Join us for a conference on American literary history to discuss origins, paradigms, and future directions of the field. The conference explores how the study of American literature has evolved in relation to its Cold War origins, its reinvention in response to the social movements of the 1960s and 1970s, and its reinvigoration through cultural […]
Join UCLA English for a poetry reading featuring Camille Ralphs, author of After you Were, I Am. Register here to attend. Light refreshments will follow the event. Camille Ralphs, born 1992, is a poet, critic and editor. Her poems and translations have appeared or are forthcoming in magazines including the New York Review of Books, The […]
Book launch, reading, and discussion with Smokii Sumac Join Ktunaxa poet Smokii Sumac as he reads from his second book of poetry, Born Sacred: Poems for Palestine, a journalistic poetry collection reflecting on Palestinian and Indigenous solidarities, genocides, life, and liberation, released earlier this year. Register here to attend. Smokii Sumac is a Ktunaxa two […]
Doors will open at 4:30 p.m. Professor Greenblatt’s remarks will be followed by a moderated Q&A session with UCLA English Professor Claire McEachern. Presented by the UCLA College, UCLA School of Law, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and UCLA Social Sciences. IMPORTANT INFORMATION To attend the in-person event at the UCLA Luskin Conference Center, […]
Join us for the symposium, “Indigiqueer, Trans*, and Two-Spirit Relations and Worldmaking,” on Friday, October 10 at 10:00am – 4:30pm in the Founders’ Room at the James West Alumni Center. This gathering is open to everyone: students, scholars, and community members. Breakfast snacks and lunch will be served. Register here to attend. Please write Ho’esta […]
Edible Entanglements: Race, Environment and Ethics October 14, 2025 (Tuesday) 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., UCLA Royce Hall, Room 314 Full schedule is available here. Free healthy lunch is provided for all attendees. Event is sponsored by UCHRI. Come and hear international leaders in Food Justice including Kathy Freston (New York Times Best Selling Author) […]
All are welcome to join us for a seminar titled, “About Looking: John Ruskin and John Berger,” on Friday, October 17 from 11am – 4pm in Kaplan 193. This seminar will explore the strange affinities between two major, and yet also marginal, critics of society and art. It will consider the relations in their work […]