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The Institute and our affiliated centers and programs record selected lectures and make them available to the public. To date we have published 301 podcasts.

Tea and Chinese Cultural Aesthetics
Asia Institute
Podcast of public lecture by Pei-kai Cheng, Chinese Civilisation Centre, City University of Hong Kong
Duration: 1:16:08

Shaping Islam to France (and Vice-Versa)
Center for Near Eastern Studies
A public lecture by John Bowen, Washington University in St. Louis.

From Elephants to Tea: The Nilgris Under Colonial Rule

Center for India and South Asia
Podcast of public lecture by Sanjay Subrahmanyam at the Fowler Museum at UCLA as part of the Steeped in History: The Art of Tea exhibit.
Duration: 1:03:49

The Politics of Quranic Hermeneutics: Royalties on Interpretation
Center for Near Eastern Studies
A public lecture by Walid Saleh, University of Toronto
Duration: 53:17

The Arts of "Making Do": The Artists of the Grand Rue
African Studies Center
Katherine Smith
Duration: 19:44

Narratives of Now: Opening and Keynote
African Studies Center
African Activist Association's Fourth Annual Conference.
Duration: 1:25:15

From Kuxa Kanema to Dockanema: The Re-emergence of Mozambican Cinema
African Studies Center
Cassandra Tesch
Duration: 19:33

Learning to Pray: Images of Violence Against Women in the Novels of Amma Darko
African Studies Center
Shanique Streete
Duration: 15:17

The Development of Tunisian Theatrical Experience: A Review of Its History from the Colonial Era to the Present
African Studies Center
Rayed Khedher
Duration: 22:07

Aya de Yopougon: A More Palatable Africa
African Studies Center
Michelle Bumatay
Duration: 16:46

Inscribing the Sacred: African Traditions of Arabic Calligraphy
African Studies Center
Hassan Hussein
Duration: 20:30

Adinkra as Metaphor: Visual Representation of Akan Culture
African Studies Center
Glenda Adjei
Duration: 17:37

Artists of the Green Sahara: Using Rock Art to Contextualize the Archaeology and History of the Sahara
African Studies Center
E. Bryan Cooper Owens
Duration: 18:35

From the Battle of Algiers to the Lyrical Battle for Ears: A Brief Introduction to Algerian Hip Hop
African Studies Center
Mouna Mana
Duration: 24:22

Rappin' Griots: Indigenizing Senegalese Hip Hop
African Studies Center
Catherine Appert
Duration: 16:09

Cigars, Champagne, and Convertibles: Coup-decale Music and the Performance of an African Identity
African Studies Center
Katelyn Knox
Duration: 17:04

How to Win a Cosmic War: God, Globalization, and the End of the War on Terror
Burkle Center for International Relations
Dr. Reza Aslan, internationally acclaimed writer and scholar of religions
Duration: 58:02

Foucault and Middle East Studies - Genus of Sex
Center for Near Eastern Studies
Afsaneh Najmabadeh, Harvard University
Duration: 35:07

Foucault and Middle East Studies - Foucault, the Frankfurt School, and Sexuality in Modern Iran
Center for Near Eastern Studies
Janet Afary, UCLA
Duration: 36:52

Foucault and Middle East Studies - Discussion
Center for Near Eastern Studies
Michael Meranze, UCLA
Duration: 27:04

Adam Mickiewicz: The Life of a Romantic
Center for European and Eurasian Studies
A book talk with author ROMAN KOROPECKYJ, UCLA, Slavic Languages and Literatures, and discussant BETH HOLMGREN, Duke University, Slavic and Eurasian Studies
Duration: 55:38

Islam in the New Afghan Public Sphere
Central Asia Initiative
A public lecture by Nushin Arbabzadah, UCLA held on Thursday, January 22, 2009 in Bunche Hall 10383, UCLA.
Duration: 57:48

The Politics of Arts in Edo Culture
Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies
Japanese historian Katsuya Hirano explains how urban popular culture undermined Japan's Tokugawa regime. Listen to the podcast of Hirano's lecture.
Duration: 1:02:56

Antoin Sevruguin and the Art of Photography in Nineteenth Century Iran
Center for Near Eastern Studies
A public lecture by Ali Behdad, University of California, Los Angeles delivered on May 13, 2008.
Duration: 51:16

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