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October 2013 Events 2013 Asia in the Humanities/Humanities in Asia Forum The Crisis in Humanities: What Can the Study of Asia Offer? with presentations and discussion by David Schaberg, Dean of Humanities and Professor of Asian Languages & Cultures, UCLA and Ping-chen Hsiung, Director, Research Institute for the Humanities and Professor of History, Chinese University of Hong Kong Monday, October 21 4:00-6:00 PM UCLA Faculty Center Hacienda Room More on the Asia in the Humanities/Humanities in Asia Initiative Girl Rising From Academy Award-nominated director Richard E. Robbins, Girl Rising is an innovative film that spotlights the stories of nine unforgettable girls born into unforgiving circumstances. Journeying around the globe to witness the strength of the human spirit, Girl Rising demonstrates the power of education to change a girl–and the world. Wednesday, October 30 6:30pm Reception; 7:30pm screening followed by Q & A with Martha Adams-Senior Producer James Bridges Theater, UCLA Organized by the UCLA African Studies Center and co-sponsored by the UCLA Asia Institute October Asian Studies Spotlight Events at UCLA Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies & Art History Department Saturday, October 12 Archaeology, Buddhism and the Avant-garde: A Symposium Celebrating Donald McCallum’s Engagement with Japanese Art 9:00 AM-5:00 PM Royce Hall 314 Humanities Conference Room October 18-19 The Antonym of Forgetting: Global Perspectives on Human Rights Archives Two-day symposium exploring the complex political, ethical, legal, and cultural challenges faced in the creation, preservation, and use of records documenting human rights crises. Organized with support from the Pacific Rim Research Program 9:00 AM-5:30 PM Room 11360 Young Research Library Conference Center Center for India and South Asia Friday, October 25 The Pen and the Stethoscope Talk by noted author and physician Abraham Verghese 3:00-5:00 PM Korn Convocation Hall Anderson School of Management Center for Korean Studies Friday, October 25 Time of Crisis and Time for Renewal: Korean Christianity, 1945-2015 The 2013 Dongsoon Im and Mija Im Conference of Korean Christianity 9:00 AM-5:00 PM 10383 Bunche Hall RSVP Required Center for Jewish Studies Sunday, October 27 Jewish Refugees in Shanghai (1933-1941) An exhibition bringing together for the first time photos, personal stories and artifacts from Shanghai’s Jewish Refugee Museum, along with an international conference on Shanghai culture that puts this extraordinary exhibition in context. 11:00 AM - 6:30 PM UCLA Hillel 574 Hilgard Ave Pre-registration Required More events posted here
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