Calendar
Events for 2011
Viajo Porque Preciso, Volto Porque te Amo (I Travel Because I Have to, I Come Back Because I Love You ) (2009)
A film directed by Karim Ainouz and Marcelo Gomes.
Wednesday, January 05, 2011
7:30 PM
James Bridges Theater
Retratos en un mar de mentiras (Portraits in a Sea of Lies)
A film directed by Carlos Gaviria
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
James Bridges Theater
A presentation about the Latin American Film Festival in Havana
A presentation by Raúl Fernández, Chair of UC-CUBA Academic Initiative (University of California, Irvine) and Sarah Chenault (Latin American Studies, UCLA)
Thursday, January 20, 2011
3:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Bunche Hall 10383
Empowering Salvadoran Transnationalisms: Women Leaders’ Perspectives
A panel discussion moderated by Professor Raul Hinojosa Ojeda.
Monday, January 24, 2011
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Dodd Hall 167
Dzi Croquettes (2009)
A film directed by Raphael Alvarez and Tatiana Issa
Wednesday, February 02, 2011
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
James Bridges Theater
La sangre y la lluvia (Blood and Rain)
A film directed by Jorge Navas
Wednesday, February 09, 2011
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
James Bridges Theater
A Work-In-Progress Graduate Colloquium on Brazilian Modernism
A Colloquium hosted by the Department of Spanish and Portuguese and the Center for Brazilian Studies
Thursday, February 10, 2011
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
4330 Rolfe Hall
O Amor Natural: Film Screening and Lecture
A documentary on the erotic poetry of Carlos Drummond de Andrade followed by a lecture by Vivaldo A. Santos.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
4302 Rolfe
The Global Debate on Migration and Development: Participant Reports from Quito, Mexico City and Puerto Vallarta Global Forums
A panel discussion with Angela Sanbrano and Efrain Jimenez, moderated by Gaspar Rivera-Salgado
Friday, February 18, 2011
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
6275 Bunche
"A mídia e as políticas de ação afirmativa no Brasil: um panorama”
A lecture focusing on affirmative action in Brazil by Fernando Conceição, Professor of Journalism and Communication Studies at Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil
Thursday, February 24, 2011
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
10367 Bunche Hall
Jornadas Mexicanas: cuando los migrantes piensan su país
Conferencia "La vida secreta de una demanda. El mapa
del sistema legal norteamericano"
Thursday, February 24, 2011
7:00 PM
Sala de juntas UNAM-LA
An Inside Look at U.S. Economic Policy in Latin America
A conversation about current Global Economic Issues as they relate to U.S.-Latin American relations with Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Robert D. Hormats
Friday, February 25, 2011
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
6275 Bunche Hall
Defiant Brasilia ("Avenida Brasília Formosa") (2010)
A film directed by Gabriel Mascaro
Monday, February 28, 2011
7:30 PM
James Bridges Theater
Exporting Brazil's Yellow-Green Revolution: Brazilian Agriculture and the Relations of Conflict and Consent in Bolivia
A work-in-progress presentation by Lee Mackey, Phd student, UCLA School of Public Affairs
Wednesday, March 02, 2011
12:00 PM
10367 Bunche Hall
5 X Favela, Agora Por Nós Mesmos (5 X Favela, Now By Ourselves) (2010)
A film directed by Cacau Amaral, Cadu Barcellos , Luciana Bezerra, Manaíra Carneiro, Rodrigo Felha, Wagner Novais, and Luciano Vidigal
Wednesday, March 02, 2011
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
James Bridges Theater
Henry Sylvester Williams and the Origins of Pan-Africanism
Lecture by Marika Sherwood, Honorary Research Fellow from University of London on the origins of Pan-Africanism
Monday, March 07, 2011
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
6275 Bunche Hall
Desierto sur (South Desert) (2007)
A Chilean film directed by Shawn Garry
Wednesday, March 09, 2011
7:30 PM
James Bridges Theater
"Teachers and Popular Movements in Southern Mexico Since the Uprising in Oaxaca, 2006."
A talk by indigenous primary school teacher Marisol Castellanos López with an introduction and translation into English by Eric Larson.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
1:00 PM
10367 Bunche Hall
Claudia Jones, A Life of Struggle and Exile
Lecture by Marika Sherwood, Honorary Research Fellow from University of London on the life of U.S. McCarthy era exile Claudia Jones
Thursday, March 10, 2011
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Bunche Center Library & Media Center
Os Famosos e os Duendes da Morte (The Famous and the Dead) (2009)
The feature debut film from young Brazilian director Esmir Filho.
Wednesday, April 06, 2011
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
James Bridges Theater
Archive Documentary Spotlight: Traces and Memory of Jorge Prelorán (Huellas y memoria de Jorge Prelorán) (2010)
The Archive Documentary Spotlight is a bi-monthly showcase for international documentaries that focus on contemporary social and political issues, explored in compelling cinematic terms. This screening is a special tribute to documentarian Jorge Prelorán, who passed away in 2009. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion.
Friday, April 08, 2011
7:30 PM
Billy Wilder Theater
"Lula's Hegemony and Brazilian Labor Relations: The Case of Call Center and their Unions"
Presented by Ruy Braga, University of São Paulo.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
3333 Public Affairs
Presunto Culpable (Presumed Guilty)
A documentary directed by Roberto Hernández & Geoffrey Smith.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
7:30 PM
James Bridges Theater
Olvidar a Martí
A talk by Francisco Morán (Southern Methodist University)
Friday, April 15, 2011
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
4302 Rolfe
Patricio Guzmán: The Watchful Eye
Screening of Patricio Guzmán's highly acclaimed new film "Nostalgia de la luz" (Nostalgia for the Light) (2010). Part of the film series "Patricio Guzmán: The Watchful Eye," a retrospective showcasing several of the Chilean documentarian's films.
Friday, April 15, 2011
7:30 PM
Billy Wilder Theater
UCLA Philharmonia at Disney Hall
UCLA Philharmonia makes its Disney Hall debut, performing a program of world music including the music of Regents' Lecturer and Mexican composer Arturo Márquez.
Saturday, April 16, 2011
8:00 PM
Walt Disney Concert Hall
The Afro-Latin@ Reader: History and Culture in the U.S., Book Talk and Signing
Miriam Jiménez Román and Juan Flores will discuss and sign their new book, The Afro-Latin@ Reader: History and Culture in the United States.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library & Archive
City of Ritual and Sacrifice: Aztec Empire/Aztec Rule
Harvard Divinity School Professor Davíd Carrasco discusses the Aztec ritual of "Feast of the Flaying of Men."
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
314 Royce Hall
Where Religions Collide: Narrating the Conquest of Mexico from Spanish and Aztec Accounts
Harvard Divinity School Professor Davíd Carrasco uses Spanish and Aztec eyewitness accounts to describe and interpret the religious dimensions of the "Conquest of Mexico."
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Ackerman Union
Modelos culturais americanos nas reformas da educação brasileira nos anos 1930
A lecture by Professor Marta Carvalho, visiting scholar at the Center for Brazilian Studies from University of São Paulo, Brazil
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
3:00 PM
10367 Bunche Hall
Patricio Guzmán: The Watchful Eye
Screening of Patricio Guzmán's La batalla de Chile: La insurrección de la Burguesía (The Battle of Chile, Part I: The Insurrection of the Bourgeoisie) & La batalla de Chile: El golpe de estado (The Battle of Chile, Part 2: The Coup d’etat) with a special appearance by the acclaimed Chilean director.
Friday, April 29, 2011
7:30 PM
Billy Wilder Theater
Patricio Guzmán: The Watchful Eye
Screening of Patricio Guzmán's La batalla de Chile: El poder popular (The Battle of Chile, Part 3: The Power of the People) & Chile, la memoria obstinada (Chile, Obstinate Memory). Part of the film series showcasing several of the acclaimed Chilean documentarian's films.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
7:30 PM
Billy Wilder Theater
"Dear Dances and Other Yaqui Ways of Knowledge"
Presented by Professor David Delgado Shorter, UCLA World Arts and Culture
Monday, May 02, 2011
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
1301 Rolfe Hall
Sobre o corpus poético colonial atribuído a Gregório de Matos e Guerra- Bahia (1682-1695)
Seminar by João Adolfo Hansen
Monday, May 02, 2011
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
3112 Rolfe Hall
A questão do 'barroco' e o cânone literário brasileiro
Lecture by João Adolfo Hansen
Wednesday, May 04, 2011
4:00 PM
4302 Rolfe Hall
Coração Vagabundo
A documentary about Caetano Veloso filmed during the release of his first album recorded solely in English, directed by Fernando Grostein.
Wednesday, May 04, 2011
7:30 PM
James Bridges Theater
2011 Faucett Graduate Student Research Panel
The purpose of the Faucett Graduate Student Research Panel is to present research findings and promote the exchange of ideas among students and participants working in various disciplines.
Thursday, May 05, 2011
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
6275 Bunche
Maso Yi'iwa Deer Dance
Yoeme Indian Ceremonial Performance
Thursday, May 05, 2011
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Kaufman Hall Garden Amphiteater
Creative State: Forty Years of Migration and Development Policy in Morocco and Mexico
A lecture by Natasha Iskander, New York University
Thursday, May 05, 2011
3:00 PM
10383 Bunche Hall
Dancing Deer in the City: Tribal Performances on Tour
A longtable discussion with the performers of the Maso Yi'iwa Deer Dance on heritage, tourism, staging ritual, and contemporary Indian identity.
Thursday, May 05, 2011
3:00 PM
Kaufman 200
"A Slave's Transports: Caribbean Testimonio and European Opera"
A talk by Roberto Ignacio Díaz (University of Southern California)
Thursday, May 05, 2011
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Rolfe 4302
How We Learn Deer
A long table conversation with the performers of the Maso Yi'iwa Deer Dance on the teaching of traditional arts across generations.
Friday, May 06, 2011
10:00 AM
Kaufman 208
Patricio Guzmán: The Watchful Eye
Screening of El Caso Pinochet (The Pinochet Case) & Salvador Allende, directed by acclaimed Chilean documentarian Patricio Guzmán. Part of the film series "Patricio Guzmán: The Watchful Eye," a retrospective showcasing several of the acclaimed Chilean documentarian's films.
Friday, May 06, 2011
7:30 PM
Billy Wilder Theater
Business Beyond Usual in Latin America
Conference organized by the UCLA Anderson Latin American Business Association (LABA)
Friday, May 06, 2011
9:30 AM - 2:45 PM
UCLA Anderson School of Management
Patricio Guzmán: The Watchful Eye
Screening of Patricio Guzmán's La cruz del sur (The Southern Cross) and Pueblo en vilo (A Village Fading Away). Part of the film series "Patricio Guzmán: The Watchful Eye," a retrospective showcasing several of the acclaimed Chilean documentarian's films.
Saturday, May 07, 2011
7:30 PM
Billy Wilder Theater
Patricio Guzmán: The Watchful Eye
Screening of Patricio Guzmán's Madrid and La isla de Robinson Crusoe (Robinson Crusoe Island). Part of the film series "Patricio Guzmán: The Watchful Eye," a retrospective showcasing several of the acclaimed Chilean documentarian's films.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
7:30 PM
Billy Wilder Theater
"On the Origin of the 'Mexican Race'"
A talk by Claudio Lomnitz (Columbia University)
Thursday, May 12, 2011
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
279 Haines Hall
La Isla- Archives of a Tragedy
A documentary about the thousands of people that were abducted, killed and tortured during the 1980s civil war in Guatemala. Directed by Uli Stelzner.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
James Bridges Theater
The Global Telenovela: The Case of Brazil
A symposium featuring TV Globo writer Glória Perez and Globo’s Director of International Sales, Raphael Correia, who will discuss the global reach of the Brazilian telenovela from narrative/aesthetic and commercial perspectives.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Perloff Hall Decafe Room 1302
Fourth Celebration of the International Trade Community in Los Angeles
A forum enabling participants to engage in professional networking with international trade experts.
Come and discuss import and export opportunities with diplomatic officers and business representatives from various countries.
Friday, May 20, 2011
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
C-508 Entrepreneurs Hall
Mushuk Nina/Fuego Nuevo (New Flame)
A celebration of renewal in the Andean World. The sacred flame is used as a metaphor signifying renewal of life in the Andean communities.
Monday, May 23, 2011
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
314 Royce Hall
Only in Translation: Brazilian Texts in a Global Market
A roundtable discussion on issues of translation and publishing internationally with translator Karen Sotelino (Stanford University) and editor Marcelo Ferroni (Objetiva/Alfaguara, Brazil).
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
10383 Bunche Hall
Book Presentation: A Practical Guide to Guerrilla Warfare
Marcelo Ferroni presents his debut novel, a fictional reconstitution of Che Guevara’s last revolutionary expedition.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
3:00 PM
4302 Rolfe Hall
“AIDS/HIV and Tropical Diseases in Brazil: New Perspectives on Research Collaboration and Public Policies”
Two presentations on HIV/AIDS and other tropical diseases in Brazil by Dr. Karin Nielsen (UCLA) and Dr. Maria Amelia de S. M. Veras (Santa Casa de São Paulo, Brazil)
Thursday, May 26, 2011
3:00 PM
6275 Bunche Hall
Book Talk: Activating the Past: History and Memory in the Black Atlantic World
A discussion of the book Activating the Past: History and Memory in the Black Atlantic World with UCLA professors Andrew Apter, Lauren Derby & Robert Hill.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
10383 Bunche Hall (10th Floor)
Rosa Morena
A film about one man's journey from Denmark to Brazil to become a father. Directed by Carlos Augusto de Oliveira.
Wednesday, June 01, 2011
7:30 PM
James Bridges Theater
Bróder
A film by Jeferson De about the brotherhood between three friends who grew up in the Capão Redondo favela near São Paulo.
Wednesday, July 06, 2011
7:30 PM
James Bridges Theater
United Nations Development Program (UNDP) El Salvador Report
Presentation & Discussion of "Sinopsis/Bases para un modelo de desarrollo centrado en la gente,"
Informe sobre Desarrollo Humano El Salvador 2010 ("Synopsis /Bases for a model of people-centered development," Human Development Report El Salvador 2010)
Thursday, July 07, 2011
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Dodd Hall 161
Perpetual Motion: The Cinema of Nicolás Pereda
Screening of Nicolás Pereda's recent film Verano de Goliat (Summer of Goliath) with a special appearance by the young Mexican filmmaker.
Friday, August 12, 2011
7:30 PM
Billy Wilder Theater
Perpetual Motion: The Cinema of Nicolás Pereda
Screening of Nicolás Pereda's film ¿Donde están sus historias? (Where Are Their Stories?) with a special appearance by the young Mexican filmmaker.
Saturday, August 13, 2011
7:30 PM
Billy Wilder Theater
International Studies K-12 Workshop Summer 2011
Professional development workshop for teachers of South Gate ISLC, ISSN network schools, and UCLA partner schools, August 16-18
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Time to be announced.
UCLA
Perpetual Motion: The Cinema of Nicolás Pereda
Screening of Nicolás Pereda's film Juntos (Together).
Friday, August 19, 2011
7:30 PM
Billy Wilder Theater
Perpetual Motion: The Cinema of Nicolás Pereda
Screening of Nicolás Pereda's film Perpetuum Mobile.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
7:00 PM
Billy Wilder Theater
Perpetual Motion: The Cinema of Nicolás Pereda
Screening of Nicolás Pereda's film Todo, en fin, el silencio lo ocupaba (All Things Were Now Overtaken By Silence).
Sunday, August 28, 2011
7:00 PM
Billy Wilder Theater
Jornadas Mexicanas: cuando los migrantes piensan su país
Conferencia "Calendarios, colonialismo y códices: la otra historia del tiempo mexicano"
Thursday, September 22, 2011
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
10367 Bunche Hall
Borrowing a Constitution: The U.S. Constitution in Argentina and the Heyday of the Argentine Supreme Court (1853-1930)
Lecture by Jonathan Miller, Professor of Law, Southwestern Law School
Monday, September 26, 2011
12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
Law Building Room 1314
Culture Fix: Judith Bettelheim on José Bedia
Guest curator Judith Bettelheim examines the iconography and language of Palo Monte in José Bedia’s work.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
12:00 PM
Fowler Museum Exhibition Gallery
UCLA Study Abroad Fair
We invite you to join in the 25th 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 04, 2011
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Ackerman Union Grand Ballroom
As Melhores Coisas do Mundo (“The Best Things in the World”) (2010)
A film by Laís Bodanzky about a fifteen‐year old boy and his rites of passage.
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
7:30 PM
James Bridges Theater
Imaginary Communities: Indians and Campesinos in Mexican Social Thought
Lecture by Dr. Emilio Kourí, Professor of History & Director of the Katz Center for Mexican Studies at the University of Chicago
Thursday, October 06, 2011
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
6275 Bunche Hall (History Conference Room)
La Bestia: Film Screening and Discussion
Screening of the documentary La Bestia ("The Beast"), followed by a panel discussion with director Pedro Ultreras, Father Alejandro Solalinde and UCLA Professor Leisy Abrego.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Ackerman Union
El Salvador's Socioeconomic and Political Reality: The Challenges in Constructing an Alternative Economic Model During a Global Crisis
Lecture by Orestes Ortez, renowned Economist and Congressional Representative of the Department of San Salvador in El Salvador. Introduction by Leisy Abrego, Professsor of Chicana/o Studies.
Friday, October 14, 2011
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Charles E. Young Research Library
Culture Fix: Lauren (Robin) Derby on José Bedia's paintings
UCLA associate professor of history Lauren (Robin) Derby visits Transcultural Pilgrim to discuss the slain Dominican leader Olivorio Mateo Ledesma, depicted in one of José Bedia’s monumental paintings.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
12:00 PM
Fowler Museum Transcultural Pilgrim Gallery
Central America and the Reel Politik
A three day film festival (October 19-21) presenting Central American films by emerging and established artists.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Charles E. Young Research Library
Film Screening: Double Feature: Two Documentaries about Cuba
Screening of Havana Postmodern: The New Cuban Art & Unfinished Spaces
Sunday, October 23, 2011
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Fowler Museum Auditorium
"The Future of Environmental History: What the Past Teaches Us About the Environment of the Future"
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United
States,
France,
Vietnam
and
Mexico.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
5:00 PM
6275 Bunche Hall (History Conference Room)
Qualquer Gato Vira-Lata (“Any Stray Cat”) (2011)
A romantic-comedy directed by Directed by Daniela De Carlo & Tomas Portella with a special appearance by Daniela De Carlo and film composer Pedro Bromfman
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
7:30 PM
James Bridges Theater
Melnitz Movies: A Useful Life & As Follows
A film about the decline in public film exhibition followed by a 13-minute short. Both films directed by Federico Veiroj
Thursday, November 03, 2011
7:30 PM
James Bridges Theater
AFI Film Festival: Bonsái
Screening of the Chilean film Bonsái, November 4 & 5 at the AFI Film Festival presented by Audi
Friday, November 04, 2011
10:00 PM
Mann Chinese Theater
AFI Film Festival: Expecting
A Chilean film about two teenagers, an unwanted pregnancy and a country where abortion is illegal and punishable with prison. AFI Film Festival presented by Audi
Friday, November 04, 2011
4:15 PM
Mann Chinese Theater
AFI Film Festival: Miss Bala
Gerardo Naranjo's gripping thriller about a Baja, California, beauty queen caught in a maddening cycle of drug cartel violence. AFI Film Festival presented by Audi
Friday, November 04, 2011
8:30 PM
Egyptian Theater
AFI Film Festival: Expecting
A Chilean film about two teenagers, an unwanted pregnancy, and a country where abortion is illegal and punishable with prison. AFI Film Festival presented by Audi
Sunday, November 06, 2011
1:15 PM
Egyptian Theater
AFI Film Festival: The Silver Cliff
Screening of a Brazilian film inspired by the 1976 song "Eye to Eye" by Chico Buarque, November 8 & 10 at the AFI Film Festival presented by Audi
Tuesday, November 08, 2011
4:45 PM
Egyptian Theater
2012- 2013 FLAS Fellowship Information Session
Come and learn about how to get ready and apply to the Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships for graduate, undergraduate and professional students.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
10383 Bunche Hall
"La Trinidad Revolucionaria en el Muralismo Mexicano: Diego Rivera y José Clemente Orozco"
Conferencia de Laura Pomerantz, PhD, Historia del Arte, UNAM, México
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
10367 Bunche Hall
His Excellency Mauro Vieira, the Ambassador of Brazil to the United States Speaks on "Brazil and the World Today"
The UCLA International Institute, UCLA-UAI Global Executive MBA for the Americas, and UCLA Center for International Business Education and Research present this special talk by Ambassador Vieira.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
UCLA Anderson Gold Hall
Cine Argentino: Nuevas Generaciones
A round table discussion on the new generation of Argentine films and filmmakers
Friday, November 18, 2011
3:00 PM - 5:30 PM
4302 Rolfe Hall
Filhos de João, O Admirável Mundo Novo Baiano (“Sons of João, The Admirable New Baiano World”) (2011)
A documentary about the revolutionary musical group Os Novos Baianos directed by Henrique Dantas
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
7:30 PM
James Bridges Theater
Contested Visions in the Spanish Colonial World
A major international three-day symposium, December 2–4, 2011, in conjunction with the upcoming special exhibition Contested Visions in the Spanish Colonial World (on view November 6, 2011-January 29, 2012). Participants will include scholars from Mexico, Peru, Europe, and the United States
Friday, December 02, 2011
7:00 PM
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)