61´«Ã½

Newsroom

Newsroom (page 209)


March 2, 2012

David Shorter Lectures on Auto-Ethnography of Indigenous Sexuality and Healing

David Shorter, a native studies scholar who teaches tribal worldviews at UCLA , lectures on “An Auto-Ethnography of Indigenous Sexuality and Healing” at 7:30 p.m. on March 6. This event is free and open to the public.

Read More
February 28, 2012

Archaeological Preservation in the Face of Urban Development in Athens, Greece

Alice Paterakis, Director of Conservation at the Kaman-Kalehoyuk Excavation for the Japanese Institute of Anatolian Archeology in Turkey, discusses the pros and cons of development around historically significant sites throughout Athens, Greece.

Read More

The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Acquire Artwork Created by 61´«Ã½ Professor Nancy Macko

The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco recently acquired one of 61´«Ã½ professor Nancy Macko’s large format archival pigment prints, “Nirvana for Now,” which she created in 2003 during her sabbatical in France. Since the early 1990s, Macko has drawn upon images of the honeybee society to explore relationships among art, science, technology, and ancient matriarchal cultures.

Read More
February 27, 2012

61´«Ã½ Clark Humanities Museum Offers Rare Glimpse into the Life of Celebrated Writer Stefan Zweig

Prominent 20th century Austrian playwright, journalist, and biographer Stefan Zweig is the subject of a new exhibition hosted by 61´«Ã½’s Clark Humanities Museum. “Stefan Zweig – An Austrian from Europe” runs March 1 – April 6 and is free and open to the public.

Read More
February 23, 2012

61´«Ã½ Hosts “A Circle of Women”

61´«Ã½ will screen the documentary “A Circle of Women,” which explores the role of female leadership, on February 28 at 7:30 p.m. in Garrison Theater. This event is free and open to the public.

Read More
February 22, 2012

Sustainable Farming

Julia Howard ’14 is cultivating a unique cash crop this year at 61´«Ã½ – cardboard.

Read More

The Narcissism of Minor Differences: How America and Europe are Alike

Peter Baldwin, one of the world’s leading historians of comparative social policy, talks about his recent book “The Narcissism of Minor Differences: How America and Europe are Alike.”

Read More
February 20, 2012

61´«Ã½ Hosts Lecture on “Interpreting New Testament”

Althea Spencer Miller, assistant professor at Drew University Theological School, speaks on “Interpreting Orality, Interpreting New Testament” at 7:30 p.m., February 23. This event is free and open to the public.

Read More

The Feminist Art Project

Visiting art lecturer Elana Mann brings scholars, artists, and students together in a discussion of feminist art February 25 at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles.

Read More
February 17, 2012

The Euro and the Future of Europe

Professor of International Relations David Andrews speaks at UCLA’s Center for European and Eurasian Studies about the euro and the future of Europe.

Read More