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Silk Fabrics of the Golden Horde: Historical, Cultural and Ideological Aspects
Zvezdana Dode, Stavropol State University, Russia
Thursday, October 04, 2012
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
UCLA Cotsen Institute Seminar Room
Young Research Library Asian Studies New Student Reception
The Asia Institute invites new graduate students and visiting scholars to a welcome reception at YRL
Friday, October 05, 2012
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Young Research Library Presentation Room
Dastangoi: The Lost Art of Story-telling
By Mahmood Farooqui
Friday, October 05, 2012
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Auditorium A103B

Political Legitimacy in Afghanistan: 1500-2014
A lecture by Thomas Barfield, Boston University
Monday, October 08, 2012
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Young Research Library Presentation Room

On Ideology and Ideologues: The Issue of "Japanism" in the Study of Wartime Japan
A colloquium with the 2012-2013 UCLA Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. John Person, University of Chicago.
Monday, October 08, 2012
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
UCLA Faculty Center, Sequoia Room
UCLA Study Abroad Fair
We invite you to join in the 26th Annual UCLA Study Abroad Fair. Each year, more than 2000 students visit the fair to learn about the wide variety of study abroad programs available.
Tuesday, October 09, 2012
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Ackerman Union Grand Ballroom
A 2nd Century BC Shipwreck in the Indian Ocean and the Role of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara as the Protector of Mariners
Professor Osmund Bopearachchi is a Director of Research at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (C.N.R.S. Paris), where he oversees the 'Hellenism and Oriental Civilisations' program of the C.N.R.S. UMR 8546/5, and also a visiting professor of Central Asian and South-Asian archaeology and art history at the Paris IV-Sorbonne University.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
243 Royce Hall
Night Letters: Art and Ambiguity in the Early Years of Soeharto’s New Order (1968-1976)
Colloquium with Jeffrey Hadler, Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley
Thursday, October 11, 2012
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
10383 Bunche Hall

New Visions of Japanese Cinema Film Series: The Face of Another screening
The Graduate Student Association Melnitz Movies and the UCLA Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies co-sponsor a film screening of Hiroshi Teshigahara's 1966 film, The Face of Another.
Thursday, October 11, 2012
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
James Bridges Theater, UCLA Melnitz 1409
Do Fair Elections Enhance Perceptions of Government? Experimental Evidence from Afghanistan
Michael Callen, UCSD
Friday, October 12, 2012
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
4357 Bunche Hall
The Buddha Sakyamuni and the Courtesan Utpalavarna in Gandhâran Buddhist Art
By Dr. Osmund Bopearachchi, Scholar of Gandharan Art and Sri Lankan Archaeology
Friday, October 12, 2012
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
275 Dodd Hall
China Onscreen Biennial: Shanghai Strangers (非典情人) West Coast Premiere
Part of the UCLA Confucius Institute's inaugural China Onscreen Biennial (银幕中国双年展)project, an unprecedented bicoastal collaboration among seven distinguished American educational and cultural organizations to promote US-China dialogue through the art of film.
October 13-31, Los Angeles | October 26-11, Washington, DC
Saturday, October 13, 2012
7:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Billy Wilder Theater, The Hammer Museum
China Onscreen Biennial: LACUNA (醉后一夜) North American Premiere
Part of the UCLA Confucius Institute's inaugural China Onscreen Biennial (银幕中国双年展)project, an unprecedented bicoastal collaboration among seven distinguished American educational and cultural organizations to promote US-China dialogue through the art of film.
October 13-31, Los Angeles | October 26-11, Washington, DC
Saturday, October 13, 2012
7:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Billy Wilder Theater, The Hammer Museum
China Onscreen Biennial: All Apologies (爱的替身) North American Premiere
Part of the UCLA Confucius Institute's inaugural China Onscreen Biennial (银幕中国双年展)project, an unprecedented bicoastal collaboration among seven distinguished American educational and cultural organizations to promote US-China dialogue through the art of film.
October 13-31, Los Angeles | October 26-11, Washington, DC
Sunday, October 14, 2012
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
UCLA Film & Television Archive Billy Wilder Theater, The Hammer Museum
미국 TV드라마 경향과 한국 TV드라마 비교 A Comparative Study on American and Korean TV Drama Trends
By Jae Sang Lee, KBS
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
11377 Bunche Hall
CAW: Borders, Ethnicity & Conflict: The Ferghana Valley Border Closing
Led by Ali Hamdan
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

China Onscreen Biennial: The Monkey King: Uproar in Heaven 3D (大闹天宫 3D) West Coast Premiere
Part of the UCLA Confucius Institute's inaugural China Onscreen Biennial (银幕中国双年展)project, an unprecedented bicoastal collaboration among seven distinguished American educational and cultural organizations to promote US-China dialogue through the art of film.
October 13-31, Los Angeles | October 26-11, Washington, DC
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
7:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Linwood Dunn Theater
Commerce with the Universe: Travel, Trade and the Afrasian Imagination
Professor Gaurav Desai, Tulane University, discusses the Asian (Indian) presence in and connections with Africa.
Thursday, October 18, 2012
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
10383 Bunche Hall
China Onscreen Biennial: The Red Detachment of Women (1970)( 红色娘子军)
Part of the UCLA Confucius Institute's inaugural China Onscreen Biennial (银幕中国双年展)project, an unprecedented bicoastal collaboration among seven distinguished American educational and cultural organizations to promote US-China dialogue through the art of film.
October 13-31, Los Angeles | October 26-11, Washington, DC
Friday, October 19, 2012
7:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Billy Wilder Theater, The Hammer Museum
COB: THE RED DETACHMENT OF WOMEN (1970) (银幕中国双年展: 红色娘子军)
A Film Screening and Post-screening panel discussion moderated by UCLA professor Robert Chi; with Beijing opera master and former yangbanxi performer Qi Shufang; theater director Peter Sellars; and Director of UCLA’s Center for Chinese Studies Yan Yunxiang.
Friday, October 19, 2012
7:30 PM - 11:00 PM
UCLA Billy Wilder Theater, 10899 Wilshire Boulevard
China Onscreen Biennial: Beijing Flickers Pop-up Exhibition 《有种》流动展览
Part of the UCLA Confucius Institute's inaugural China Onscreen Biennial (银幕中国双年展)project, an unprecedented bicoastal collaboration among seven distinguished American educational and cultural organizations to promote US-China dialogue through the art of film.
October 13-31, Los Angeles | October 26-11, Washington, DC
Saturday, October 20, 2012
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Mandarin Plaza, Chinatown
China Onscreen Biennial: Sauna On Moon (嫦娥) US Premiere
Part of the UCLA Confucius Institute's inaugural China Onscreen Biennial (银幕中国双年展)project, an unprecedented bicoastal collaboration among seven distinguished American educational and cultural organizations to promote US-China dialogue through the art of film.
October 13-31, Los Angeles | October 26-11, Washington, DC
Saturday, October 20, 2012
7:30 PM - 11:00 PM
UCLA Film & Television Archive Billy Wilder Theater, The Hammer Museum
Raga Spirit 2012
The first symposium / festival of Indian Music at UCLA. Prominent scholars, musicologists and musicians of the highest caliber will showcase the splendour of this classical art form.
Saturday, October 20, 2012
9:30 AM
Schoenberg Hall
China Onscreen Biennial: Are We Really So Far From The Madhouse? (我们离疯人院有多远) US Premiere
Part of the UCLA Confucius Institute's inaugural China Onscreen Biennial (银幕中国双年展)project, an unprecedented bicoastal collaboration among seven distinguished American educational and cultural organizations to promote US-China dialogue through the art of film.
October 13-31, Los Angeles | October 26-11, Washington, DC
Sunday, October 21, 2012
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Billy Wilder Theater, The Hammer Museum
Pakistan in a Volatile Region
By Consul General Riffat Masood from Consulate General of Pakistan, Los Angeles
Monday, October 22, 2012
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
6275 Bunche Hall
Low Carbon Development in China: Fitting Global Climate Norms to National Policymaking Institutions
A talk by Eric Zusman, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), on climate change reform policy efforts in China.
Monday, October 22, 2012
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
10367 Bunche Hall, UCLA
China Onscreen Biennial: Animated, Golden and Restored (International Restoration Premiere)
Part of the UCLA Confucius Institute's inaugural China Onscreen Biennial (银幕中国双年展)project, an unprecedented bicoastal collaboration among seven distinguished American educational and cultural organizations to promote US-China dialogue through the art of film.
October 13-31, Los Angeles | October 26-11, Washington, DC
Monday, October 22, 2012
8:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Walt Disney Concert Hall Complex, 631 West 2nd Street
CAW: Space and Bor(un)d(ari)ers between China, Russia, Mongolia and Tibet: Political and Cultural Barriers in Eastern Eurasia
Led by Andrew Grant
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
China Onscreen Biennial: Beijing Flickers (有种) US Premiere
Part of the UCLA Confucius Institute's inaugural China Onscreen Biennial (银幕中国双年展)project, an unprecedented bicoastal collaboration among seven distinguished American educational and cultural organizations to promote US-China dialogue through the art of film.
October 13-31, Los Angeles | October 26-11, Washington, DC
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
8:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Walt Disney Concert Hall Complex, 631 West 2nd Street
2013-14 UC Pacific Rim Research Fellowship (PRRP) Campus Information Session
This session will give faculty and students an opportunity to learn more about the PRRP program and answer any questions.
Thursday, October 25, 2012
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
10367 Bunche Hall

The Impact of the I Ching on Merce Cunningham and Deborah Hay
The I Ching, or the Book of Changes, is an ancient Chinese text––perhaps the first written document in human history––and was originally used exclusively as an oracle. Three thousand years old, the I Ching is one of the most revered books in Chinese literature, and it has inspired the most eminent Chinese scholars throughout history.
Thursday, October 25, 2012
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Presentation Room, UCLA Charles E. Young Research Library
Exit Emperor Kim Jong-il: Notes from His Former Mentor
By John Cha, Writer/Translator
Thursday, October 25, 2012
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
11377 Bunche Hall
詠劇詩歌:明清戲曲接受史的生動記錄 (Poetry in Praise of Drama: A Vivid Record of the History of Reception of Ming and Qing Drama)
A talk in Mandarin by Professor Zhao Shanlin, East China Normal University, on the reception of Ming and Qing drama.
Friday, October 26, 2012
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
11377 Bunche Hall, UCLA
China Onscreen Biennial: Double Exposure (二次曝光) North American Premiere
Part of the UCLA Confucius Institute's inaugural China Onscreen Biennial (银幕中国双年展)project, an unprecedented bicoastal collaboration among seven distinguished American educational and cultural organizations to promote US-China dialogue through the art of film.
October 13-31, Los Angeles | October 26-11, Washington, DC
Friday, October 26, 2012
7:30 PM - 11:00 PM
UCLA Film & Television Archive Billy Wilder Theater, The Hammer Museum
Critical Frameworks of Transmission
The UCLA Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies hosts the 17th Annual Graduate Symposium on Japanese Studies.
Friday, October 26, 2012
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Royce Hall, Room 306

China Onscreen Biennial: Three Sisters ( 三姊妹) US Premiere
Part of the UCLA Confucius Institute's inaugural China Onscreen Biennial (银幕中国双年展)project, an unprecedented bicoastal collaboration among seven distinguished American educational and cultural organizations to promote US-China dialogue through the art of film.
October 13-31, Los Angeles | October 26-11, Washington, DC
Saturday, October 27, 2012
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
UCLA Film & Television Archive Billy Wilder Theater, The Hammer Museum
China Onscreen Biennial: The Ditch (夹边沟) US Premiere
Part of the UCLA Confucius Institute's inaugural China Onscreen Biennial (银幕中国双年展)project, an unprecedented bicoastal collaboration among seven distinguished American educational and cultural organizations to promote US-China dialogue through the art of film.
October 13-31, Los Angeles | October 26-11, Washington, DC
Saturday, October 27, 2012
7:30 PM - 11:00 PM
UCLA Film & Television Archive Billy Wilder Theater, The Hammer Museum
China Onscreen Biennial: The Cremator (焚尸人 ) US Premiere
Part of the UCLA Confucius Institute's inaugural China Onscreen Biennial (银幕中国双年展)project, an unprecedented bicoastal collaboration among seven distinguished American educational and cultural organizations to promote US-China dialogue through the art of film.
October 13-31, Los Angeles | October 26-11, Washington, DC
Sunday, October 28, 2012
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
UCLA Film & Television Archive Billy Wilder Theater, The Hammer Museum
China Onscreen Biennial: Feng Shui (万剑穿心): North American Premiere
Part of the UCLA Confucius Institute's inaugural China Onscreen Biennial (银幕中国双年展)project, an unprecedented bicoastal collaboration among seven distinguished American educational and cultural organizations to promote US-China dialogue through the art of film.
October 13-31, Los Angeles | October 26-11, Washington, DC
Sunday, October 28, 2012
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
UCLA Film & Television Archive Billy Wilder Theater, The Hammer Museum
킬러 컨텐츠의 발생과 진화 과정: ‘한반도의 공룡 점박이’ 사례연구 The origin and evolution of 'killer content': A case study of 'Speckles the Tarbosaurus'
By Sangho Han, EBS
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
11377 Bunche Hall
China Onscreen Biennial: Painted Skin:The Resurrection (画皮 II)
Part of the UCLA Confucius Institute's inaugural China Onscreen Biennial (银幕中国双年展)project, an unprecedented bicoastal collaboration among seven distinguished American educational and cultural organizations to promote US-China dialogue through the art of film.
October 13-31, Los Angeles | October 26-11, Washington, DC
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
UCLA Film & Television Archive Billy Wilder Theater, The Hammer Museum
Painted Skin: The Resurrection (画皮II) Halloween Screening
Los Angeles Premiere / Halloween Screening!
PAINTED SKIN: THE RESURRECTION 2012
(画皮II)
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
UCLA Billy Wilder Theater, 10899 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90024
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Spotlight Event(s)
"Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry" UCLA Human Rights Film Series
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
7:00 PM
UCLA James Bridges Theater
The Bernard Brodie Distinguished Lecture on the Conditions of Peace with Ambassador Ryan Crocker: "The Arab Spring and US Interests"
Thursday, May 30, 2013
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
UCLA Law School, Room 1357
Film Screening: "Alias Ruby Blade: A Story of Love and Revolution"
Monday, June 03, 2013
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
James Bridges Theater
STARTALK/NHLRC Heritage Language Teacher Workshop for K-16 Teachers of Less Commonly Taught Languages
Monday, July 22, 2013
Time to be announced.
Royce 314
