AT CAPACITY | A Presentation with Director Glorimar Marrero
Rolfe Hall 4302, Lydeen LibraryImage courtesy of director Glorimar Marrero Sánchez. Tuesday, March 3, 2026 4:00pm Lydeen Library, Rolfe Hall Room #4302 In person. Advance registration required. Advance Registration Required Seating is limited and advance registration is required. Please note that this event is at capacity and we can no longer accept RSVPs. The event organizers will...
Good Vibes Only. A Book Presentation by Robin James | Program in Experimental Critical Theory
Hershey Hall SalonWednesday, March 4, 2026 4:30pm Hershey Hall Salon, Hershey Hall In person Advance Registration Please note there is limited seating available, and advance registration is required. Register to attend here. The UCLA Livescu Initiative on Neuro, Narrative, and AI (NNAI) is partnering with the Program in Experimental Critical Theory, the Department of Political...
Forms of Mobility: Genre, Language and Media in African Literary Cultures
Kaplan Hall 348 415 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CAWaiting on Forever by Franco The Creator Mbilizi. Image courtesy of Stephanie Bosch Santana. Friday, March 6, 2026 2:30pm Kaplan Hall Room #348 (third floor) In person REGISTER TO ATTEND HERE About the Talk In this talk, Stephanie Bosch Santana discusses her first monograph, Forms of Mobility: Genre, Language, and...
Living on After Failure. A Talk with Irving Goh | Program in Experimental Critical Theory
Kaplan Hall 348 415 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CAThe Program in Experimental Critical Theory presents Living on After Failure A Talk with Irving Goh Tuesday, April 14, 2026 5:00pm PDT Kaplan Hall Room #348 In person Advanced Registration Advanced registration is required by Friday, April 10, 2026. REGISTER TO ATTEND HERE About the Talk In this talk, Irving Goh will...
Dean’s Lecture in Humanistic Inquiry: Kate Manne on Sensitivity and Survival
Royce Hall 314 10745 Dickson Court, Los Angeles, CAThe Inaugural Dean’s Lecture in Humanistic Inquiry Thursday, April 30 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. Royce Hall Room 314 Free admission. Reception with light refreshments to follow lecture. Advance registration strongly recommended. Presented by the UCLA College Division of Humanities The Dean’s Lecture in Humanistic Inquiry is a biennial lecture dedicated to exploring cross-cutting...
Women of the World
REGISTER TO ATTEND HERE UCLA's Comparative Literature Graduate Student Association is pleased to present Women of the World, an evening of commemoration for the struggles of women around the world. This event will take place on Saturday, May 9, 2026 from 6pm-9pm at: Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center 681 Venice Blvd. Venice, CA...
Jameson in California – and Beyond
Kaplan Hall 193 CAFriday, May 15, 2026 1:00 - 6:00 PM Kaplan Hall Room #193 (first floor) In person only Advance Registration Advance registration is required for catering purposes. REGISTER TO ATTEND HERE This day-long event will focus on Fredric Jameson’s intellectual, educational, and now archival legacy and engagement in California, and beyond. The conference will...
Roundtable on Banu Bargu’s Disembodiment: Corporeal Politics of Radical Refusal | Program in Experimental Critical Theory
Kaplan Hall 348 415 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CAThe UCLA Experimental Critical Theory Program and UC Berkeley Labor, Philosophy, and Change Working Group Present: Roundtable on Banu Bargu's Disembodiment: Corporeal Politics of Radical Refusal Friday, May 22, 2026 2:00 - 5:00 pm Kaplan Hall Room #348 (third floor) 415 Portola Plaza Los Angeles, CA 90095 In person only ...
Southernmost Sonnets: A Poetry Reading with Leo Boix
Kaplan Hall 193 CAPlease join us for a poetry reading with visiting poet, Leo Boix on October 6, 2026. Kaplan Hall 193, 4pm-5pm, followed by a reception. Open to all. Students interested in participating in a poetry workshop, “The Sonnet, the Polyglot Poem and the Borderland: Writing Between Forms, Languages and Places,” with Leo Boix should fill out this...
The Battle of Algiers – 60th Anniversary Screening
Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CAPresented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive Free admission. No advance reservations. 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. The box office opens one hour before the event. Read additional event information ...
Meet the Chair and Director of Undergraduate Studies
Kaplan Hall 348 415 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CAWednesday, October 28, 2026 3:30pm Kaplan Hall Room #350A (third floor) 415 Portola Plaza Los Angeles, CA 90095 In person REGISTER TO ATTEND Please join Professor Eleanor Kaufman (Comparative Literature Chair) and Professor Whitney Arnold (Director of Undergraduate Studies) to talk about opportunities in the department. This will be an informal conversation, so please...
Voices from Heart Failure with Dr. Marco Cordero
Kaplan Hall 348 415 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CAWednesday, October 28, 2026 5:00 PM Kaplan Hall Room #348 (third floor) 415 Portola Plaza Los Angeles, CA 90095 In person Register to attend Co-sponsored by UCLA Comparative Literature and Health Humanities Minor Dr. Marco Cordero is an Italian cardiologist, with a background in acute cardiac care and critical care, focusing particularly on heart...