Please note this event has been canceled UCLA's Department of Classics invites you to an International Conference on “Plato and Lyric Poetry” on Friday and Saturday, May 10-11, 2024 in Dodd Hall 248. For more information and the complete program, please click here. Featured Speakers will be: David Blank Michael Brumbaugh Pierre Destrée Marcus Folch...
The Andean Working Group is pleased to announce that Dr. Vladimir G. Gil Ramon (Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru) will be delivering a talk on Monday, May 13. Please check back in the coming weeks for additional information.
Please note that this event has been canceled The UCLA Department of Classics invites you to a lecture by Alex Walthall (Associate Professor of Greek and Roman Archaeology, Classics, UT Austin) titled A City in Transition: Reflections on Recent Investigations at Morgantina (Sicily). The talk will take place on Monday, May 13 at 12:00 pm...
While the usual rendering and understanding of the Tower of Babel narrative (Gen 11:1–9) presumes the existence of one unified divine and human language (usually Hebrew, but with other candidates) between Eden and Babel, an alternative narrative imagines there having already existed a totality of ‘seventy” languages from the beginning, and only at Babel having...
The Center for the Study of Religion invites you to a talk by Steven D. Fraade on Tuesday, May 14 from 4:00–5:00 pm in Royce 306. While the usual rendering and understanding of the Tower of Babel narrative (Gen 11:1–9) presumes the existence of one unified divine and human language (usually Hebrew, but with other...
The Graduate Student Association of Archaeology (GSAA) will be holding the 10th annual UCLA Graduate Archaeology Research Conference on Tuesday, May 16 – Wednesday, May 17. This year's theme is Plural Geographies: Exploring Alternative Ecologies and Navigating Through the Field. The conference will take place in person at UCLA, with some hybrid aspects on Zoom. The...
Weaving Community: A Presentation of the UCLA SNF Hellenic Center’s Work in Greece and Los Angeles Lecture by Professor Sharon Gerstel Director, UCLA Stavros Niarchos Foundation Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture September 29, 2024 2:00 PM Huffington Center, St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral Reception to follow Introductory remarks by the Honorable Christina Valassopoulou, Consul General...
The Cotsen Institute of Archaeology is pleased to invite you to its first Wednesday Talk of 2024-25. On October 9 at 12:00 pm, Kylie Thomsen (PhD Candidate, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, UCLA) will speak on “Approaches to Studying Statuary Reuse in Ancient Egypt”in Fowler A222. As usual, pizza will be provided. For more information, please see...
Pourdavoud Institute Fall 2024 Welcome Reception Wednesday, October 9, 2024 4:00 – 6:00 pm Royce Hall 306 Registration Required The Pourdavoud Institute for the Study of the Iranian World is pleased to announce their fall reception. In the company of its supporters, colleagues, academic affiliates, students, and esteemed guests, the director and staff shall be...
