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...
There exists a near universal consensus on the word democracy, which is often seen as an absolute good and virtually untouchable taboo. But to avoid its possible idealizations, distortions, and even imposition on others, Italian philosopher Gianni Vattimo proposes not strengthening but weakening democracy. Just as his pensiero debole consists in a liberation from the strong (that is, violent) structures...
The Multispecies Futures Lab Spring Social will featured food, interactive performances, and a multispecies trivia contest with prizes. This is an opportunity for anyone curious about the new lab and to mingle with other ecoculturally fascinating humanimals from different parts of the campus community.
Please join us for a screening and discussion with the filmmaker, Adrian Duncan, on Latina, Latina, a hybrid documentary on fascist-era architecture in Italy.
