Events

Join UCLA English for this remote event to celebrate the publication of Professor Jennifer Smith’s translation of The Book of Faith by Reginald Pecock (UCLA-CMRS, 2020). Saturday, February 18, 2023 9:00am to 10:00am PST / 12:00pm to 1:00pm EST Zoom Link: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/94335688131 Organizer: Arvind Thomas, UCLA Feel free to contact Arvind Thomas, +1-310-307-9132; email: arvindthomas@g.ucla.edu, if...

The Racial Violence Hub invites you to join our 2023 round table event "Anti-Muslim Racism, Palestine, and White Supremacy" on Tuesday, February 21st from 12-2 pm PST. In-person in Kaplan Hall 193 or online. Click here to join the livestream. Panelists: • Dr. Sherene H. Razack, UCLA, Gender Studies Penny Kanner Endowed Chair, author of...

Join us for an evening with poet Vijay Seshadri, author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning 3 Sections.  Seshadri is also the author of That Was Now, This Is Then, The Long Meadow, and Wild Kingdom. His poems, essays, and reviews have appeared in publications and anthologies including The Nation, The New Yorker, The Paris Review, Ploughshares,...

Kanner Forum: Hsuan Hsu

Author and visual storyteller Melanie Ho will discuss the research behind her award-winning book, Beyond Leaning In: Gender Equity and What Organizations are Up Against, a Silver medalist at the 2022 Axiom Business Book Awards. Learn about Melanie’s journey through Alternative Academic (AltAC) career paths which culminated in writing this novelized diversity, equity and inclusion...

Join UCLA English for the Grace M. Hunt Memorial English Reading Room Writers Series: Tea and Conversation with Manuel Muñoz and Alejandro Varela Authors Muñoz and Varela will discuss their writing. This event is followed by Some Favorite Writers: Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya at the Hammer Museum at 7:30pm. Visit the Hammer Museum...

Authors Mona Simpson, Manuel Muñoz, Alejandro Varela, and Justin Torres discuss the foundational work of Chicano literature Bless Me, Ultima by the late Rudolfo Anaya (1937-2020). Muñoz will also read from his new book The Consequences, and Varela will read from his National Book Award nominated novel, The Town of Babylon. This event is free...

UCLA English faculty, graduate students, and staff are invited to attend our Welcome Week Reception, honoring visiting prospective English graduate students. Monday, March 13 at 5pm Royce 306 Balcony (Weather permitting. Royce 314 otherwise.)