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Hitoshi Abe's architectural works on display at MOCA
Terasaki Center Director Hitoshi Abe's architectural works will be exhibited at the upcoming show, A New Sculpturalism: Contemporary Architecture from Southern California, at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA from from June 16-September 16.
Posted: 6/14/2013
Annual CMED economic conference in Qatar attracts Middle East business leaders
“Enriching the Middle East's Economic Future,” a conference sponsored by the UCLA Center for Middle East Development, took place in Doha, Qatar, from May 20–22, 2013.
Posted: 6/10/2013
Azeb Tadesse of the African Studies Center wins UCLA campus-wide staff award
Deputy Director of the African Studies Center Azeb Tadesse, who has been employed at the center since 1999, has won the 2013 Excellence in Leadership (Excel) Award of the UCLA Administrative Management Group.
Posted: 6/10/2013
The United States and China Need to Overcome Mutual Misunderstandings: Washington Post Op-Ed by Burkle Center Fellow General Wesley Clark
General Clark argues that the US and China need to develop a deeper understanding of each other and form greater cooperation.
Posted: 6/7/2013
MEDIA ALERT: UCLA design conference on June 11 to focus on unprecedented regional infrastructure initiative in South America
International Institute, UCLA, June 5, 2013 — A conference and design review funded by the UCLA Latin American Institute will explore how design can improve the impacts of the Initiative for the Integration of Regional Infrastructure in South America (IIRSA), the largest and most ambitious infrastructure integration project ever implemented in the region.
Posted: 6/6/2013
The Bernard Brodie Distinguished Lecture on the Conditions of Peace with Ambassador Ryan Crocker: "The Arab Spring and US Interests"
The UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations proudly presents the 2012-13 Bernard Brodie Distinguished Lecture on the Conditions of Peace featuring Ambassador Ryan Crocker. This event is co-sponsored by the UCLA Program on Central Asia, the UCLA Center for India and South Asia, The UCLA Center for Middle East Development, and the UCLA Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies.
Posted: 6/6/2013
Flowers, Fragrance, and Porcelain Wares in the Cultural History of Song China 宋人與花與香與瓷器
A Talk by Yang Zhishui 揚之水 on 05/28/2013
Presented in Chinese
Posted: 6/5/2013
Lessons from the “long war” against terror in the Middle East
Ambassador Ryan Crocker repeatedly counseled the United States to practice “strategic patience” over the long term in its pursuit of stability in the Middle East at a lecture at UCLA.
Posted: 6/4/2013
Giant of Ismaili studies honored by younger generation
A younger generation of scholars recently paid tribute to UCLA Professor Emeritus Ismail K. Poonawala at a symposium (“Reflections on Ismaili Studies: Standing on Poonawala’s Shoulders”) organized by the UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies on May 23, 2013, by presenting new research in a tradition made immeasurably richer by his life’s work as a scholar of Ismaili Shiism.
Posted: 5/31/2013
Noticias Mundo Fox Interview with Gabriel Peterberg (UCLA) on the conflict in Israel and Palestine
Interview with UCLA Professor Gabriel Piterberg on the Israeli Palestinian conflict. The Noticias Mundo Fox segment (in Spanish) took place on November 22, 2012.
Posted: 5/31/2013
Mama Kiota of Niger: Feminism in a rural African Muslim form
Political scientist Pearl T. Robinson describes the work of Mama Kiota as a vital part of the global feminist movement. A female Sufi educational and spiritual leader, Mama Kiota has been working under the radar in her local community in Niger for 40 years, educating and empowering rural African Muslim women.
Posted: 5/30/2013
Al-Rihla al-Ismailiyya: Reflections on Ismailis in Ismaili Studies
A lecture by Dr. Sumaiya Hamdani, Associate Professor, History and Art History Dept., George Mason University. Part of the conference "Reflections on Ismaili Studies: Standing on Poonawala's Shoulders."
Posted: 5/29/2013
Closing Remarks - Reflections on Ismaili Studies: Standing on Poonawala's Shoulders
Closing remarks by Professor Ismail Poonawala, UCLA.
Posted: 5/29/2013
Ismailis and Philosophy: A Critical Rationalist Perspective
A lecture by Dr. Daryoush Mohammad Poor, Reseach Associate, The Institute of Ismaili Studies, London. Part of the conference "Reflections on Ismaili Studies: Standing on Poonawala's Shoulders."
Posted: 5/29/2013
PODCAST: At the Crossroads: Community Wellbeing and Culture in Latin America
Listen to presentations by medical and social scientists, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and attorneys on community wellbeing and culture in Latin America.
Posted: 5/29/2013
The Ismailis and the Qur'an: Is there an Ismaili Ta'wil?
A lecture by Dr. Omar Ali-de-Unzaga, Research Associate, The Institute of Ismaili Studies, London. Part of the conference "Reflections on Ismaili Studies: Standing on Poonawala's Shoulders."
Posted: 5/29/2013
Two UCLA professors win competitive grant for research on human rights archives
Historian Geoffrey Robinson and archivist Michelle Caswell will use a at $40,000 grant from the UC Pacific Research Program to explore the complex set of issues involved in the creation, housing, ownership, and use of archives on human rights abuses and crimes against humanity
Posted: 5/29/2013
Arnold C. Harberger Lecture on Economic Development with Jeffrey Sachs, Columbia University - MULTIMEDIA COVERAGE NOW AVAILABLE
The UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations proudly presents the 2012-13 Arnold C. Harberger Distinguished Lecture on Economic Development featuring Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Earth Institute and Professor of Sustainable Development, and of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University. This event is co-sponsored by the UCLA Anderson School's Center for Global Management, the UCLA Law School's Emmett Center on Climate Change & the Environment and the Environmental Law Center.
Posted: 5/28/2013
Carioca Orientalism: Morocco in the Imaginary of a Brazilian Telenovela
A lecture by Waïl S. Hassan, Associate Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Posted: 5/28/2013
International Institute congratulates UCLA Librarian of the Year David Hirsch
David Hirsch of the Young Research Library was voted UCLA Librarian of the Year 2013 by his peers. A librarian, linguist and scholar, his work supports scholars throughout the International Institute.
Posted: 5/24/2013
A Public Lecture by Leading Scholar of Ancient Chinese Culture, Professor Li Ling
This talk is part of the “China Beyond the Headlines” lecture series, generously supported by Mr. Stephen Lesser on May 21st, 2013.
Posted: 5/23/2013
Changing notions of identity and place in Central Asia
A May 2013 graduate research panel organized by the Asia Institute's Program on Central Asia explored the changing dynamics of identity and place in the region. The interdisciplinary session saw presentations by a linguist, an anthropologist and a geographer, respectively.
Posted: 5/23/2013
Unfolding the Principle of Color Decoration in Yingzao Fashi, a 12th Century’s Chinese Imperial Building Standard
A talk by Luke Li, Tsinghua University, Beijing on May 20th, 2013.
Posted: 5/23/2013
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