• Talk and Workshop with Rembert Hüser

    We are pleased to invite you to a talk and follow-up workshop with Rembert Hüser (Goethe University Frankfurt):   Lunch Talk: “Posts, Outposts, and Graphs: Looking at the Earth” April 10, 2025, 12:00–1:30 p.m., Royce Hall 236   Workshop: “How to Do Things with Maps” April 22, 2025, 12:00–1:30 p.m., Royce Hall 236   Please RSVP here....

  • Lost in Translation: A Talk with Cecile Wasjbrot

    The Department of European Languages and Transcultural Studies and Center for the Study of Global France at UCLA invite you to a talk with writer, Cécile Wajsbrot.  Lost in Translation  A Talk with Cécile Wajsbrot Royce Hall 236 | Thursday, April 10, 2025 | 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

  • Dante, Moses and the Book of Islam Book Talk

    The Department of European Languages and Transcultural Studies and CMRS Center for Early Global Studies at UCLA invite you to a New Book Salon, featuring Professor Morosini.  Dante, Moses and the Book of Islam. Visualizing the Qur'an from Byzantium to Filippino Lippi's Adoration Royce Hall 306 | Monday, April 14, 2025 | 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m....

  • Roberto Tottoli Lecture

    The Department of European Languages and Transcultural Studies (ELTS) and Center for European and Russian Studies (CERS) at UCLA invite you to a guest lecture, featuring Professor Roberto Tottoli.   The Qur'an in Europe, a European Qur'an:  Reading, translating and printing the Muslim holy text from the Middle Ages to modern times Bunche Hall 10383 |Tuesday, April 14,...

  • Exclusive Film Screening of “The Goat”

    We are thrilled to present an exclusive screening of The Goat, followed by a dynamic conversation with Professor Thomas Harrison (ELTS), Professor Kara Cooney (NELC), acclaimed director Ilaria Borrelli, and special guests. Do not miss this exciting opportunity to dive deep into the film and hear from the brilliant minds behind it. Please join us this...

  • Amandine Aftalion: LA 2028: How to Be a Champion Using Science

    The Center of Excellence welcomes Amandine Aftalion on April 17th at 5:30PM in Royce Hall 236. Amandine is a French mathematician, who currently serves as the Director of Research at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) - University Paris Saclay. She specializes in applying her knowledge to the fields of sports and science,...

  • Michelle Bumatay: Black Bandes Dessinées in Context

    In conjunction with the UCLA Center for the Global Study of France, we invite you to attend a talk with Michelle Bumatay (Florida State University) on April 28th, from 5pm-6:30pm in Royce Hall 236. In this talk, Prof. Bumatay, who holds a Ph.D. from our own program in French and Francophone Studies, will be disentangling...

  • Renaissance Refugees: Negotiating Displacement in the Early Modern Mediterranean

    Monday, May 5, 2025 3:00 PM | Royce Hall 23 About the Lecture During the early modern period, campaigns of ethnic cleansing forced entire populations to flee, creating diasporic networks across the Mediterranean and beyond. Ferdinand of Aragon’s “pious cruelty” as Machiavelli famously put it in the Prince, set an example that was repeatedly imitated...

  • ELTS 2025 Fall Open House

      Join us to explore all that ELTS has to offer—connect with faculty, your academic counselor, and fellow students, and discover meaningful ways to engage with our vibrant community.   Wednesday, September 24th | 1pm - 2pm | Royce Hall 236