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USC-UCLA Graduate Conference in Philosophy

The University of Southern California, Mudd Hall of Philosophy, Room 101

April 15, 2023 | 9:45AM – 6:00PM USC, Mudd Hall 101   The USC-UCLA Graduate Student Conference began in 2006. Each year, the graduate students of the University of Southern California and the University of California, Los Angeles solicit high-quality papers in all areas of philosophy from graduate students studying at other departments to be...

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The Forgotten Canopy: Ecology, Ephemeral Architecture, and Imperialism in the Caribbean, South American, and Transatlantic Worlds Conference 3: Imperialism – DAY 2

–conference organized by Stella Nair (University of California, Los Angeles) and Paul Niell (Florida State University) This project is made possible through support from the Terra Foundation for American Art, and is co-sponsored by the UCLA American Indian Studies Center and UCLA Latin American Institute. Presented in-person at the Clark, and livestreamed on the Center’s YouTube Channel. ...

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Book Sale

Dodd 232 405 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles, CA

Please join us for our Annual Classics Book Sale on the second floor of Dodd, Monday April 17th!

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Maria Wyke | “Feminizing Ancient Rome: Women at the Cinema from the 1900s to the 1920s”

Audio / Visual Romans I Thursday April 20th 2023 Annual UCLA Joan Palevsky Lecture Professor Maria Wyke, University College London “Feminizing Ancient Rome: Women at the Cinema from the 1900s to the 1920s“ The medium of the moving image started out as part of variety programmes and women often appeared in it advertising to men...

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2022-23 Colloquium: The Reasons We Cannot Share

Royce Hall 243

April 21, 2023 | 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM PT Royce Hall 243 (and Zoom) Zoom link: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/98234276234?pwd=ZkpiMFNCSjFvSVNoK1FpWFBJWjkzQT09   Join us on April 21, 2023 for a colloquium with Kyla Ebels Duggan, Northwestern University. The talk will take place in Royce Hall Room 243 from 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM with a reception on the...

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Film Screening of Cajus Julius Caesar (1914) with live accompaniment and original score by Michele Sganga

James Bridges Theater 235 Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles, CA

Audio / Visual Romans II Friday April 21st 2023 Film Screening with Live Accompaniment and Original Score by Michele Sganga Cajus Julius Caesar, 1914. Directed by Enrico Guazzoni A live screening at UCLA’s James Bridges Theater of the rarely seen yet remarkable Italian silent feature film Cajus Julius Caesar (1914, dir. Enrico Guazzoni) brought over especially from...

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Chamber Music at the Clark presents: Augustin Hadelich

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

Augustin Hadelich is one of the great violinists of our time. Often referred to by colleagues as a musician’s musician, he is consistently cited worldwide for his phenomenal technique, soulful approach, and insightful interpretations. Highlights of Mr. Hadelich’s 2022/23 season include return engagements with The Philadelphia Orchestra and the Boston Symphony, as well as the U.S. premiere of...

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Minorities and Philosophy (MAP) Colloquium: Against Philosophy, Against Inquiry

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

April 28th, 2023 | 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM PT Kaplan Hall 193 (and Zoom) Hosted by Minorities and Philosophy (MAP) at UCLA Zoom link: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/94960209231?pwd=Q3lLbnRzNXZPRkgxZ3FnOFFEbHVEZz09   Join us on April 28th, 2023 for a colloquium with Dr. Johnathan Flowers, California State University, Northridge. The talk will take place in Kaplan Hall Room 193 from 4:00PM – 6:00PM with a reception...

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Pigments in Ancient Greek Painting & Medicine: Ecology, Materiality and the Alchemical Laboratory

Royce Hall, 306 10745 Dickson Ct, Los Angeles, CA

Pigments in Ancient Greek Painting & Medicine: Ecology, Materiality and the Alchemical Laboratory lecture by Ioanna Kakoulli (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, UCLA) Saturday, April 29, 2023 3:00 p.m. 306 Royce Hall Reception to follow Ancient Greek paintings between the fourth century BC and the third century AD are characterized by a splendor of...

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Meditations Journal Conference

Dodd Hall 399

May 5, 2023 | 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM Dodd Hall 399   Please join us on Friday, May 5th, 2023 from 4pm – 8pm in Dodd 399 for the Meditations Journal Conference.   In 2014, the Philosophy Club at UCLA proudly hosted its first conference on behalf of Meditations: The Undergraduate Journal of Philosophy at UCLA. All...

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Historical Trajectories of Hellenism in Asia Minor, lecture by Paschalis Kitromilides (Academy of Athens)

Royce Hall, 314 UCLA

Cplakidas,CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Historical Trajectories of Hellenism in Asia Minor lecture by Paschalis Kitromilides (Academy of Athens) Date: May 7, 2023 Time: 3:00 PM Location: Royce Hall 314 Reception to follow Moderated by Sharon Gerstel (UCLA) & Dimitris Krallis (Simon Fraser University) Professor Paschalis Kitromilides will present a survey of the Greek...

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Bilingual Lecture Series: A Historical Perspective on Violence and Urban Unrest in Modern Iran

121 Dodd Hall 390 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA

خشونت و آشوبهای شهری در ایران معاصر از دید تاریخی A Historical Perspective on Violence and Urban Unrest in Modern Iran Mehrdad Amanat Sunday, May 7, 2023, 4:00 PM, Dodd Hall 121 Alternate live stream on Zoom: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/99522637738 (No need to register in advance, just click the link at 4:00pm on May 7 to join.)...

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2022-23: Colloquium: Hume on Economic Inequality

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

May 8, 2023 | 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM PT Kaplan 193 and Zoom Zoom link: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/99674975385   On May 8, 2023, the Philosophy Dept. History Occasional Colloquium will host a talk by and discussion with Professor Margaret Schabas (UBC) on “Hume and Economic Inequality.” The talk will take place in Kaplan Hall Room 193 from...

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Being in the World: Startup Career Panel

On Zoom

May 10, 2023 | 6:00PM – 7:00PM PT Zoom: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/96491280392?pwd=YjFTVi9LTEtEelpZOWQyZFZoblByQT09 RSVP HERE   Are you considering entering the startup world after earning your Philosophy degree? Join us for a virtual career panel and Q&A with UCLA Philosophy alumni who have built exciting careers as founders, CTOs, and CEOs of tech startups!    Find out what...

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2022-23: Colloquium: Does Institutional Racism Presuppose Racist Ideology?

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

May 12, 2023 | 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM PT Kaplan 193 (and Zoom) Zoom link: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/98656610498?pwd=TkRXeUMvdDVkRDlPY1piQVVxZ2gydz09   Join us on May 12, 2023 for a colloquium with Alberto Urquidez, St. Olaf College. The talk will take place in Kaplan Hall Room 193 from 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM with a light reception on the...

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Ephemeral Architecture Symposium, Thursday, May 18, 4-6pm

UCLA Dodd Hall, Room 247 315 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA

Please join us in Dodd Hall 247, Thursday May 18, from 4-6, for three talks, followed by a discussion with light refreshments. It’s an opportunity to hear about Paul Niell’s research (Stella Nair’s collaborator in “The Forgotten Canopy”) as well as the that of two early career architectural historians who have participated in the Center’s...

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Studies in Language, Information, Meaning, and Expression (SLIME)

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

May 19-20, 2023 Kaplan Hall 193 RSVP HERE   Please join us for SLIME (Studies in Language, Information, Meaning, and Expression), a workshop at UCLA on May 19-20, 2023. All are welcome.   The conference is pre-view. Each session is 100 minutes. The commentator will start the session with 15-20 min discussion. The speaker may...

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From Bodies to Things: The Commodification of Human Life in the Early Modern Atlantic – DAY 1

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

–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...

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