In its thirteenth consecutive year, the ucLADINO conference supports and celebrates the growing preservation of Ladino language and culture in the Judeo-Spanish diaspora. The theme for this year’s ucLADINO conference centers around Ladino in and beyond the home, exploring language and culture in domestic spaces and in migration. How has Ladino taken shape within domestic […]
When: Wednesday, April 2, 6:30 pm Register for location: https://tinyurl.com/critiquesofzionism Join us for a panel discussion between progressive and left-wing Jews about their relationships to Palestine and Israel, critical perspectives on the recent arrest of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, and interpretations and responses to charges of antisemitism deployed in opposition to racial justice work by the Trump […]
Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive When: April 6 - June 8 Where: Billy Wilder Theater, Hammer Museum Free | No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office […]
Please join us for this timely event in which Elizabeth Dias, the New York Times national religion correspondent, will be discussing her bestselling book, “The Fall of Roe: The Riseof a New America,” co-authored with Lisa Lerer. Opening remarks will be provided by Dr.Tracy Johnson, dean of UCLA Division of Life Sciences. Monday, April 7, […]
Date: April 11, 2025 Time: 5 – 6:30 pm Location: UCLA Mathias Botanical Garden RSVP: https://QueerPoeticsResistance.eventbrite.com RSVP to receive event updates. Seating is first come. This talk uses a combination of poetry, research, and prose to consider some of the discursive and material facets of Palestinian liberation theories and practices, with special attention to forms […]
Professor, Suzy Kim, Rutgers University Tuesday, April 22, 2025 4:00 PM (Pacific Time) Bunche Hall, Rm 10383 While social movements may appear to have receded in the 1950s with the rise of Cold War domesticity and McCarthyism (much like the upsurge of authoritarianisms today), the Korean War galvanized women to promote women’s rights in the […]
UCLA Editor-in-Residence Public Events with Courtney Berger, Executive Editor, Duke University Press RSVP for one or both events. Hershey Salon 158 Wednesday, April 23, 10:30 am-11:30 am: Talk Talk: Writing Books People Will Want to Read: Advice for First-Time Authors Thursday, April 24, 4:00-5:45 pm: Panel Panel & Reception: Writing and Publishing as a Scholar-Activist Talk: Writing Books […]
Photo credit: Samyak Modi When: Friday, May 23 Where: Hershey Hall Salon Throughout the history of Jainism, one of the world’s oldest living religions, Jain women have played a crucial role. Jain renouncers, whose self-denying lifestyle is revered as the highest ideal, are predominantly female, while Jain laywomen tend to be significantly more religiously active […]
