Workshop: How to Pitch and Write for Non-academic Outlets

This event will be postponed to fall 2024. Members of the UCLA community are invited to take part in a Pitch Workshop. In the Pitch Workshop The Los Angeles Review of Books Editor-in-Chief, Medaya Ocher, will offer general guidance as well as direct feedback on pitches. You can participate in two different ways: (1) Apply with a pitch […]

Virtual Symposium on Questing Excellence in Academia

When: Thursday, May 9, 2024 9:00-11:30 AM (PST) 12:00-2:30 PM (EST) 6:00-8:30 PM (CET) We invite you to attend the first event of the Questing Excellence in Academia Virtual Symposium. RSVP Here Opening Remarks Safiya U. Noble, Professor of Gender Studies, African American Studies, and Information Studies, Interim Director of UCLA DataX Initiative, Director of […]

C2i2 2024 Spring Symposium

UCLA Faculty Club 480 Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Date: Friday, May 10, 2024 Time: 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. PT Venue: UCLA Faculty Club, Morrison Room, UCLA Campus Program and schedule. RSVP here. The C2i2 2024 Spring Symposium will delve into the critical issues surrounding the internet's evolution over the past two decades, its implications on society, and the challenges we face in ensuring […]

Drop LWOP Legislative Action

Center for the Study of Women 1500 Public Affairs

When: Friday, May 10th 2024 from 10 am-12:30 pm Where: UClA Center for the Study of Women 1500 Public Affairs - across from Jimmy's Coffeehouse Join the Drop LWOP Coalition for a day of legislative action! Drop LWOP's mission is to end Life Without Parole sentencing in California with the goal of affording relief to […]

Bad Dance: A Lecture by Dr. Kemi Adeyemi

200 Kaufman Hall UCLA

Where: Kaufman Hall Room 200 When: May 13, 5:30 - 6:30 PM To hear them tell it, studs are bad dancers. They’re awkward, self- conscious, and stand on the wall. They don’t know the right steps, can’t distribute their weight, never know what to do with their hands. They knock knees, can’t hold twerkers up, […]

Anti-Asian Violence Graduate Writing Workshop at UCLA

Abstract Due: December 15th, 2023 CFP and Submission Guidelines. View event flier. A workshop for UC graduate students working on articles, essays, or dissertation chapters related to themes on anti-Asian violence. Invited participants will submit their writing in advance and receive feedback from UC faculty and participating graduate students in a shared dialogue and setting. […]

Foragers Screening & Panel Discussion

botanical

When: Wednesday, May 22, 2024, 5-7 pm Where: UCLA Mathias Botanical Garden La Kretz Garden Pavillion  Produced and directed by filmmaker Jumana Manna, Foragers (2022) depicts the dramas around the practice of foraging for wild edible plants in Palestine/Israel with wry humor and a meditative pace. Shot in the Golan Heights, the Galilee, and Jerusalem, it employs […]

The Black Women and Femmes Research Summit

Geffen Hall 885 Tiverton Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

The Black Women and Femmes Research Summit (BWFRS) is intended to amplify the contributions of Black Women and Femmes to research.