Postponed: Bad Dance: A Lecture by Dr. Kemi Adeyemi

200 Kaufman Hall UCLA

This event has been postponed. 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 […]

Postponed: Anti-Asian Violence Graduate Writing Workshop at UCLA

Postponed until Fall 2024.  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. We […]

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.

Book Launch and Discussion: Space Feminisms

Online/Zoom

When: 18 September 2024 11:00 AM (US-PST) Where: Online Register Here.  Join us for an engaging online book launch and discussion presented by the UCLA Center for Performance Studies and the UCLA Center for the Study of Women | Barbra Streisand Center. We will explore the groundbreaking work Space Feminisms: People, Planets, Power, and joined […]

Out of Place Marathon Reading

Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden 245 Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles, CA, United States

When: 9 am October 1 through 9 am October 2 Where: Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden Please join UCLA faculty from across campus for a 24-hour read-a-thon of “Out of Place” by Edward Said starting Tuesday, October 1st at the Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden. We are coming together on campus, five months following the […]

Dragon Lady: Q & A With Sara Porkalob

Macgowan Hall - UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television 245 Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles, CA, United States

When: Thursday, October 3, 12:00-1:30 pm Where: Macgowan 1340 RSVP here. Can karaoke lead to narratives for justice? Join theater artist-activist Sara Porkalob to discuss their solo-performance, Dragon Lady, premiering at the Geffen Playhouse, justice-oriented approaches to theater, and Asian American performance. Light refreshments provided. Cosponsored by: CSW|Streisand Center, UCLA School of Theater, Film & […]

UCLA Center for Reproductive Science, Health and Education (CRSHE) Distinguished Speaker Series

California Nanosystems Institute UCLA

When: Thursday, October 3, 2024 12:00 p.m. PT Reception to follow Where: California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) UCLA Campus Please join us for this timely event where the science of human embryos and embryo models will be explained by preeminent scientist and author Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz. Opening remarks will be provided by CRSHE’s co-director, Hannah Landecker. Click […]

Dawayer with Huda Asfour

Lani Hall, UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music Schoenberg Music Building 445 Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles, CA, United States

When: Friday, Oct 11, 2024, 6:30 - 8:30 pm Where: Lani Hall, UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, Schoenberg Music Building Get tickets here. Attend a musical performance and conversation with musician Huda Asfour. “Dawayer” is Huda's latest solo project for oud, looper, and vocals. In this improvisation-based journey, Huda presents new and old songs […]

Carceral Entanglements with Wendi Yamashita

Rolfe 2125

Where: 2125 Rolfe Hall When: Tuesday, October 15, 12-1:30 pm Light lunch will be served. Seating is first come first served. Carceral Entanglements: Gendered Public Memories of Japanese American World War II Incarceration argues that Japanese American WWII incarceration narratives substantiate discourses of gender, sexual, racial, and carceral/colonial power yet contain possibilities for disruption. Understanding […]

Alexis Pauline Gumbs Book Talk

Kerckhoff Grand Salon

When: Tuesday, October 15, 4:00 - 5:30 PM Where: Kerckhoff Grand Salon Seating is on a first-come basis.  Join us for Alexis Pauline Gumbs in conversation with Robin D. G. Kelley on her recent book, Survival is a Promise: The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde. The author will sign books purchased on site, courtesy of […]

UCLA Latinx Welcome

Wilson Plaza

Where: Wilson Plaza When: October 15th from 4-6 pm Free and open to the public. Meet the CSW|Streisand Center staff, pick up swag, and learn about funding opportunities at the 2024 UCLA Latinx welcome event. Every fall quarter, the UCLA Latinx Welcome Planning Committee hosts a Latinx Welcome event for new and continuing Latinx undergraduate […]