned as the principal alternative to functionalism. But compared to its rival, biological...

NADINE A Performance by Luiza Romão

Lydeen Library 345 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles

NADINE In this shorter performance, Luiza Romão presents several scenes from the show Nadine, using a sampler and a microphone on a stand. Adaptable to different formats and performance spaces, the piece touches on aspects of detective fiction and presentsthe poems with a stronger emphasis on spoken word. Synopsis: Based on Luiza Romão’s book of the same name, Nadine tells the story of a young woman who, after being murdered, decides to investigate her own crime. Blending spoken word with crime fiction, the performance explores themes such as gender, the representation of violence, and the states of vulnerability associated with...