UCLA Humanities Division

Events & Talks

Mon Feb 13 @14:00 - 05:00PM
Egypt: Whither the Revolution?

Tue Feb 14 @15:00 - 05:00PM
CNES: What is the History of Disability in the Middle East, & Why Does it Matter?

Tue Feb 14 @17:00 -
Scribes Behaving Badly? Medieval English Scribes and the Politics of Copying

Tue Feb 14 @17:00 - 06:30PM
Religious Syncretism in Roman-period Egypt

Wed Feb 15 @12:00 -
English Influence on Anglo-Norman: Reading Anglo-Norman Legal Texts

Wed Feb 15 @15:00 - 04:00PM
Russian Balalaika Orchestra at UCLA Wed. 2/15

Wed Feb 15 @16:00 -
The Christian Cult of Images and the Ancient Votive Tradition

Thu Feb 16
CNES: Law, Human Rights, and Revolution

Fellowships & Grants

Spotlight

David Schaberg appointed interim dean of humanities
Professor David Schaberg, chair of the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, has been appointed interim dean of the Division of Humanities by Chancellor Gene Block. A member of the faculty since 1996, Schaberg has served as chair of the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures and as co-director of the Center for Chinese Studies.

Schaberg earned his B.A. in Humanities Special Programs from Stanford University in 1986 and his Ph.D. in Comparative Literature (Chinese, Greek, Latin) in 1996 from Harvard University.
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Long Before The Pharaohs
An archaeological find in Egypt is providing a major breakthrough in understanding the people of the New Stone Age.

The Complexity of Emotion
Harryette Mullen, professor of English and winner of the 2010 Jackson Prize for Poetry, uses her writings to explore globalism, the African American experience, women’s issues, and a love of wordplay.

Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative receives Mellon Foundation grant
Worldwide in scope, this project, directed since 2000 by Robert K. Englund, produces high-quality digital images, text transcriptions and increasingly more translations of cuneiform records for specialists as well as for informal learners.

UC Humanities Update

Welcome back to academic year 2011-12!

And welcome to the first edition of the UC Humanities Update, a fortnightly e-news blast from UCHRI designed to bring you the latest news and information about humanities across the UC system, from opportunities for funding and networking to stories about emerging research, collaborations, events, and more.

So, what's new this month? Well, just about everything....

New Humanities Residential College

The new Humanities Residential College in partnership with the Office of Residential Life provides UCLA students with the opportunity to combine their interests in an academic field in the Humanities with their residential life on campus.