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Documentary about revolutionary Brazilian band makes American debut at UCLA
Henrique Dantas brings Sons of João, The Admirable New Baiano World to the James Bridges Theater
Posted: 12/1/2011
Media and Culture in Contemporary China: Highlights Video
Highlight video from the October 21 conference held at UCLA.
Posted: 11/27/2011
Afghan Historiography in the Twentieth Century
A talk by Senzil Nawid, University of Arizona. Part of the conference: Great Games? Afghan History through Afghan Eyes
Posted: 11/22/2011
Reclaiming the Past: The Tawarikh-i Hafiz Rahmat Khani and Pashtun Historiography
A talk by Robert Nichols, Richard Stockton College, NJ. Part of the conference: Great Games? Afghan History through Afghan Eyes
Posted: 11/22/2011
'Contested Visions' unveils contrasting histories of colonial Latin America
Exhibit examines the significance of indigenous peoples and cultures within the complex social and artistic landscape of colonial Latin America.
Posted: 11/22/2011
Great Games? Afghan History through Afghan Eyes: Opening Remarks
An introduction by Nile Green, UCLA. Part of the conference: Great Games? Afghan History through Afghan Eyes
Posted: 11/22/2011
Media and Culture in Contemporary China: The View from the Academy
Videocast of Session 1 from the October 21 conference held at UCLA.
Posted: 11/22/2011
Media and Culture in Contemporary China: The View from the Industry
Videocast of Session 2 from the October 21 conference held at UCLA.
Posted: 11/22/2011
Media and Culture in Contemporary China: Zhang Jizhong Keynote
Videocast of keynote address by Zhang Jizong at October 21, 2011 conference at UCLA
Posted: 11/22/2011
What Does a Jew Want?: On Binationalism and Other Specters
Gil Hochberg In a conversation with Udi Aloni about the practice, art and theory toward binationalism.
Posted: 11/16/2011
Qur'an and Elocutionary Union in the Alhambra
A lecture by Richard Serrano, Rutgers University
Posted: 11/9/2011
Annual Chinese Studies lecture series moves forward after loss of its namesake
Philanthropist Sammy Lee will be remembered at the 24th annual Sammy Lee Lecture in Chinese Archaeology and Art on Nov. 5.
Posted: 10/28/2011
VIDEO: Asia in LA 2011: Musical Measures of Asia
Watch a video of the day's program
Posted: 10/28/2011
With U.S.- Chinese film co-productions on the rise, new questions emerge
Graduate student examines the bustling world of Chinese-American movie collaborations
Posted: 10/27/2011
War Stories of Arab Americans
A talk by Gregory Orfalea, Westmont College
Posted: 10/20/2011
Central American migrants experience nightmare in search of “American Dream”
Filmmaker shares documentary that exposes a perilous journey on the "train of death."
Posted: 10/13/2011
Men Who Tiptoe Into Their Marital Bedrooms: A Meditation on the Reality of the Novelist in a Time of Revolution
A lecture by Hisham Matar, Barnard College
Posted: 10/12/2011
Student hits a high note in international Chinese language, culture contest
East Asian Studies student takes on the world at 2011 Chinese Bridge Competition.
Posted: 10/12/2011
Japan’s atomic bombing, survival, recovery inspires academic
Paul I. and Hisako Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies post-doctoral fellow Chad Diehl will give a public talk about the resurrection of Nagasaki after the 1945 atomic bombing on Oct. 17 in the UCLA Faculty Center Sequoia Room from 4 to 7 p.m.
Posted: 10/10/2011
Immersing in language, culture
The UCLA Confucius Institute celebrates opening of three Mandarin immersion programs in elementary schools.
Posted: 10/4/2011
Film series explores faces of Israeli social and cultural mosaic
A three-part documentary series exploring Israeli culture, politics and identity begins Sept. 26 with "The Name My Mother Gave Me."
Posted: 9/26/2011
Famed Chinese film producer among presenters at upcoming UCLA-USC media and culture conference
Acclaimed Chinese film and television director and producer Zhang Jizhong will be joining Hollywood entertainment heavyweights and academic experts at the Media and Culture in Contemporary China conference, which will be held at the University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA) on Oct. 21 and the University of Southern California (USC) on Oct. 22.
Posted: 9/22/2011
Fowler Museum presents retrospective of Cuban American artist José Bedia
Fowler exhibition "Transcultural Pilgrim: Three Decades of Work by José Bedia" opens September 18. Large-scale figurative paintings and drawings and an installation by José Bedia come together in this major retrospective that explores the artist’s spiritual genealogy as it relates to his Cuban-based religion and its central African source, as well as his explorations of the beliefs of indigenous American peoples.
Posted: 9/19/2011
UCLA makes big splash at Little Tokyo Design Week in L.A.
The work and expertise of faculty and students from UCLA Architecture and Urban Design will be on prominent display at Los Angeles' first-ever Little Tokyo Design Week, a four-day celebration of leading-edge design and technology trends emerging from Japan and Los Angeles. The event runs from July 14 to 17 in L.A.'s Little Tokyo neighborhood.
Posted: 7/15/2011
Fresh looks at Cuba in the the Los Angeles Film Festival
The festival (June 16-26) will feature a quartet of Cuban films in this year's International Spotlight: Cuba, co-sponsored by the Latin American Institute. The films depict a country in the midst of political and cultural soul-searching.
Posted: 6/23/2011
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