The Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Los Angeles in partnership with the UCLA Department of Slavic, East European & Eurasian Languages & Cultures proudly presents on the occasion of the hundredth anniversary of Franz Kafka death, a literary reading of the latest novel by Magdaléna Platzová "Life After Kafka". The author Platzová will in person introduce on Wednesday, October 16th...
Olena Huseinova (poet, prose writer, radio host and producer; Ukraine) is the author of three poetry collections, most recently Нічний ефір (2024). Huseinova also writes short fiction and essays, some of which are featured in the anthology Ukraine 22: Ukrainian Writers Respond to War (2023). As the editor in chief at UA: Radio Culture, part...
The Center for European and Russian Studies, in cosponsorship with the Department of Slavic, East European and Eurasian Languages and Cultures, UCLA Luskin Center for History and Policy, and UCLA Center for the Study of Women - Barbra Streisand Center, invites you to a book talk with Joy Neumeyer to discuss her book, A Survivor's Education: Women, Violence, and...
The International and Area Studies Department is pleased to invite you to a special event in the UCLA Library's "Opening the Doors to Contemporary Literature" series, titled "Literature, Politics, and Identity: A Conversation with Andrey Kurkov." Join via Zoom on November 13th from 10:00 to 11:30 am Pacific time for a thought-provoking virtual program with acclaimed...
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This event is open to UCLA students, faculty and staff. Please register below. Monday, November 18, 2024 Bunche Hall Room #2209A 6:00 - 8:00 pm About the Film: A Rising Fury follows two Ukrainians from the peaceful protest in Kyiv in 2013 to the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Pavlo and Svitlana met...
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Please join the Department of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Languages & Cultures for our annual Holiday Party and Showcase event on Monday, December 2nd at 6:00PM in 314 Royce Hall! We will be enjoying an evening of cultural festivities including musical performances, poetry recitations, dancing, skits, and much more. Light refreshments will be served. We look...
Tuesday, January 28, 2025 4:00 - 5:45 pm Kaplan 311 This lecture, hosted by the UCLA Department of Slavic, East European and Eurasian Languages and Cultures, is sponsored by the UCLA Luskin Center for History and Policy and co-sponsored by the UCLA Center for European and Russian Studies. Synopsis Jaan Kaplinski (1941–2021) was one of...
The Department of Slavic, East European & Eurasian Languages and Cultures, in co-sponsorship with the UCLA CMRS Center for Early Global Studies, is pleased to present the Twenty-Fourth Winter Workshop in Medieval & Early Modern Slavic Studies. This virtual workshop will take place on Friday, February 28th, 2025 via Zoom. Program 9:00-9:10 Gail Lenhoff, UCLA...