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Lyman's Life and Law
U of Arizona's Timothy Vance examines the life of the American mining engineer and accidental linguist Benjamin Smith Lyman.
Posted: 12/19/2007
Jasmine and Stars: Reading More Than Lolita in Tehran
A public lecture by Fatemeh Keshavarz, Washington University, on December 11, 2007 as part of the Bilingual Lecture Series on Iran.
Posted: 12/17/2007
Lasting Support for UCLA Buddhist Studies
Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai America establishes the Yehan Numata Endowment at the UCLA Center for Buddhist Studies and pledges 10 years of additional support. The new funds will bring distinguished visitors and enhance graduate education.
Posted: 12/13/2007
10 Questions for Lynn Hunt
Professor of History Lynn Hunt's 2007 book "Inventing Human Rights: A History" was published with CIA-sponsored "torture flights," "enhanced interrogation techniques" and genocide all in the news. She spoke with UCLA International Institute Senior Writer Kevin Matthews about whether the very idea of human rights is now in danger, and how novels aided the concept's evolution.
Posted: 12/11/2007
National Identity in Postmodern Japanese Dance
U of Tokyo's Tadashi Uchino discusses the birth of Butoh dance and the performance of "children's" bodies in postmodern Japanese dance.
Posted: 12/11/2007
Sheherezada in Exile, or Writing Across the Borders: The Case of Dubravka Ugresic
A public lecture by JASMINA LUKIC, Central European University, Budapest, Gender Studies
Posted: 12/10/2007
Hope, Economic Transformation in Iraqi Marshlands
Peter Reiss, director of a USAID program to restore the world's second-largest wetlands, explains how Saddam Hussein's drainage of the area has altered an ancient culture.
Posted: 11/28/2007
Argentine Justice Speaks on War Crimes
Argibay's lecture was the last of a three-part series of lectures on international criminal law hosted by the UCLA School of Law, the UCLA Latin American Institute and the David J. Epstein Program in Public Interest Law and Policy.
Posted: 11/14/2007
Biwa and the Tale of Heike
Yoko Hiraoka recites portions of the Tale of Heike, accompanying herself on the biwa, and discusses the history of the poem and the instrument alike. Listen to a podcast of her performance and talk.
Posted: 11/9/2007
Lecture Focuses on Buddhism, Tibet
The Center for Buddhist Studies held its third and final event in an initiative to establish a permanent endowed chair in Tibetan Buddhist studies on Monday.
Posted: 11/6/2007
The Gifts of the Tibetans: Sparking New Directions in the Arts and Sciences
In the last of three events aimed at establishing a UCLA endowed chair in Tibetan Buddhist studies, Columbia University's Robert Thurman says that Tibetan perspectives are, or at least ought to be, very much at home in the university. Listen to a podcast of his talk.
Posted: 11/6/2007
'The Art of Women's Masquerades in Sierra Leone'
This Fowler Museum exhibition runs from Dec. 9 through April 27, 2008.
Posted: 11/1/2007
Women's Studies Branches Out
The UCLA Graduate Quarterly reports on international directions in women's studies. Three graduate students are profiled.
Posted: 10/30/2007
Muslim Feminist Seeks to Educate Journalists
Zainah Anwar, executive director of Malaysian-based Sisters in Islam, pushes a message of diversity and progressivism within the framework of Islam.
Posted: 10/19/2007
Speak Up
In the film 'Dust of Life,' set in Westminster, the words people use and the languages they speak establish their rank and authority over others.
Posted: 10/19/2007
Rethinking Kyoto Art
Art historian Shigemi Inaga discusses the transformation of Japanese art in the first half of the 20th century.
Posted: 10/18/2007
Latin American Film Studies Get Push from UCLA Institute
The Latin American Institute is launching a Film and Media Project, collaborating on a DVD collection for research libraries, and extending its menu of screenings and activities for cinema buffs.
Posted: 10/16/2007
South African Heritages and Their Owners
On a trip to Cape Town, Laura Foster, an attorney and UCLA doctoral student in women's studies, discovers that intellectual property rights are not marginal concerns for marginalized and historically oppressed communities. They're near the center of efforts to reclaim and reaffirm cultures.
Posted: 10/5/2007
Architecture in Context
World-renowned architect Hitoshi Abe, the new chair of the UCLA Department of Architecture and Urban Design, discusses his fascination with Los Angeles' environs and Japanese-influenced structures.
Posted: 10/4/2007
Richard Baum: The Political Impact of China's Information Revolution
Scholar traces the explosion of new media-facilitated forums and examines how the government seeks, with limited success, to limit open discussion.
Posted: 10/1/2007
Not To Be Missed: Middle Eastern Americans on the Move
UCLA Today notes an exhibition co-sponsored by the UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies.
Posted: 9/28/2007
Yemenis Hear from UCLA Students on Issues, Outreach
A Yemeni MP and others in a six-member delegation raise concerns at UCLA about the perception of Arabs and Muslims in the media. Students explain how they're meeting the problem.
Posted: 9/19/2007
Fowler to Showcase African Writing
"Inscribing Meaning: Writing and Graphic Systems in African Art" — on display at the Fowler Museum from Oct. 14 through Feb. 17, 2008 — features more than 100 important and visually compelling works of art.
Posted: 8/22/2007
Q&A: Cheris Chan
A UCLA Global Fellow explains how Chinese people's inhibitions about discussing premature death have made it hard, but not impossible, for a life insurance market to develop in the country.
Posted: 8/3/2007
Obituary: Medha Yodh, 79, Professor and Expert on Classical Indian Dance
Her documentary film "Garba-Ras: A Glimpse Into Gujarati Culture"--a study of the Garba and Ras communal dances of the western Indian state of Gujarat, as practiced by the immigrant Gujarati community of Los Angeles--was highly regarded in academic circles.
Posted: 7/30/2007
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