Calendar of Events
Public lectures, symposium, colloquia and workshops about World Affairs at UCLA
Events for 11/16/2009 - 11/22/2009
Transforming Americas Israel Lobby by Dan Fleshler
Book talk with Dan Fleshler regarding his new book "Transforming Americas Israel Lobby: the Limits of Its Power and the Potential for Change."
Monday, November 16, 2009
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
UCLA Public Affairs Building
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The World of Yugen: a lecture and presentation
Colloquium with Kyoko Ibe, Special Advisor for Cultural Exchange, Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan and Professor, Kyoto Institute of Technology.
Monday, November 16, 2009
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
UCLA Faculty Center
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The Goldstone Report & Int'l Law - Part 1: Sarah Whitson, Human Rights Watch
Sarah Leah Whitson, Director of the Middle East and North Africa Division of Human Rights Watch, will speak on "The Goldstone Report Controversy: Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law in the Gaza Conflict". This is the 1st event of a 3-part lecture series titled, "The Goldstone Report and International Law - Three Perspectives".
Monday, November 16, 2009
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
UCLA School of Law, Room 1447
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The Goldstone Report Controversy: Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law in the Gaza Conflict
A presentation by Sarah Leah Whitson (Director, Middle East and North Africa Division Human Rights Watch).
Monday, November 16, 2009
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
UCLA Law School
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Exhibition: Asian American Studies at UCLA
Monday, November 16, 2009
7:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Powell Building Rotunda
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The Mexican Revolution at 100: Historical and Literary Perspectives
An inaugural symposium commemorating the centennial of the revolution.
Monday, November 16, 2009
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
6275 Bunche Hall
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The Quintessential Oneness of Amar, Akbar and Anthony: The Portrayal of Religious Minorities in Bollywood Masalas
A conversation with Madhu Kishwar: Portrayals of religious minorities in Bollywood films.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
6275 Bunche Hall
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IEW 2009: International Opportunities Fair
Information tables and panel sessions on international opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Kerckhoff State Rooms
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International Opportunities Fair
Find out about various study abroad options - and ways to pay for them!
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Kerckhoff State Rooms
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Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship Info Session
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Strathmore Building Room 200
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International Film Night: Kolya (1996) on the Czech Republic
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
7:00 PM
UCLA Dashew Center
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Study Abroad Fair
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Pauley Pavilion North Concourse
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Fowler Museum Guided Tour
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
UCLA Fowler Museum
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고려시대 국왕과 혼인한 자매들 Sharing Spouses in Royal Families in the Koryŏ Dynasty
By Soo Jung Shin, Sungshin Women's University/CKS Post Doc and Visiting Scholars Colloquium Series
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
11377 Bunche Hall
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Information Session, Boren Program Scholarships
Learn about how Boren's program can support Russian Flagship-related language study abroad.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Bunche Hall 10367 (tenth floor)
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Reconstructing Indian Population History
A roundtable discussion of the recently published paper: Reconstructing Indian Population History (Reich et al. 2009).
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
2125 Rolfe Hall
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Hammer Readings: Yiyun Li
Hammer Museum Readings,
Some Favorite Writers: Yiyun Li
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Hammer Museum
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International Film Nights: L'enfant (The Child) (2005) on Belgium
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
7:00 PM
Dashew Center Lobby
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Los que se quedan (Those who Remain)
A documentary directed by Carlos Hagerman and Juan Carlos Rulfo.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
7:30 PM
James Bridges Theater
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East Asian Library Instruction 2009
Event sponsored by the East Asian Library on November 19, 2009.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Lecture by Kal Raustiala, Burkle Center Deputy Director: "Is Bagram the New Guantanamo? War and the Courts After 9/11"
A public lecture sponsored by the SMC Associates (www.smc.edu/associates) and SMC Office of Public Programs.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
11:15 AM
Santa Monica College
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Preventive Coalitions: Rethinking the Role of the Military in NATO and Beyond
A roundtable discussion with Lieutenant General (Ret) Christian Delanghe and Major General (Ret) Geoffrey Lambert
Thursday, November 19, 2009
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
10383 Bunche Hall
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Exploring Visual Types of Gandharan Buddha Images: Its Ramifications
A talk on Gandharan Buddhist art by Professor Rhi Juhyung of Seoul National University
Thursday, November 19, 2009
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Dodd 221A
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Israel Opportunities Fair
You're invited to an Israel Opportunities Fair in Los Angeles!
Thursday, November 19, 2009
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
UCLA Hillel
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The Power of the Powerless
A documentary film on Czechoslovakia's Velvet Revolution. 6:00 pm reception; 6:30 screening; discussion to follow.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
6:00 PM
A51 Humanities Building
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International Film Nights: Water (2006) on India
Thursday, November 19, 2009
7:00 PM
Dashew Center Lobby
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Buddhist Cave Temples of the Kucha Kingdom
An Afternoon of Presentations and Discussion
Friday, November 20, 2009
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Seminar Room, Cotsen Institute of Archaeology
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Contemporary Chinese America
A book talk by MIN ZHOU
Friday, November 20, 2009
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Presentation Room
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The Transformation of China during the 1990s
Talks by BAIZHU CHEN (USC) and R. BIN WONG (UCLA)
Friday, November 20, 2009
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
10367 Bunche Hall
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When China Rules the World: the End of the Western World and the Rise of a New Global Order
A talk by MARTIN JACQUES
Friday, November 20, 2009
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
6275 Bunche Hall
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"Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country" Film Screening
Armed with video cameras, a tenacious band of Burmese reporters [VJ=Video Journalist] face down death to expose the repressive regime controlling their country.
Friday, November 20, 2009
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
James Bridges Theater
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Reggie Wilson/Fist and Heel Performance Group
UCLA Live presents Reggie Wilson.
Friday, November 20, 2009
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Royce Hall
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Beyond the Surface: Bronze Mirrors from the Lloyd Cotsen Collection
Two-day symposium hosted by the UCLA Cotsen Institute of Archaeology
Saturday, November 21, 2009
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
314 Royce Hall
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Reggie Wilson/Fist and Heel Performance Group
UCLA Live presents Reggie Wilson.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Royce Hall
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Beyond the Surface: Bronze Mirrors from the Lloyd Cotsen Collection
Two-day symposium hosted by the UCLA Cotsen Institute of Archaeology
Sunday, November 22, 2009
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
314 Royce Hall
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Tea of the Samurai in Times of War and Peace
Morgan Pitelka, Occidental College
Sunday, November 22, 2009
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Lenart Auditorium
