Visualizing Music: from Iconography to Notation In this seminar, Professor Owen Wright will explore modes of visualising music, from representations in paintings to diagrams in theoretical texts.
Promoting democracy in the context of terrorism: Experimental evidence from Burkina Faso Join us for a talk exploring how democratic values can be strengthened in terrorism-affected contexts. The talk will discuss findings from a Burkina Faso study showing how strategic messaging can effectively build democratic resilience against authoritarian threats.
Doing research on, in and around Chinese financed, constructed and maintained Parliament buildings in Africa This talk examines the construction of African parliament buildings by the Chinese state as a significant modality of contemporary diplomatic engagement, offering a critical lens on Sino-African relations and the evolution of African political institutions.
From Communities to Collections: The Modern Endangered Archives Program in South Asia and Beyond This presentation introduces UCLA Library's Modern Endangered Archives Program (MEAP), detailing its community-driven framework for preserving endangered cultural heritage, with a focus on South Asian projects and the application process.
The historical legacy of Hu Yaobang for contemporary elite politics in China Robert Lee Suettinger's recent biography of Hu Yaobang, 'The Conscience of the Party', informs this discussion on political struggle among CCP elites and the legacy of 'reform and opening'.
The New Hinterlands of Global China: Digital Connection, Suspension, and Precarity in Southeast Asia This presentation explores how people build a sense of place and community in the development zones and corridors that have become focal sites of Chinese investment in Southeast Asia.
Life Beyond the Border: Film & Stories of Escape from North Korea Join us for a film screening of 'On The Way To South', followed by a panel discussion and Q&A with the film directors who document the heroic stories of escapes from North Korea, together with first-hand testimonies from North Korean escapees.