Events

In its 2005 Super Bowl commercial, McDonald’s presented the Quarter Pounder with Cheese as an “hors d’oeuvre,” a tongue-in-cheek appropriation of French exquisiteness in food culture. It built on the democratization of gourmet cuisine in the U.S., which had its breakthrough more than forty years earlier in a cooking show on a local public television...

The Italian Club invites you to a special screening of La leggenda del pianista sull’oceano on February 18 from 5–7 PM in Royce 314. Directed by Academy Award–winning Italian filmmaker Giuseppe Tornatore and based on Alessandro Baricco’s monologue Novecento, the film tells the story of a legendary pianist born aboard an ocean liner who spends...

The UCLA Department of European Languages & Transcultural Studies, in collaboration with the UCLA School of Theater, Film & Television, presents a special screening of Toni, Mio Padre, followed by a conversation with filmmaker Anna Negri. This intimate documentary explores memory, political trauma, and the complex father–daughter relationship between Negri and her father, philosopher Toni...

Maka is a documentary about Geneviève Makaping — an anthropologist, journalist, and the first Black woman to serve as editor-in-chief of an Italian newspaper. Tracing her migration from Cameroon across the desert and the Mediterranean Sea to her arrival and life in Italy, the film capture both her personal resilience and her reflections on race,...

Join the UCLA Department of European Languages and Transcultural Studies (ELTS) for an exclusive evening with Annick Cojean, a world-renowned senior reporter for Le Monde. In dialogue with Professor Lia Brozgal, Cojean will explore her distinguished career in journalism and the innovative adaptation of her investigative reporting into new artistic forms—including graphic novels and theater.

Join us for an interactive session with Wonda VR founder and CEO Arnaud Dressen, exploring how immersive technologies are reshaping education, storytelling, and cultural engagement. From virtual cities and historical environments to AI-assisted learning experiences, immersive tools are transforming the way we explore languages, cultures, and knowledge. In this session, we will discuss how universities...

Join us for a dedicated session with ECA Partners, a leading executive search and talent solutions firm specializing in private equity and high-impact industry roles. This is a unique opportunity to explore career pathways beyond academia and gain insight into how advanced degree holders — including PhDs — transition into consulting, recruiting, and private equity-adjacent...