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  • Wed 8
    Black and white photo of authors, left to right: Bob Perelman and Brian Stefans.

    An Afternoon of Poetry with Bob Perelman and Brian Kim Stefans

    April 8 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
    Kaplan Hall 193 415 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA

    Join us for an afternoon of poetry featuring Bob Perelman and Brian Kim Stefans. Perelman will share recent poems in addition to selections from his latest book, Chatty Fossils. Stefans […]

  • Thu 9
    Image of maid opening curtain to reveal a painting of a naval scene.

    Lacan’s Veil: Ekphrasis between Access and Occlusion

    April 9 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
    Kaplan Hall 193 415 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA

    Lacan’s veil, as discussed in his fourth seminar on object relations about absence and desire, represents an interesting model through which to understand description in general and especially the elevated […]

  • Fri 10

    Executive Committee Meeting

    April 10 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am Executive Committee Meeting
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    Faculty Meeting

    April 10 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Faculty Meeting
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    Undergraduate Committee Meeting

    April 10 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Undergraduate Committee Meeting
  • Thu 16
    Justin L. Mann seated at left, at right is an image of Mann's book cover.

    Getting Lost in the Dark: Three Speculations on Black Insecurity

    April 16 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
    Kaplan Hall 193 415 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA

    UCLA Department of English presents a talk by Justin L. Mann, “Getting Lost in the Dark: Three Speculations on Black Insecurity.” Register here to attend. A light reception will follow […]

  • Fri 17
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    Thinking Gender 2026 Graduate Student Research Conference

    April 17
    Founders’ Room, James West Alumni Center 325 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA

    Register for Thinking Gender — April 17 Feminist and Queer Ecologies Date: Friday, April 17, 2026 Location: James West Alumni Center Cost: Free to attend Join us for a day of graduate student […]

  • Wed 22
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    New Book Salon, “Turning Away”

    April 22 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
    Kaplan Hall 193 415 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA

    A sweeping account of how we are at our most human when we turn away from the pains of the world.  “This is a book that makes a difference, not […]

  • Thu 23
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    ARC with Maia Gil’Adí (Johns Hopkins University)

    April 23 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
    Kaplan Hall 193 415 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA

    Join the UCLA Americanist Research Colloquium (ARC) for a discussion of Maia Gil’Adí’s essay, “Wood, Cloth, Plaster: Marisol’s Surface Work.” Please email clooby@humnet.ucla.edu for a copy of the paper. In […]

  • Sun 26
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    “Because of slavery”: The Irreverent Art of Kara Walker and Harryette Mullen

    April 26 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
    The Brick 518 N. Western Avenue, Los Angeles, CA

    “Because of slavery” is the correct answer to the question: Why did the slaveholding states go to war against the free states of the Union? MONUMENTS reckons with deceptive narratives […]

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