• Theory of Water: Nishnaabe Maps to the Times Ahead | Book Talk and Signing with Leanne Betasamosake Simpson

    James West Alumni Center 325 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    When: Tuesday, May 12th at 2:30pm Where: Founder's Room, James West Alumni Center Join Leanne Betasamosake Simpson for a book talk and signing for her newest work, Theory of Water: Nishnaabe Maps to the Times Ahead. Leanne Betasamosake Simpson is a renowned Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg musician, writer, and academic. She is the author of eight […]

  • Memory, Madness, Messianism: Thinking with My Father, the Messiah

    Rolfe Hall 2125

    Date: May 21st Time: 5 P.M. Location: 2125 Rolfe Hall (UCLA) Featured Speaker: Gil Hochberg, Ransford Professor of Hebrew, Comparative Literature, and Middle East Studies at Columbia University, discussing her new memoir, My Father, the Messiah. UCLA Panel: Hannah Jakobsen (Comparative Literature) Rachel Lee (English/Gender Studies/Institute of Society & Genetics) Michael Rothberg (English/Comparative Literature) Presented […]

  • “Legacy”: Free Screening by UCLA Film & Television Archive

    Billy Wilder Theater 10899 Wilshire Blvd.,, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    When: Sunday, June 28th at 7:00pm Where: Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum Join UCLA Film & Television Archive for a free screening of "Legacy"! Directed by Karen Arthur, a first-time filmmaker, and independently produced, “Legacy” confounds 1970s Hollywood’s expectations with the introduction of a new kind of cinematic woman. Bissie (played by Joan […]