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SUMMARY:POSTPONED: Sahq\, Dirt\, Shaheed: Queer Poetics and Palestinian Resistance
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO FALL 2025. \n \nDate: April 11\, 2025 \nTime: 5 – 6:30 pm \nLocation: UCLA Mathias Botanical Garden \nThis 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 of affective and embodied resistance. \nMejdulene Bernard Shomali is a queer Palestinian poet and associate professor in Women’s\, Gender\, and Sexuality Studies at Williams College. She received an MA in Women’s Studies from the Ohio State University and a PhD in American Culture from the University of Michigan. Her research and creative writing occur at the intersection of transnational feminist thought\, queer of color critique\, and Arab and diasporic Arab cultural production. \nMeidulene was a fellow in the Institute for Citizens and Scholars and the Cornell Society for the Humanities. She is the author of Between Banat: Queer Arab Critique and Transnational Arab Archives (Duke University Press 2023) which won the 2024 Association for Middle East Women’s Studies book award honorable mention. She is also the author of the poetry chapbook agriculture of grief: prayers for my father’s dementia (Finishing Line Press 2024). Her current research concerns affect and embodiment in Palestinian resistance. \nCosponsored by: \nUCLA Gender Studies \nUCLA American Indian Studies Center \nUCLA Near Easthern Languages and Cultures \nUCLA American Indian Studies \nUCLA English \nUCLA Lesbian\, Gay\, Bisexual\, Transgender & Queer Studies \nUCLA Asian American Studies \nUCLA Asian American Studies Center
URL:https://csw.ucla.edu/event/queer-poetics-and-palestinian-resistance-with-mejdulene-bernard-shomali/
LOCATION:UCLA Mathias Botanical Garden\, 707 Tiverton Drive\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
CATEGORIES:CSW originated
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SUMMARY:Among Women Across Worlds: North Korea in Global Cold War
DESCRIPTION:Professor\, Suzy Kim\, Rutgers University\nTuesday\, April 22\, 2025\n4:00 PM (Pacific Time) \nBunche Hall\, Rm 10383 \nWhile 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 context of the first global peace campaign during the Cold War. Recuperating the erasure of North Korean women from this movement\, this talk excavates buried histories of Cold War sutures to show how leftist women tried to bridge the Cold War divide through maternalist strategies. Socialist feminism in the context of a global peace movement facilitated a productive\nunderstanding of “difference” toward a transversal politics of solidarity. The talk weaves together the women’s press with photographs and archival film footage to contemplate their use in transnational movements of resistance and solidarity\, both then and now. \nSuzy Kim is a historian and teaches at Rutgers University in New Brunswick\, New Jersey. She is author of Everyday Life in the North Korean Revolution\, 1945-1950 published by Cornell University Press in 2013 and Among Women across Worlds: North Korea in the Global Cold War also published by Cornell in 2023. She is senior editor of positions: asia critique\, and serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Korean Studies and Yŏsŏng kwa yŏksa [Women and History]\, the Journal of the Korean Association of Women’s History. As a public scholar\, she has been an advocate for social justice and peace in Korea as a founding member of Women Cross DMZ. \nLearn more
URL:https://csw.ucla.edu/event/among-women-across-worlds-north-korea-in-global-cold-war/
LOCATION:10383 Bunche Hall\, UCLA\, Los Angeles\, CA
CATEGORIES:Cosponsorship
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SUMMARY:UCLA Editor-in-Residence Public Events with Courtney Berger
DESCRIPTION:UCLA Editor-in-Residence Public Events with Courtney Berger\, Executive Editor\, Duke University Press\nRSVP for one or both events.\nHershey Salon 158 \nWednesday\, April 23\, 10:30 am-11:30 am: Talk\nTalk: Writing Books People Will Want to Read: Advice for First-Time Authors \nThursday\, April 24\, 4:00-5:45 pm: Panel\nPanel & Reception: Writing and Publishing as a Scholar-Activist \n\nTalk: Writing Books People Will Want to Read: Advice for First-Time Authors\nWe will discuss some of the most common issues that first-time authors face during the writing and publishing process. Berger will offer guidance on how to conceptualize a scholarly book project\, put together a book proposal\, and make the most of the peer review process. She will also offer strategies for finding the right publisher and working with an acquisitions editor. This will be an informal workshop designed to help first-time authors navigate the publication process and think about the purpose and reach of their writing. There will be plenty of time for discussion\, so please bring your questions!\n\n\nPanel & Reception: Writing and Publishing as a Scholar-Activist\nIn this conversation\, Courtney Berger (Executive Editor at Duke University Press) and members from the UCLA community—Colby Lenz\, Juan Herrera\, Kian Goh\, Lee Ann Wang—will discuss the challenges and rewards of writing as both scholar and activist. We will address a range of questions that scholar-activists navigate in their work and in their writing. What does it mean to be a scholar-activist and how does it change the kind of writing you do? How do you negotiate the competing demands of activism and the university? How do you write in a way that will reach both scholarly and non-scholarly audiences? And how do you maintain ethical relations with the communities you work with while doing scholarly work?\n\nAbout the Editor-in-Residence \nCourtney Berger (she/they) is Executive Editor at Duke University Press. She joined the Press in 2003\, after receiving her Ph.D. in English from Johns Hopkins University. Courtney acquires books across the humanities and social sciences\, including American studies\, Native American and Indigenous studies\, Asian American studies\, queer\, trans\, and gender studies\, media and technology\, and environmental humanities. Berger seeks out books that are theoretically and politically engaged and that speak to a wide\, interdisciplinary audience. They have published books by many prominent scholars\, but also enjoy collaborating with first-time authors who are in the process of establishing their critical voice. \nFriendly Reminder: Seating is on a first come\, first served basis. Due to the high percentage of no-shows\, we do overbook our events. Therefore\, a reservation does not guarantee a seat\, so we suggest you arrive early. We appreciate your understanding and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. \nCosponsored By: \nCSW|Barbra Streisand Center \nUCLA Social Sciences \nUCLA Humanities \nUCLA Herb Alpert School of Music \nUCLA Bixby Center to Advance Sexual and Reproductive Health Equity
URL:https://csw.ucla.edu/event/editor-in-residence-public-events-with-courtney-berger/
LOCATION:Hershey Salon
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SUMMARY:"Evelyn Nakano Glenn and the Feminist Work of Studying Women's Labor"
DESCRIPTION:UCLA Transnational Gender and Labor Working Group Presents: \n“Evelyn Nakano Glenn and the Feminist Work of Studying Women’s Labor” By Laura Hyun-Yi Kang\, Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies at UC Irvine \nJoin us for a public lecture on scholar Evelyn Nakano Glenn’s abiding commitment to illuminating the historical and contemporary experiences of working women as part of her prolific writing on racialized and gendered labor\, citizenship\, family and care work. \nWhen: April 25th @ 12-1:30 pm \nWhere: CSW|Streisand Center conference space (1500 Public Affairs) \nLunch provided with RSVP. \nRSVP: forms.gle/j4г77v8rCiBRDmia9
URL:https://csw.ucla.edu/event/evelyn-nakano-glenn-and-the-feminist-work-of-studying-womens-labor/
LOCATION:Center for the Study of Women\, 1500 Public Affairs
CATEGORIES:Cosponsorship
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SUMMARY:Black Study Days by Whistle Space
DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendars: Black Study Days is happening April 28–30 at Kaufman Hall\, UCLA! \nJoin Whistle Space for a powerful three-day symposium centering Black arts\, scholarship\, embodiment\, and resistance. Hosted in the Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance and initiated by Associate Professor Will Rawls\, Whistle Space is a platform for artistic and political research—part residency\, part somatic nourishment. \nThrough conversations\, workshops\, and movement\, we’ll explore the body as a site of knowledge\, care\, and power. This is a space for deep listening\, radical imagination\, and collective study. \nWhen: April 28–30\nWhere: Kaufman Hall\, UCLA\nFree & open to UCLA graduate students
URL:https://csw.ucla.edu/event/black-study-days-by-whistle-space/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250509T100000
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SUMMARY:Faculty Writing Retreat: May 2025
DESCRIPTION:Do you want to block out a day for writing and contemplation? The quarterly Faculty Writing Retreat is your solution. Join us for a day-long retreat where you can concentrate on your own work alongside like-minded colleagues-we will hold the world at bay for you. \nBreakfast and lunch will be provided. \nWhen: Friday\, May 9\, 2025\, 10 am-4 pm \nWhere: Hershey Hall Salon Room 158 \nOn-site space is limited. Virtual option available. \nRSVP Here: \nhttps://facultywritingretreat2025.eventbrite.com
URL:https://csw.ucla.edu/event/faculty-writing-retreat-may-2025/
LOCATION:Hershey Salon
CATEGORIES:CSW originated
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SUMMARY:"From Ground Zero" Screening
DESCRIPTION:Where: Kinsey Pavilion 1220B \nWhen: Friday\, May 9\, 2 pm \nJoin us for a screening of From Ground Zero\, an anthology project comprised of 22 short films created by filmmakers from Gaza. Launched by renowned Palestinian filmmaker Rashid Masharawi\, the initiative was created during the current 2023/2024 conflict and aims to provide a platform for young Palestinian artists to express themselves through their craft. \nEach film\, ranging in length from three to six minutes\, presents a unique perspective on the current reality in Gaza. The project captures the diverse experiences of life in the Palestinian enclave\, including the challenges\, tragedies\, and moments of resilience faced by its people. Using a mix of genres including fiction\, documentary\, docu-fiction\, animation\, and experimental cinema\, From Ground Zero presents a rich diversity of stories that reflect the sorrow\, joy and hope inherent in Gazan life.
URL:https://csw.ucla.edu/event/from-ground-zero-screening/
CATEGORIES:CSW originated
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250523T080000
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SUMMARY:Symposium – Women and Goddesses in Jainism
DESCRIPTION:Photo credit: Samyak Modi \nWhen: Friday\, May 23\nWhere: Hershey Hall Salon \nThroughout 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 than their male counterparts. In this symposium\, speakers will provide a range of perspectives on human and divine womanhood in Jain life and thought. Talks will cover the definition of gender in Jain philosophical texts\, Jain goddess-worship and changing gender roles in the contemporary Jain diaspora. \nRSVP here for this in-person event. \nRegister here for a Zoom link. \n  \nSYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE: \n2:00 – 2:05: Welcome and introduction\, Anahita Hoose (UCLA)\, symposium organizer & moderator \n2:05 – 2:45: Ana Bajželj (UC Riverside): Defining Gender in Śvetāmbara Texts \n2:45 – 3:30: Venu Mehta (Claremont School of Theology): Reconceptualizing “Goddess” in Jainism: Devotional Practices for the Jain Goddess Padmāvatī among the Śvetāmbar Mūrtipūjak Jains in Gujarat \n3:30 – 3:45: Break \n3:45 – 4:30: Shivani Bothra (Cal State Long Beach): Spiritual Equality or Social Boundaries: Redefining Gender Roles in Diasporic Jainism \n4:30 – 5:00: Concluding Discussion \n  \nSYMPOSIUM PRESENTERS AND DESCRIPTIONS OF THEIR PAPERS: \nAna Bajželj is Associate Professor and Shrimad Rajchandra Endowed Chair in Jain Studies in the Department for the Study of Religion at the University of California\, Riverside. She was previously a research fellow at the University of Rajasthan and the Polonsky Academy (Van Leer Jerusalem Institute)\, and she taught at the University of Ljubljana and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Her research focuses on Jain philosophy\, particularly metaphysics\, ethics\, and philosophy of mind. She is the author of The Nature of Change in Jaina Philosophy (Ljubljana University Press\, 2016\, in Slovenian) and the co-author of Insistent Life: Principles for Bioethics in the Jain Tradition (UC Press\, 2021). She is currently working on a monograph study of the Tattvārthasūtra and its commentaries. \n“Defining Gender in Śvetāmbara Texts” \nThis presentation analyzes Jain canonical definitions of the term “man” (puruṣa) from a set of standpoints listed in the Sthānāṅga (Ṭhāṇaṃga). These include (1) name (nāman)\, representation (sthāpanā)\, and potentiality (dravya); (2) knowledge (jñāna)\, view (darśana)\, and conduct (caritra); (3) sexual orientation (veda)\, mark (cihna)\, and (verbal) expression (abhilāpa); and (4) superiority (uttamapuruṣa)\, mediocrity (madhyamapuruṣa)\, and inferiority (jaghanyapuruṣa)\, each with three further subcategories. The presentation explores the semantic range of the term indicated by these standpoints by examining similar passages in other Śvetāmbara texts and considers its significance within the broader context of the Jain discussions on gender. \nDr. Venu Mehta is an Assistant Professor of Jainism and Comparative Spiritualities at the Claremont School of Theology. Her research primarily focuses on Jainism\, with a specialization in Jain regional-vernacular devotional literature\, narratives\, and practices. Her doctoral dissertation examines the devotion to the Jain goddess Padmāvatī among Śvetāmbar Mūrtipūjak Jains in Gujarat\, highlighting the interplay between regional devotional expressions and broader Jain theological frameworks. \nBeyond her work on Jain goddess traditions\, Dr. Mehta’s scholarship extends to the Jain concept of forgiveness and the intersections of aparigraha (non-possessiveness) with human dignity\, sustainability\, and Gandhian economic thought. Her recent research and publications also engage in Jain-Hindu comparative theologies and spiritualities\, particularly in relation to goddess traditions. \nIn addition to her expertise in Jain studies\, Dr. Mehta teaches courses on South Asian religious traditions\, comparative spiritualities\, and gender and women in spiritual practices. Her methodological approach integrates ethnographic research with textual analysis\, emphasizing the lived experiences\, devotional expressions\, and ritual practices of Jain communities. \n“Reconceptualizing “Goddess” in Jainism: Devotional Practices for the Jain Goddess Padmāvatī among the Śvetāmbar Mūrtipūjak Jains in Gujarat” \nThis presentation explores how Śvetāmbar Mūrtipūjak Jains in Gujarat reconceptualize the goddess Padmāvatī through their devotional practices\, positioning her as a central female form of divinity within Jain religious tradition. Though Jainism primarily emphasizes the worship of the Tīrthaṅkars\, Padmāvatī\, a śāsanadevatā (guardian deity) and yakṣī of Pārśvanāth\, has been accorded exceptional devotion. By examining vernacular literature\, narratives\, and regional practices from the late sixteenth century to contemporary times\, I argue that Jains in Gujarat have actively shaped a distinct space for goddess worship\, elevating Padmāvatī from an attendant deity to Śakti\, the Great Goddess\, and the Mother Goddess. This process of reimagining Padmāvatī involves a synthesis of universal Jain values with regional devotional expressions\, contributing to the dynamics of democratization\, universalization\, and regionalization in Jain religious life. Lay Jains play a crucial role in this transformation\, engaging with Padmāvatī’s legacy through non-esoteric devotional practices and literature\, thus reaffirming her place within their religious framework. Ultimately\, this presentation highlights how Padmāvatī’s evolving identity reflects broader patterns of Jain devotionalism\, redefining the boundaries of feminine divinity within the Jain tradition in Gujarat. \nShivani Bothra is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at California State University\, Long Beach. Before this\, she worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Rice University in Houston\, USA\, and taught as a lecturer in Religious Studies at the University of California\, Santa Barbara. She earned her doctorate from the Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. Her focus is South Asian traditions\, Jainism\, and Nonviolence. Shivani’s primary research areas are religious education and transnational Jainism\, emphasizing Contemporary Jains. \n“Spiritual Equality or Social Boundaries: Redefining Gender Roles in Diasporic Jainism” \nThis paper critically examines how gender roles in Jain diasporic communities are being redefined or reframed in ways distinct from traditional Indian contexts. How do education\, modern professions\, business ethics\, and transnational networks influence the agency and status of Jain laywomen? In what ways do diasporic Jain women navigate their identities\, negotiating between Indian religious traditions and evolving feminist discourses in their new sociocultural environments? Drawing on structured interviews with early Jain diaspora women\, this research aims to shed light on the evolving spiritual and social roles of Jain women in a transnational context\, assessing the extent to which diasporic Jainism fosters new models of gender participation and leadership. \nThis event is presented by the UCLA Center for the Study of Religion. It is co-sponsored by the UCLA Center for the Study of Women | Barbra Streisand Center.
URL:https://csw.ucla.edu/event/symposium-women-and-goddesses-in-jainism/
LOCATION:Hershey Salon
CATEGORIES:Cosponsorship
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SUMMARY:Fighting Two Battles: Inside California’s Inmate Firefighting Program
DESCRIPTION:When: Tuesday May 27\, 2025\, 7:30 PM \nWhere: Hammer Museum \nLearn more.  \nAdmission is free. 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. Box office opens one hour before the event. \nAmong those fighting the L.A. fires earlier this year were incarcerated individuals participating in California’s controversial inmate firefighting program. This forum examines the program from the perspectives of formerly incarcerated firefighters\, including issues around compensation and potential program reforms. \nModerator Romarilyn Ralston\, a black feminist abolitionist who served 23 years in prison and now leads the Justice Education Center for the Claremont Colleges\, will guide a discussion with panelists Cody Ridley\, Lead Captain of the Golden Eagles Hotshots at Sycuan Indian Reservation and a former inmate firefighter; Brooks Tims\, combat veteran\, EMT\, and Lead Wildland Firefighter with the inmate firefighters program; and Amika Mota\, Executive Director of Sister Warriors Freedom Coalition and former incarcerated firefighter who authored a moving op-ed in Teen Vogue on her experiences. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhoto caption: A line of inmates dressed in orange firefighting gear\, digging a trench Inmate firefighters dig a containment line as they battle the Palisades Fire on January 11\, 2025 in Los Angeles\, California.
URL:https://csw.ucla.edu/event/fighting-two-battles-inside-californias-inmate-firefighting-program/
LOCATION:UCLA Hammer Museum – Galleries\, 10899 Wilshire Boulevard\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90024\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cosponsorship
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250529T170000
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SUMMARY:Cristina Pérez Díaz to present “From the Founding of the Country” on May 29
DESCRIPTION:The UCLA Departments of Classics\, English\, Spanish & Portuguese\, Chicano/a & Central American Studies\, as well as the Center for the Study of Women proudly present a reading of “From the Founding of the Country” by classicist\, writer\, and translator Cristina Pérez Díaz (University of Puerto Rico) followed by a conversation with UCLA Professor Patrícia Lino (Department of Spanish & Portuguese) on May 29 in Dodd 248 at 5pm.
URL:https://csw.ucla.edu/event/cristina-perez-diaz-to-present-from-the-founding-of-the-country-on-may-29/
LOCATION:Dodd Room 248
CATEGORIES:Cosponsorship
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250602T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250604T163000
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SUMMARY:Book Swap and Mini Library Launch
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the CSW|Streisand Center Spring Book Swap! Bring a wrapped book or wrap one at our center; add a hint note\, and swap with others. We will provide wrapping paper and gift tags for adding yours to the mix. Any genre is welcome. \nWe are also excited to announce the launch of our new mini library! Visitors are welcome to donate and check out books around social justice. \nCome and enjoy a free book\, refreshments\, stickers\, and good vibes! \nWhen: Monday June 2-Wednesday\, June 4 \n10:30 am-4:30 pm \nWhere: CSWIStreisand Center Office
URL:https://csw.ucla.edu/event/spring-cozy-book-swap/
LOCATION:Center for the Study of Women\, 1500 Public Affairs
CATEGORIES:CSW originated
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SUMMARY:Activists-in-Residence Closing Reception
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the UCLA Activists-in-Residence closing reception. \nWhen: Tuesday\, June 3 · 5 – 7pm PDT \nWhere: James West Alumni Center 325 Westwood Plaza Los Angeles\, CA 90095 \nRSVP here. \nWith a shared commitment to “turn the university inside out” and invite artists\, community organizers\, and movement leaders to undertake power-shifting scholarship and pedagogy focused on social change\, the UCLA Luskin Institute on Inequality and Democracy\, the UCLA Asian American Studies Center\, cityLAB-UCLA\, and the UCLA Center for the Study of Women|Barbra Streisand Center are pleased to celebrate the 2025 UCLA Activists-in-Residence: Lupita Limón Corrales\, Kaya Dantzler\, Kari Okubo\, Romarilyn Ralston\, and James Suazo. \n————– \nParking information: The nearest parking lot is Parking Structure 8 (501 Westwood Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA 90095). Pay-by-space parking is available on level 4 (rooftop) of Parking Structure 8. Structure 8 has a pedestrian bridge on the 3rd level. \nOnly cash and credit cards may be used at campus payment stations/kiosks. Pay stations accept Visa\, Mastercard\, Discover\, and American Express for your convenience. Pay stations only accept $1\, $5\, and $10 bills and do not give change in the form of cash or credit. Park in an unmarked space and place the permit on your car dashboard so it is visible.
URL:https://csw.ucla.edu/event/activists-in-residence-closing-reception/
LOCATION:James West Alumni Center\, 325 Westwood Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
CATEGORIES:CSW originated
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250613
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250615
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SUMMARY:Live Performance: Miguel Gutierrez's "Super Nothing"
DESCRIPTION:Super Nothing Dance Performance \nCAP/UCLA presents\nSuper Nothing\nFriday June 13 and Saturday June 14\nFreud Playhouse\n245 Charles E Young Dr E\, Los Angeles\, CA 90024\nInformation/Tickets \nWhat can a dance do to confront the constant grief that we experience in our lives? Super Nothing presents four dancers whose actions and choreographic relationships are analogues for how people support each other to survive. Interdependence takes multiple forms\, as the performers move through representations of the past to create a blueprint for a new future. This piece extends Gutierrez’s interest over the past few years in creating “choreography for the end of the world.” \nChoreography/Direction Miguel Gutierrez\nPerformer/Collaborators: Jay Carlon\, Evelyn Lilian Sanchez Narvaez\, Justin Faircloth\, Wendell Gray II\nLighting Designer: Carolina Ortiz (UCLA Alum!)\nComposer: Rosana Cabán\, with contributions from Miguel Gutierrez\nCostume Designer: Jeremy Wood\nDramaturgical Assistance: Stephanie Acosta\nProduction Stage Manager: Cat Urquhart\nManagement: Michelle Fletcher
URL:https://csw.ucla.edu/event/super-nothing-dance-performance/
CATEGORIES:Cosponsorship
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250908T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250908T123000
DTSTAMP:20260403T123412
CREATED:20250812T205804Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250812T211029Z
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SUMMARY:Auto-Correct: Fantasies & Failures of AI Ethics in the Driverless Car
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a book talk and workshop.\n \nBook Talk\nWhen: Monday\, September 8 · 11 am – 12:30 pm PDT \nWhere: DataX\, Murphy Hall 3312\, 410 Charles E Young Drive East Los Angeles\, CA 90095 \nRSVP for the book talk here. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis is a book talk by Dr Maya Indira Ganesh (Leverhulme Center for Futures of Intelligence\, Cambridge) based on her first monograph. The “trolley problem” remains a useful exercise in drawing out the differences between utilitarian and deontological approaches to ethics in analytic philosophy. However\, the thought experiment also determined imagining what AI-infused artefacts should be capable of\, suggesting that ethical decision-making becomes a data-driven enterprise rather than a human\, social\, or individualised practice. Maya Indira Ganesh tracks the language\, materiality\, and culture of epistemic tools that establish safety and automobility as problems to be solved by the driverless car\, examining outputs of AI systems versus what constitutes our social and technological presents and futures. \nWorkshop\nWhen: Tuesday\, September 9 · 10 am – 1 pm PDT \nWhere: Center for the Study of Women|Barbra Streisand Center\, 1500 public affairs building\, UCLA (Entry from Jimmy’s Coffeeshop side) Los Angeles\, CA 90095 \nRSVP for the workshop. \nJoin us for a free workshop on AI\, Time & Futurity at UCLA with Dr Maya Indira Ganesh (Leverhulme CFI\, UK). Time haunts AI. An origin story in the summer of 1955 that has acquired the status of myth and fact; geopolitical races; the contradictions and entanglements of longtermist and accelerationist ideologies; law and regulation that fail to keep up; promised breakthroughs from the driverless car to superintelligence that fail to arrive\, or seem eternally just around the corner. Computational time is also infrastructural: the lag in software updates pushed to the cloud and then to fleets of driverless cars and mobile phones (Mattern\, 2017). Temporality works unevenly affording ‘just in time’ deliveries for the busy\, but at the cost of bio-social control of delivery workers and on-demand mobility service providers (Sharma\, 2014). \nPresented by:\nUCLA Department of Information Studies \nCosponsored by: \nUCLA Center for the Study of Women|Barbra Streisand Center
URL:https://csw.ucla.edu/event/auto-correct-fantasies-failures-of-ai-ethics-in-the-driverless-car/
LOCATION:Murphy Hall 3312
CATEGORIES:Cosponsorship
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250924
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250925
DTSTAMP:20260403T123412
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SUMMARY:UCLA's True Bruin Welcome: Academic Open House
DESCRIPTION:When: Wednesday\, September 24\, 9 am – 4 pm\nWhere: 1500 Public Affairs Building\n\nThe main entrance is located on the south side of the Public Affairs Building\, facing the north side of LuValle Commons (Jimmy’s Coffeeshop). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin the Center for the Study of Women | Streisand Center for a day of exploration\, learning\, and connection at UCLA’s True Bruin Welcome! As part of the campus-wide Academic Open Houses\, we invite you to stop by\, meet our passionate staff\, enjoy some snacks\, and take a guided tour of our center. Discover opportunities to engage with groundbreaking research\, explore academic funding options\, and learn how we contribute to advancing gender equity and social justice. \nWhether you’re a new student or returning\, this is a great opportunity to connect with faculty\, learn about our current projects\, and find ways to get involved.
URL:https://csw.ucla.edu/event/uclas-true-bruin-welcome-academic-open-house-2/
CATEGORIES:CSW originated
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251010T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251010T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T123412
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SUMMARY:Faculty Writing Retreat: October
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, October 10 \n10 am – 4 pm Hershey Hall Salon (Room 158) \nRegister here.\nDo you want to block out a day for writing and contemplation? The Faculty Writing Retreat is your solution. Join us for a day-long retreat where you can concentrate on your own work alongside like-minded colleagues—we will hold the world at bay for you. Breakfast and lunch will be provided in the beautiful setting of Hershey Hall Salon. \nThe writing retreat provides a peaceful place to write as well as meals; please bring your computer and any other materials you may need to work. If you have an extension cord\, please bring it\, as power outlets are limited. Also bring some extra clothes for layers\, as the space sometimes tends to be cool. \nWe also offer a parallel virtual retreat with brief introductions and check-ins. \nDuring lunch\, there will be an optional conversation about the writing process.. \nIf you register to attend in person and your plans change\, please let us know immediately so that we may offer your spot to the long waitlist. No-shows will not be granted an in-person spot at future writing retreats. \nIf you are no longer able to attend in person\, please e-mail csw@csw.ucla.edu to let us know. \nCosponsored by: CSW|Streisand Center\, the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music\, the UCLA School of Arts and Architecture\, the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research & Creative Activities (ORCA)\, UCLA Humanities\, UCLA Social Sciences\, UCLA School of Theater\, Film\, and Television \nSave the date for future Faculty Writing Retreats: Registration will be available the week following the most recent retreat.  \nFriday November 14 \nFriday December 5  \nFriday February 20  \nFriday March 6  \nFriday May 15
URL:https://csw.ucla.edu/event/faculty-writing-retreat-october/
LOCATION:Hershey Salon
CATEGORIES:CSW originated
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251014T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251014T140000
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SUMMARY:SAHQ\, DIRT\, SHAHEED: Queer Poetics and Palestinian Resistance
DESCRIPTION:Date: Tuesday\, October 14\, 2025 \nTime: 12:30 – 2 pm \nLocation: Center for the Study of Women (map) 1500 Public Affairs \nRSVP to recieve event updates.\nSeating is first come. Lunch will be provided. \nThis 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 of affective and embodied resistance. \nMejdulene Bernard Shomali is a queer Palestinian poet and associate professor in Women’s\, Gender\, and Sexuality Studies at Williams College. She received an MA in Women’s Studies from the Ohio State University and a PhD in American Culture from the University of Michigan. Her research and creative writing occur at the intersection of transnational feminist thought\, queer of color critique\, and Arab and diasporic Arab cultural production. \nMeidulene was a fellow in the Institute for Citizens and Scholars and the Cornell Society for the Humanities. She is the author of Between Banat: Queer Arab Critique and Transnational Arab Archives (Duke University Press 2023) which won the 2024 Association for Middle East Women’s Studies book award honorable mention. She is also the author of the poetry chapbook agriculture of grief: prayers for my father’s dementia (Finishing Line Press 2024). Her current research concerns affect and embodiment in Palestinian resistance. \nCosponsored by: Center for the Study of Women\, UCLA English\, UCLA LGBTQ Studies\, UCLA Asian American Studies Center\, UCLA Gender Studies\, UCLA American Indian Studies Center\, UCLA Asian American Studies Department
URL:https://csw.ucla.edu/event/sahq-dirt-shaheed-queer-poetics-and-palestinian-resistance/
LOCATION:Center for the Study of Women\, 1500 Public Affairs
CATEGORIES:CSW originated
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251020T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251020T170000
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SUMMARY:Center for Reproductive Science\, Health and Education (CRSHE) Distinguished Speaker Series
DESCRIPTION:Attend the UCLA Center for Reproductive Science\, Health and Education (CRSHE) Distinguished Speaker Series featuring Diana E. Ramos. \nWhen: Monday\, October 20\, 2025 4:00 p.m. PT \nWhere: California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI). UCLA Campus \nRegister here. \nRegistration is required.Seating is first come\, first served and is not guaranteed. \nAbout the speaker : Dr. Diana E. Ramos\, was appointed Surgeon General of California in 2022. She is avisionary public health leader dedicated to advancing the wellbeing of all communities. Dr. Ramoschampions efforts to address reproductive and maternal health outcomes\, adverse childhood experiences\,and mental health\, shaping policies that leave a lasting impact across the state. As an alumna of UCLA’sFielding School of Public Health with more than three decades as an Obstetrician Gynecologist\, Dr.Ramos has also held leadership roles at the local\, state\, and national levels. A recipient of the Latino SpiritAward and the Public Health Leadership Award\, she is a powerful voice for health equity.
URL:https://csw.ucla.edu/event/center-for-reproductive-science-health-and-education-crshe-distinguished-speaker-series/
LOCATION:California Nanosystems Institute\, UCLA
CATEGORIES:Cosponsorship
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251023T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251023T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T123412
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SUMMARY:Barbra Streisand Center Annual Lecture feat. Timothy Snyder
DESCRIPTION:Date: Thursday\, October 23rd \nTime: 6 pm\, Reception to follow \nLocation: UCLA California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) at 570 Westwood Plaza Los Angeles\, CA 90095 \nRegister to join virtually.\nTalk\nTimothy Snyder\, Chair in Modern European History is giving a public lecture at UCLA CNSI on the topic\, The Truth about Freedom: How Lies Oppress and How Facts Liberate. He is supported by the Temerty Endowment for Ukrainian Studies Director and is involved with Public History\, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy University of Toronto. Additionally\, Synder is the bestselling author of “On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century” and “On Freedom”. Copies of Timothy Snyder’s book “On Freedom” will be available for purchase and signature. \nPanel\nThe talk will be followed by a panel discussion on the topic of Global Lessons on Authoritarianism and Resistance\, featuring \nJu Hui Judy Han\, Associate Professor\, Gender Studies\, UCLA \nShannon Speed\, Director\, American Indian Studies Center\, Special Advisor to the Chancellor on Native American and Indigenous Affairs\, Professor\, American Indian Studies\, Anthropology and Gender Studies\, UCLA \nModerated by Jessica Cattelino\, Director\, UCLA Barbra Streisand Center
URL:https://csw.ucla.edu/event/public-lecture-featuring-timothy-snyder-chair-in-modern-european-history/
LOCATION:California Nanosystems Institute\, UCLA
CATEGORIES:Streisand Center
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251026
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251207
DTSTAMP:20260403T123412
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SUMMARY:A Place of Rage: Women and Anger on Screen
DESCRIPTION:Post-#MeToo\, films and television — many by women — have redefined female anger not as pathology or threat but as\, in Lorde’s words\, “loaded with information and energy.” This series\, inspired by the work of scholar and UCLA School of Theater\, Film and Television Professor Kathleen McHugh\, explores how women’s rage\, long silenced\, can be reclaimed through feminist filmmaking\, challenging familiar tropes and reframing women’s anger as purposeful. \nThe series \, A Place of Rage\, examines anger as a site of clarity\, resistance and transformation and considers how genres once hostile to female subjectivity have become platforms for feminist disruption. This collection serves as a visual conjuring of the uses of anger: when wielded with precision\, on women’s own terms\, our rage can move beyond catharsis to radical change. \nSeries programmed and notes written by UCLA Professor Kathleen McHugh and Public Programmer Beandrea July \nCommunity partners: UCLA Center for the Study of Women | Barbra Streisand Center\, Women in Media \n 
URL:https://csw.ucla.edu/event/a-place-of-rage-women-and-anger-on-screen/
LOCATION:Billy Wilder Theater\, 10899 Wilshire Blvd.\,\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90024\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cosponsorship
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251029T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251029T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T123412
CREATED:20251020T224947Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251022T224758Z
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SUMMARY:Academic Freedom and The Crisis of the Democratic University
DESCRIPTION:Date: October 29th\, 2025 \nTime: 10am – 5pm \nLocation: Royce 314 \nAttend the Academic Freedom and The Criss of the Democratic University program\, a symposium on higher education in honor of Michael Meranze.
URL:https://csw.ucla.edu/event/academic-freedom-and-the-crisis-of-the-democratic-university/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251102T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251102T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T123412
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LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T223606Z
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SUMMARY:"Wanda": Free Screening by UCLA Film & Television Archive
DESCRIPTION:Date: Sunday\, November 2nd \nTime: 7pm \nLocation: Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum \nUCLA Film & Television Archive is hosting a free screening of Wanda along with a Q&A and book signing with Elena Gorfinkel\, author of “BFI Classics: Wanda\,” moderated by Archive Research and Study Center Officer Maya Montañez Smukler. \nIn 1970\, Wanda screened at the Venice Film Festival as the sole U.S. entry winning the International Critics Prize. Actor-turned-filmmaker\, Barbara Loden\, directed\, produced and co-starred in the production of Wanda\, also being her directorial debut. The film follows Loden in a quiet and captivating portrayal of an apathetic young woman on a journey through a bleak and rural Pennsylvanian landscape. On her filmmaking approach\, Loden said\, “I’ve got more movies in me\, but they will have to be done my way. I’m not interested in entertaining people. I only want to do things that mean something to me\, that I can say about a human being on film and then communicate that feeling to others.” \nIn her new book\, Elena Gorfinkel draws on archival sources to trace the film’s feminist legacies\, and its lasting influence on contemporary filmmakers\, artists and writers.—Archive Research and Study Center Officer Maya Montañez Smukler \nCosponsored by: Center for the Study of Women
URL:https://csw.ucla.edu/event/wanda-free-screening-by-ucla-film-television-archive/
LOCATION:Billy Wilder Theater\, James Bridges Theater
CATEGORIES:Cosponsorship
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251113T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251113T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T123412
CREATED:20251030T232737Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T184017Z
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SUMMARY:Embryonic and Fetal Rights? What it Would Mean for Pregnant People and Reproductive Rights\, Health\, and Research
DESCRIPTION:When: November 13\, 10- 11 am PST \nWhere: Virtual. RSVP to attend. \nJoin a discussion featuring: \nProfessor Mary Ziegler\nPanelist\nUC Davis School of Law\nAuthor\, Personhood: The New Civil War Over Reproduction \nHeather Shumaker\nPanelist\nSenior Director State Abortion Policy\, National Women’s Law Center \nDr. Amander Clark\nPanelist\nFounding Director UCLA Center for Reproductive Science\, Health\, and Education \nDiana Kasdan\nModerator\nLegal and Policy Director\, UCLA Law Center on Reproductive Health\, Law\, and Policy \nRSVP here\nCosponsors: CSW|Streisand Center\, UCLA Network for Reproductive Health & Gender Equity\, the Center for Reproductive Science\, Health and Education (CRSHE)\, the Bixby Center\, and the Center on Reproductive Health\, Law\, and Policy at UCLA Law.
URL:https://csw.ucla.edu/event/embryonic-and-fetal-rights-what-it-would-mean-for-pregnant-people-and-reproductive-rights-health-and-research/
CATEGORIES:Cosponsorship
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251113T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251113T183000
DTSTAMP:20260403T123412
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SUMMARY:Noura Erakat on Revisiting Zionism as a Form of Racism and Racial Discrimination
DESCRIPTION:When: Thursday\, November 13 at 5:30 pm\nWhere: On the UCLA campus\nRSVP for the address.\nOn November 10\, 1975\, the UN General Assembly passed Resolution 3379 declaring Zionism as a Form of Racism and Racial Discrimination. A coalition of states introduced the resolution at the start of the 30th session of the General Assembly as an amendment to the Decade Against Racism in the context of Third World Revolt against imperialism; Palestinian liberation was central to this agenda. This lecture will explore the historical context that led to the introduction of this resolution\, its drafting history\, including racial theories of Zionism that were introduced during the deliberations as well as the intense procedural maneuvers that aimed to subvert it all together. Though a hard won victory\, the PLO rescinded the resolution in 1991 as a precondition for entering the Oslo Accords. This discussion will both mark the 50th year anniversary of the resolution as well as its contemporary relevance. \nProfessor Erakat’s talk will be followed by a panel discussion with Professor Nour Joudah (Asian American Studies) and Professor Robin D.G. Kelley (History). \nBio:\nNoura Erakat is Professor of Africana Studies and Criminal Justice at Rutgers University\, New Brunswick. She is the author of Justice for Some: Law and the Question of Palestine (Stanford University Press\, 2019)\, which received the Palestine Book Award and the Bronze Medal for the Independent Publishers Book Award in Current Events/Foreign Affairs. In 2023\, Noura co-chaired an Independent Task Force on the Application of National Security Memorandum-20 to Israel\, a report documenting how U.S. arms to Israel have been used in violation of U.S. and international law and which was submitted to the White House. She is co-founding editor of Jadaliyya and an editorial board member of the Journal of Palestine Studies as well as Human Geography. She is a co-founding board member of the DC Palestinian Film and Arts Festival. She has served as Legal Counsel for a Congressional Subcommittee in the US House of Representatives\, as Legal Advocate for the Badil Resource Center for Palestinian Refugee and Residency Rights\, and as National Organizer and Legal Advocate of the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation. Noura has also produced video documentaries\, including “Gaza In Context” and “Black Palestinian Solidarity.” Noura completed a non-resident fellowship of the Religious Literacy Project at Harvard Divinity School as well as a Mahmoud Darwish Visiting Professorship at Brown University. In 2022\, she was selected as a Freedom Fellow by the Marguerite Casey Foundation. In 2025\, the University of Ghent awarded the Amnesty International Chair in recognition of her contribution to human rights and scholarship.
URL:https://csw.ucla.edu/event/noura-erakat-on-revisiting-zionism-as-a-form-of-racism-and-racial-discrimination/
CATEGORIES:Cosponsorship
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251114T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251114T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T123412
CREATED:20251104T173117Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T173533Z
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SUMMARY:Faculty Writing Retreat - November 2025
DESCRIPTION:RSVP Here\n\nJoin CSW|Streisand Center for a day-long retreat where you can concentrate on your own work alongside like-minded colleagues.\n\n\n\nFriday\, November 14 \n10 am – 4 pm Hershey Hall Salon (Room 158) \nDo you want to block out a day for writing and contemplation? The Faculty Writing Retreat is your solution. Join us for a day-long retreat where you can concentrate on your own work alongside like-minded colleagues—we will hold the world at bay for you. Breakfast and lunch will be provided in the beautiful setting of Hershey Hall Salon. \nThe writing retreat provides a peaceful place to write as well as meals; please bring your computer and any other materials you may need to work. If you have an extension cord\, please bring it\, as power outlets are limited. Also bring some extra clothes for layers\, as the space sometimes tends to be cool. \nWe also offer a parallel virtual retreat with brief introductions and check-ins. \nDuring lunch\, there will be an optional conversation about the writing process.. \nIf you register to attend in person and your plans change\, please let us know immediately so that we may offer your spot to the long waitlist. No-shows will not be granted an in-person spot at future writing retreats. \nIf you are no longer able to attend in person\, please e-mail csw@csw.ucla.edu to let us know. \nCosponsored by: CSW|Streisand Center\, the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music\, the UCLA School of Arts and Architecture\, the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research & Creative Activities (ORCA)\, UCLA Humanities\, UCLA Social Sciences\, UCLA School of Theater\, Film\, and Television \nSave the date for future Faculty Writing Retreats:\nRegistration will be available the week following the most recent retreat. \nFriday December 5 \nFriday February 20 \nFriday March 6 \nFriday May 15
URL:https://csw.ucla.edu/event/writing-retreat-november-2025/
LOCATION:Hershey Salon
CATEGORIES:CSW originated
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251114T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251114T163000
DTSTAMP:20260403T123412
CREATED:20251117T230654Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251117T230654Z
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SUMMARY:Beyond Sanctuary: UCLA Luskin Institute on Inequality and Democracy
DESCRIPTION:When: Friday\, November 14th from 10am to 4:30pm \nWhere: 2355 Public Affairs Building\, UCLA \nRSVP Here \nUCLA Luskin Institute on Inequality and Democracy presents “Beyond Sanctuary”\, a series of dialogues intended to restituate the imperial vest in the global histories — and posssibilites — of decolonization and abolition.
URL:https://csw.ucla.edu/event/beyond-sanctuary-ucla-luskin-institute-on-inequality-and-democracy/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251117T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251117T200000
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SUMMARY:Women's Daily Life in Exile Lecture
DESCRIPTION:Where: UCLA Bunche Hall\, Rm 10383 \nWhen: Monday\, November 17\, 2025 / 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM (Pacific Time) \nAfter being deported from their homes\, Armenian women experienced vastly different fates depending on where they were sent within the Arab-speaking provinces of the Ottoman Empire. Those on the eastern deportation route faced famine and disease but largely avoided mass killings\, while those sent north were confined in desert tent camps and many were massacred in 1916. This lecture\, led by Dr. Anna Aleksanyan and Dr. Taner Akçam of UCLA’s Promise Armenian Institute\, will explore the varied experiences of these women and the gendered dimensions of the Armenian Genocide. This event is organized by The Promise Armenian Institute at UCLA. \nJoin the Zoom Webinar here.
URL:https://csw.ucla.edu/event/womens-daily-life-in-exile-lecture/
CATEGORIES:Cosponsorship
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251118T160000
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SUMMARY:Fiebre de carnaval: una conversación con Yuliana Ortiz Ruano
DESCRIPTION:The Spanish & Portuguese Department would like to invite you to a conversation with Ecuadorian novelist and poet Yuliana Ortiz Ruano. In this conversation\, Ortiz Ruano will discuss her recently translated novel Carnival Fever (Fiebre de Carnaval)\, her practice as a writer\, and the intersections of decolonial thought and Black and Caribbean intellectual traditions in Latin America. \nWhen: November 18\, 2025\, 4:00 PM \nWhere: Lydeen Library\, Rolfe Hall 4302 \nThis event will be in Spanish. Light refreshments will be served. \nYuliana Ortiz Ruano is an Afro-Ecuadorian writer\, poet\, and teacher\, as well as a DJ of Afro-Caribbean music. She has published several books of poetry and prose\, including the multi award-winning Fiebre de carnaval (Carnaval Fever)\, which was chosen as one of the 50 best books of 2022 by El País. She is also the author of the poetry books Sovoz\, Canciones del fin del mundo\, y Cuaderno del imposible retorno a Pangea\, and the book of short stories Litorales. She was selected by the International Writers in Residence program in Granada\, Spain in 2023\, and was chosen for the Translator Choice II award at the LATINALE Latin America Literature Festival in Berlin. Her first novel\, Carnaval Fever\, won the Joaquín Gallegos Lara Award (Ecuador)\, the Primo Romanzo Latinoamericano Award (Italy)\, and the PEN Translation Award (UK).
URL:https://csw.ucla.edu/event/fiebre-de-carnaval-una-conversacion-con-yuliana-ortiz-ruano/
CATEGORIES:Cosponsorship
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251118T193000
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SUMMARY:Lynn Hershman Leeson: Private I
DESCRIPTION:When: Tuesday\, November 18\, 2025\, at 7:30 PM \nWhere: Hammer Museum \nPioneering conceptual artist Lynn Hershman Leeson\, known for her six-decade exploration of technology\, identity\, and surveillance\, joins Margot Norton\, Chief Curator at BAMPFA\, for an evening of video screenings and discussion. Leeson will reflect on her visionary works including the Roberta Breitmore series to her innovative interactive installations and her new book Private I\, which examines the intersections of art\, technology\, and selfhood in today’s hyper-connected world. \nNo registration required. Seat is first come. 
URL:https://csw.ucla.edu/event/lynn-hershman-leeson-private-i/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251205T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251205T160000
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SUMMARY:Faculty Writing Retreat - December 2025
DESCRIPTION:Join CSW|Streisand Center for a day-long retreat where you can concentrate on your own work alongside like-minded colleagues!\n\n\n\nFriday\, December 5th \n10 am – 4 pm Hershey Hall Salon (Room 158) \nDo you want to block out a day for writing and contemplation? The Faculty Writing Retreat is your solution. Join us for a day-long retreat where you can concentrate on your own work alongside like-minded colleagues—we will hold the world at bay for you. Breakfast and lunch will be provided in the beautiful setting of Hershey Hall Salon. \nThe writing retreat provides a peaceful place to write as well as meals; please bring your computer and any other materials you may need to work. If you have an extension cord\, please bring it\, as power outlets are limited. Also bring some extra clothes for layers\, as the space sometimes tends to be cool. \nWe also offer a parallel virtual retreat with brief introductions and check-ins. \nDuring lunch\, there will be an optional conversation about the writing process. \nIf you register to attend in person and your plans change\, please let us know immediately so that we may offer your spot to the long waitlist. No-shows will not be granted an in-person spot at future writing retreats. \nIf you are no longer able to attend in person\, please e-mail csw@csw.ucla.edu to let us know. \nCosponsored by: CSW|Streisand Center\, the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music\, the UCLA School of Arts and Architecture\, the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research & Creative Activities (ORCA)\, UCLA Humanities\, UCLA Social Sciences\, UCLA School of Theater\, Film\, and Television \nSave the date for future Faculty Writing Retreats:\nRegistration will be available the week following the most recent retreat. \nFriday February 20 \nFriday March 6 \nFriday May 15
URL:https://csw.ucla.edu/event/faculty-writing-retreat-december-2025/
CATEGORIES:Cosponsorship,Streisand Center
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