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21st Annual South East European Film Festival (SEEfest)

Celebrating the cinematic and cultural diversity of the Balkans and Caucasus from April 29 to May 6, 2026.

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Lecture Series: "Nazi Looted Art Recovery as a Model for Recovery of AGLA: Armenian Genocide Looted Art"

This lecture series, featuring Dr. Taner Akçam and Professor Michael Bazyler, will explore efforts to identify and recover Armenian art looted during the Armenian Genocide, drawing parallels with Nazi-looted art restitution.

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Sites of Encounter: Teaching About Medieval Baghdad

An online lecture for K-12 educators.

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Could Federalism Save Israel?

This is the first webinar in the Center's series "Key Legal Issues in Israel." Join us for a webinar with Professor Yishai Blank, the Dean of Tel Aviv University Law School, who will address religious, national and cultural tensions in Israel, the way local governments are managing these tensions, and how local governments can mitigate them.

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One Divan and Multiple Poets: The Strange Case of Makhfi

An online lecture in English.

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The Making of Prehistoric Silk Routes: Review, Reassessment and Future Prospects

Talk by Li Zhang, Zhengzhou University.

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Mexico and the History of Medicine and Gender

UCLA historian Elizabeth O'Brien will speak on the history of gendered medical violence and reproductive justice, with an emphasis on centering Mexico and Latin American history.

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Reading Orwell in Moscow

A talk by Natalia Vasilenok how Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 reshaped readership of history and social science books in Russia.

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Ojalá Supieras (I Wish You Knew)

A film screening organized by UCLA Library.

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Release of the 2026 Berggruen Governance Index

Join us for the release of the 2026 Berggruen Governance Index at UCLA.

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