Organized by the Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies Date: December 3, 2019 Time: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Location: 314 Royce Hall RSVP for this event In this groundbreaking history, Pamela Nadell asks what does it mean to be a Jewish woman in America? Weaving together stories from the colonial era’s matriarch Grace […]
Reflect on the creativity and significance of ‘Black on Both Sides’ by Yasiin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def) with UCLA musicology professor Shana Redmond. Join this one-of-a-kind listening party at the @hammer_museum on 12/13: https://hammer.ucla.edu/programs-events/2019/12/black-on-both-sides-listening-party/
“Does Online Partisan Media Affect Attitudes and Behavior?” Abstract: In today’s fragmented online media ecosystem, does exposure to political news through partisan media have a measurable effect on citizens’ political attitudes and behavior? Or are these outlets merely preaching to the choir? And if such media effects exist, are they durable and homogeneous across political […]
Economic Forecast & Trend January 16, 2020 8:00am-11:00am The L.A. Grand Hotel Downtown 333 S. Figueroa St. Los Angeles, CA 90071 The Los Angeles Business Journal will host a discussion on economic trends and forecasts. Our panel of regional experts will share their insights on the biggest headlines and where the market is going in […]
Film Screening: The Incredible 25th Year of Mitzi Bearclaw (2019)The UCLA American Indian Studies Center will be hosting the Los Angeles premiere of award-winning visual artist and filmmaker Shelley Niro’s new feature film, The Incredible 25th Year of Mitzi Bearclaw. A Q&A will follow with Director Shelley Niro. Please RSVP by Thursday, January 9, 2020 […]
“Policing, Mental Health, and Racialized Incorporation: Evidence from Muslim American Communities Targeted by CVE Programs” Abstract: Since President Obama’s 2011 strategic plan to counter violent extremism through community partnerships, local law enforcement agencies across the U.S. have implemented community policing programs targeting Muslim American communities with the stated goal of building trust and generating greater […]
Beyond the Case: The Logics and Practices of Comparative Ethnography Oxford University Press, 2020 Corey Abramson, Associate Professor, University of Arizona Neil Gong, Junior Fellow, Michigan Society of Fellows (Reach out if you'd like to meet individually.) Abstract: How do ethnographers engage in comparison, and how do they ground their methodological and analytical choices? […]
Monday, January 27, 2019 4–6 PM UCLA Bunche 6275 RSVP: http://bit.ly/NanibaaGarrison Intersections of AIS & STEM presents “Genomics in the Age of Indigenous Data Sovereignty,” a talk by Dr. Nanibaaʼ Garrison (Diné), who is the recipient of an NIH K01 career development award to explore perspectives of tribal leaders, physicians, scientists, and policy makers on […]
Join the American Indian Studies Center for film screening, research presentation, and Q&A with co-screenwriter and Associate Professor of Anthropology, Dr. Stephen Acabado. The Old Kiyyangan Story is an anthropological film based on oral histories and archaeological excavations at the Old Kiyyangan Village, Ifugao, Philippines. Location: 352 Haines Hall Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSEv1Dgvh38
“A Theoretically-driven Approach to Measurement” Abstract: Item Response Theory (IRT) models are widely used in political science as a dimensional-reduction technique: they reduce variation in multiple variables to continuous variation along one or more latent dimensions. One-dimensional IRT models have a conceptual advantage in doing so in that the latent dimension they identify has intrinsic […]
