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    Memory, Madness, and Messianism: Thinking with My Father, the Messiah by Gil Z. Hochberg

    Rolfe Hall 2125 345 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA

    Gil Hochberg is Ransford Professor of Hebrew, Comparative Literature and Middle East Studies at Columbia University.  She discusses her new memoir in conversation with UCLA colleagues, Hannah Jakobsen (Comp Lit), Rachel Lee (English/Gender Studies/Institute of Society & Genetics) & Michael Rothberg (English/Comp Lit). Sponsored by the Working Group in Memory Studies & the Abolition Medicine &  Disability […]

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    Out of Plain Sight

    Hammer Museum 10899 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA

    Post-screening conversation with UCLA English Professor Elizabeth DeLoughrey, UCLA Design Media Arts Professor Rebeca Méndez, and the film’s co-director, investigative journalist Rosanna Xia. Co-presented with the UCLA Department of Media Arts and the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability. From the Los Angeles Times and Pulitzer Prize-finalist Rosanna Xia, Out of Plain Sight is […]

  • Medieval Texts Reading Group

    Kaplan Hall 193 415 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA

    The UCLA Medieval Texts Reading Group welcomes undergraduate students, graduate students, staff, and faculty interested in medieval literature. Once each term, we get together to discuss a text in English translation from across the Global Middle Ages, to think about what it tells us about its cultural and literary context. Each discussion will be led […]

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    Revelation Reading: Cymbeline, Refinished

    Kaplan Hall 193 415 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA

    Join us for a screening of Cymbeline, Refinished, directed by Michael Sexton and produced by Red Bull Theater. This event is part of the Revelation Reading Series. Cymbeline, Refinished Friday, May 22nd 4:00 PM (approx. 2 hours 15 minutes) Kaplan Hall 193 The reading will feature Shakespeare’s original play, with Shaw’s reimagined final act, giving […]

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    Packer Lecture with Caleb Smith: On Disavowal

    Kaplan Hall 193 415 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA

    Join UCLA English on Tuesday, May 26 and Thursday, May 28 for the Barbara L. Packer lectures featuring Caleb Smith, professor of English and American Studies at Yale University. In addition to his formal lectures, Professor Smith will lead a graduate workshop on Wednesday, May 27. All events include a light lunch. An RSVP is […]

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    Graduate Lunch Workshop: Caleb Smith

    Kaplan Hall 193 415 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA

    Join UCLA English on Tuesday, May 26 and Thursday, May 28 for the Barbara L. Packer lectures featuring Caleb Smith, professor of English and American Studies at Yale University. In addition to his formal lectures, Professor Smith will lead a graduate workshop on Wednesday, May 27. All events include a light lunch. An RSVP is […]

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    20/21 Working Group with John Lurz (Tufts University)

    Kaplan Hall 193 415 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA

    The Barthes Fantastic: John Lurz in conversation with Louise Hornby Wednesday, May 27 at 4:00 pm Kaplan 193 John Lurz explores the intersection of literature and everyday life in the work of Roland Barthes. Doing so allows him to develop an expanded understanding of the fantastic as a conceptual category—a way of thinking—in which the […]

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    Packer Lecture with Caleb Smith: Revenge Vows

    Kaplan Hall 193 415 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA

    Join UCLA English on Tuesday, May 26 and Thursday, May 28 for the Barbara L. Packer lectures featuring Caleb Smith, professor of English and American Studies at Yale University. In addition to his formal lectures, Professor Smith will lead a graduate workshop on Wednesday, May 27. All events include a light lunch. An RSVP is […]

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    English and Writing Programs Honors and Awards Reception

    UCLA University Club 480 Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles, CA

    The English and Writing Programs Honors and Awards Reception will take place at the UCLA University Club in the Morrison room on Friday, May 29 at 5:00pm to 7:00pm. Questions about the event? Contact Marta Wallien, Programs and Media Manager mwallien@english.ucla.edu