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New Answers to Big Questions in Chinese History
For 30 years Lothar von Falkenhausen has observed changes in China over two very different time scales, one of them measured in millennia.
Posted: 6/30/2009
From Kuxa Kanema to Dockanema: The Re-emergence of Mozambican Cinema
Cassandra Tesch
Posted: 6/29/2009
Learning to Pray: Images of Violence Against Women in the Novels of Amma Darko
Shanique Streete
Posted: 6/29/2009
The Development of Tunisian Theatrical Experience: A Review of Its History from the Colonial Era to the Present
Rayed Khedher
Posted: 6/29/2009
Artists of the Green Sahara: Using Rock Art to Contextualize the Archaeology and History of the Sahara
E. Bryan Cooper Owens
Posted: 6/26/2009
Cigars, Champagne, and Convertibles: Coup-decale Music and the Performance of an African Identity
Katelyn Knox
Posted: 6/25/2009
From the Battle of Algiers to the Lyrical Battle for Ears: A Brief Introduction to Algerian Hip Hop
Mouna Mana
Posted: 6/25/2009
Research Tool for Latin Americanists Expands in Region by Giving Back
'HAPI: the Database of Latin American Journal Articles' has increased its subscriber base in that region by giving its online library product away in some countries and charging less for it in others. HAPI had flexibility to make the change, which shortens paths to knowledge for scholars, because of its good financial health.
Posted: 6/19/2009
Language Teaching, Meet Innovation
This spring, two centers under the UCLA International Institute went live with standalone, online courses on Azeri and the Iraqi dialect of Arabic and with a custom application that allows instructors to share web-based lessons. Meanwhile, the New Language Classroom has added videos for instructors, and the Language Materials Project launched a portal for K-12 schoolteachers on "less commonly taught" languages.
Posted: 6/17/2009
Fowler Tells Story of Tea Through Art from Asia, Europe, US
'Steeped in History: The Art of Tea' runs from Aug. 16 through Nov. 19. In conjunction with the exhibition, the UCLA Asia Institute this fall will sponsor a series of lectures and a professional development program for K-12 teachers.
Posted: 6/9/2009
Scholars Review Beliefs, Lore, and Anthropology in Caribbean
A conference last month on Folklore and the Politics of Belief in the Caribbean invited scholars to explore the transmission of African culture in the region and the way this hybrid culture was viewed by observers and researchers from abroad. The event was sponsored by the UCLA Latin American Institute and the Mellon Seminar on Caribbean Cultural History.
Posted: 6/8/2009
Students Perform Aleksandr Pushkin's The Little Tragedies
June 7, 2009 performance by UCLA students in Dr. Anna Kudyma's Russian 103 (Russian for Native and Near-native Speakers) of Aleksandr Pushkin's The Little Tragedies, with intermediary scenes by Maia Boudzinskaia.
Posted: 6/7/2009
Shifting Standards in European Human Rights Rulings
In his contribution to an EU-backed project to study the impact of the European Court of Human Rights on selected countries, visiting professor Haldun Gulalp of Turkey's Yildiz Technical University observes the court preferring some models of church- and mosque-state relations to others. In "freedom of religion" cases, France and Turkey fare better than Greece and Bulgaria.
Posted: 5/29/2009
Renowned Italian Sculptor Pietro Coletta to Install Piece on Campus Friday
The final piece will be unveiled Tuesday, June 2, at a 5 p.m. reception to coincide with festivities planned in Royce Hall by the Italian Consulate for Italy's Festa della Repubblica (Republic Day).
Posted: 5/28/2009
How to Win a Cosmic War: God, Globalization, and the End of the War on Terror
Dr. Reza Aslan, internationally acclaimed writer and scholar of religions
Posted: 5/27/2009
Mexican Writer Elena Poniatowska Addresses 250 on Literary Women
In a Spanish-language lecture on Latin America's women writers, the versatile and prolific Poniatowska explains that her vocation means something distinctive for Latin American women, and that passing centuries have brought little relief and appreciation for those who dare to make art.
Posted: 5/21/2009
Students Granted Pilipino Studies
Group lobbies successfully for new concentration within existing department, reports The Daily Bruin.
Posted: 5/21/2009
Anderson Cooper Delivers Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture at UCLA
The lecture series, established at UCLA in 2002, features scholars, journalists and policymakers who have contributed original analyses or constructive approaches to problems of international concern. Cooper spoke to a crowd of 900 on Sunday.
Posted: 5/18/2009
Cooper Honors Daniel Pearl
Though he never met Pearl, CNN anchor Anderson Cooper said, he keeps a picture of him and another fallen journalist on his bulletin board at work as a source of inspiration. The Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture is cosponsored by the Burkle Center.
Posted: 5/18/2009
Professor in Japanese Studies Receives Award
Long-time former UCLA Center for Japanese Studies Director Fred Notehelfer receives the Order of the Rising Sun, one of the Japanese government's most prestigious decorations. The Daily Bruin looks at his legacy at UCLA.
Posted: 5/13/2009
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