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From Bodies to Things: The Commodification of Human Life in the Early Modern Atlantic – DAY 2

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

–conference organized by Tawny Paul and Andrew Apter (University of California, Los Angeles) Presented in-person at the Clark, and livestreamed on the Center’s YouTube Channel.  This conference will consider the commodification of human labor and life throughout the Atlantic during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Disparate examples of commodification cross geographic and disciplinary boundaries, and they are rarely brought into conversation. Yet considering the range of ways in which human life and labor were commodified offers numerous opportunities to think beyond current paradigms of labor, commerce, and power in the Atlantic world. First, it forces us to think beyond the freedom/unfreedom...

Bilingual Lecture Series – Being Woman: Diverse Voices of Women from Afghanistan and Iran

زن بودن : صداهای گوناگون زنان از افغانستان و ایران Being Woman: Diverse Voices of Women from Afghanistan and Iran Roundtable discussion in Persian Sunday, May 21, 2023 at 11:30am Pacific via Zoom Zoom Registration: https://ucla.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZDUx9ZPvSvO_zhNLIzFkKg About the Panelists Haifa Asadi (Youth Generation of Arab Iranian Women) Haifa Asadi is an advocate for gender, racial, and ethnic justice. She grew up in Ahwaz, where she witnessed the struggles of her young Arab classmates academically and emotionally dealing with systemic racism and discrimination. This was the trigger for her to start a life-long fight against injustice practiced against Arab people in Iran,...

Being in the World: Philosophy & MBA Career Panel

On Zoom

May 24, 2023 | 6:00PM – 7:00PM PT Zoom: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/93664571311?pwd=NkZaRjN6aFp2Tm5BdkJKcUtVeEx4UT09 RSVP HERE   Are you considering pursuing an MBA after earning your Philosophy degree? Join us for a virtual career panel and Q&A with UCLA Philosophy alumni who completed their MBAs and went on to become senior leads/directors at businesses like Google and Scotiabank.   Find out what our alumni are doing now and how they got there. Walk away with real-world advice for how to approach your post-grad career.   RSVP here to get the Zoom link     Meet the Speakers   Alison Carroll, Executive and Internal Communications...

2022-23 Colloquium: “Art as a Shelter from Science”

Royce Hall 314

May 26, 2023 | 4:00PM – 6:00PM Royce 314 Zoom link: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/99826733700?pwd=cGUvN1ZzdXdrZmVibElaVVRTZnJTZz09 RSVP HERE   Join us on May 26, 2023 for a colloquium with C. Thi Nguyen, University of Utah. The talk will take place in Royce 314 from 4:00PM – 6:00PM with a reception on the Royce Patio (3rd floor) to follow.   RSVP HERE   Art as a Shelter from Science   Aesthetic judgment is different from scientific judgment. For many, a key difference is that aesthetic judgment does not proceed via inferences. We cannot infer the existence of an aesthetic property based on the application of...

Study Break with the Philosophy Department

Dodd Hall 399

June 5, 2023 | 5:30PM – 7:30PM Dodd Hall 399 Take a study break and relax with the Philosophy Department while you enjoy some pizza and refreshments in Dodd 399!   RSVP HERE     var gform;gform||(document.addEventListener("gform_main_scripts_loaded",function(){gform.scriptsLoaded=!0}),window.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){gform.domLoaded=!0}),gform={domLoaded:!1,scriptsLoaded:!1,initializeOnLoaded:function(o){gform.domLoaded&&gform.scriptsLoaded?o():!gform.domLoaded&&gform.scriptsLoaded?window.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",o):document.addEventListener("gform_main_scripts_loaded",o)},hooks:{action:{},filter:{}},addAction:function(o,n,r,t){gform.addHook("action",o,n,r,t)},addFilter:function(o,n,r,t){gform.addHook("filter",o,n,r,t)},doAction:function(o){gform.doHook("action",o,arguments)},applyFilters:function(o){return gform.doHook("filter",o,arguments)},removeAction:function(o,n){gform.removeHook("action",o,n)},removeFilter:function(o,n,r){gform.removeHook("filter",o,n,r)},addHook:function(o,n,r,t,i){null==gform.hooks&&(gform.hooks=;null==i&&(i=n+"_"+e.length),gform.hooks.push({tag:i,callable:r,priority:t=null==t?10:t})},doHook:function(n,o,r){var t;if(r=Array.prototype.slice.call(r,1),null!=gform.hooks&&((o=gform.hooks).sort(function(o,n){return o.priority-n.priority}),o.forEach(function(o){"function"!=typeof(t=o.callable)&&(t=window),"action"==n?t.apply(null,r):r=t.apply(null,r)})),"filter"==n)return r},removeHook:function(o,n,t,i){var r;null!=gform.hooks&&(r=(r=gform.hooks).filter(function(o,n,r){return!!(null!=i&&i!=o.tag||null!=t&&t!=o.priority)}),gform.hooks=r)}}); Join our mailing list Sign up for our mailing list to stay up-to-date with future UCLA Philosophy events, conferences, and colloquia! First Name(Required) Last Name(Required) Email(Required) Affiliation(Required) UCLA Student UCLA Faculty or Staff UCLA Alumnus/Alumna Non-UCLA Student Non-UCLA Faculty or Staff General Public Other gform.initializeOnLoaded( function() {gformInitSpinner( 32, 'https://philosophy.ucla.edu/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/images/spinner.svg', true );jQuery('#gform_ajax_frame_32').on('load',function(){var contents = jQuery(this).contents().find('*').html();var is_postback = contents.indexOf('GF_AJAX_POSTBACK') >=...

Being in the World: Graduate School Panel

On Zoom

June 7, 2023 | 6:00PM – 7:00PM PT Zoom RSVP HERE   Are you considering going to grad school after earning your Philosophy degree? Join us for a virtual career panel discussion and Q&A with UCLA Philosophy alumni who are pursuing graduate degrees in Philosophy, Computer Science, and Visual Studies at Harvard, UC Berkeley, and UC Irvine!   Find out what our alumni are doing now and how they got there. Walk away with real-world advice for how to approach your post-grad career.   RSVP here to get the Zoom link     Meet the Speakers   John Abughattas, Ph.D...

Second Pan-American Symposium on the History of Logic: Existence and Nonexistence

Royce Hall 314 and Royce Hall 190

June 20-23, 2023 Royce Hall 314 & 190 (and Zoom) To register to attend (in-person and virtually): email panamhistoryoflogic@gmail.com View Conference Program   Please join us on June 20 – 23, 2023 in Royce 314 and Royce 190 (and online) for the Second Pan-American Symposium on the History of Logic.   Dates & Locations: Tuesday, June 20th @ Royce Hall 314 Wednesday, June 21st @ Royce Hall 314 Thursday, June 22nd @ Royce Hall 314 Friday, June 23rd @ Royce Hall 190   The symposium brings together specialists from all over the world, and in any academic discipline, to share...

The 2023 Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival – Felici Piano Trio

Lani Hall, Schoenberg Music Building

    -Ambroise Auburn, D.M.A., Artistic Director The Felici Piano Trio Rebecca Hang, violin Brian Schuldt, cello Steven Vanhauwaert, piano The internationally renowned Felici Piano Trio has performed well over 400 concerts in Europe, South America, and the U.S. The ensemble has distinguished itself as a unique presence on the national music scene since coming to Mammoth Lakes as grantee of Chamber Music America’s Rural Residencies Program, and as a California Arts Council (CAC) Touring Roster Ensemble. Full program details and ensemble biographies are available on our website: https://www.1718.ucla.edu/events/ The Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival is being held this summer in Lani Hall, a...

The 2023 Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival – Mozart and Brahms Piano Quartets

Lani Hall, Schoenberg Music Building

  -Ambroise Auburn, D.M.A., Artistic Director Mozart and Brahms Piano Quartets Ambroise Aubrun, violin Virginie d’Avezac, viola Sophie Chauvenet, cello Zachary Deak, piano Full program details and ensemble biographies are available on our website: https://www.1718.ucla.edu/events/ The Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival is being held this summer in Lani Hall, a 133-seat auditorium located in the Schoenberg Music Building. All concerts are free of charge, and no reservations are required. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.  This 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. The festival is...

The 2023 Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival – Martin Chalifour and Friends

Lani Hall, Schoenberg Music Building

  -Ambroise Auburn, D.M.A., Artistic Director Martin Chalifour & Friends Martin Chalifour, violin Ambroise Aubrun, violin Kate Hamilton, viola Cécilia Tsan, cello Full program details and ensemble biographies are available on our website: https://www.1718.ucla.edu/events/ The Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival is being held this summer in Lani Hall, a 133-seat auditorium located in the Schoenberg Music Building. All concerts are free of charge, and no reservations are required. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.  This 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. The festival is made possible...

The 2023 Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival – Fresno State Piano Trio

Lani Hall, Schoenberg Music Building

  -Ambroise Aubrun, D.M.A., Artistic Director Fresno State Piano Trio Limor Toren-Immerman, violin Thomas Loewenheim, cello Peter Klimo, piano Full program details and ensemble biographies are available on our website: https://www.1718.ucla.edu/events/ The Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival is being held this summer in Lani Hall, a 133-seat auditorium located in the Schoenberg Music Building. All concerts are free of charge, and no reservations are required. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.  This 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. The festival is made possible by the...