Colonization by migration: Czech migration to the Americas, nationalist discourses and colonial fantasies in the 19th and 20th centuries

Markéta Křížová (Center for Ibero-American Studies, Charles University) discusses the cultural and symbolic connections between Central Europe and North and Latin America.

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Center for European and Russian Studies

Why in the world should a historian of Japan write about “fascism”?

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Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies

Between Canon and Coincidence: Using data-driven approaches to investigate the provenance of Indigenous Latin America collections in European museums

The BECACO team, led by Martin Berger, discuss utilizing data-driven methodologies to investigate the provenance of ethnographic and archaeological collections from Indigenous Latin America in European museums.

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Center for European and Russian Studies

Dangerous Direction: in Conversation with Meng Jinghui

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Center for Chinese Studies

Temporal Power to Reform a Nation

This presentation analyzes the Deyal Likhon wall paintings created by Bangladeshi youth during the July Revolution 2024, exploring how these murals reflect the movement's demands, emotional intensity, and unique blend of national ideology and Generation Z's global awareness.

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Center for India and South Asia

Art and Revolution: The Life and Times of Grikor Mirzaian Suni

Lecture by Ronald Grigor Suny co-organized by The UCLA Richard Hovhannisian Endowed Chair in Modern Armenian History and the HASOM Armenian Music Program, and co-sponsored by The Promise Armenian Institute at UCLA.

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The Promise Armenian Institute

Challenges to Democracy and the Struggle over Israel's Soul

Rami Hod, the Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation Distinguished Fellow at the UCLA Y&S Nazarian Center, will analyze the current challenges facing Israel's democracy, including the critical role of education in shaping democratic values.

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Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies

Reinventing Chinese Commercial Cinema: In Conversation with Dayyan Eng 伍仕贤

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Center for Chinese Studies

The Youth of Kazakhstan at the Intersection of the West and Asia: An Exploration of the Interplay Between Globalization and Traditionalization in the Kazakhstani Context

Mira Maulsharif (Narxoz University) will explore how university-educated youth in Kazakhstan engage with the multifaceted dynamics of cultural transformation stemming from the revival of traditional values and their complex interactions with religious norms, focusing on the ways in which they navigate the tensions between tradition, modernity, and globalization.

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Program on Central Asia

Política e identidad Maya Mam en el siglo XXI

Event organized by the Central American Studies Working Group

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Latin American Institute