UCLA Luskin Center for History and Policy

Peter Cole, Book Discussion, "Dockworker Power: Race and Activism in Durban and the San Francisco Bay Area"
2019-01-10 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Bunche 6339
Peter Cole, Book Discussion, “Dockworker Power: Race and Activism in Durban and the San Francisco Bay Area”
January 10, 12:00-1:30
Bunche 6339
RSVP: lindsayking@ucla.edu

Ros Remer, Workshop Series: "Putting History to Work: Saving Historical Treasures"
2019-01-28 12:00 - 13:30 | Bunche 6339
Ros Remer, Workshop Series: “Putting History to Work: Saving Historical Treasures,” Workshop Series – Putting History to Work
January 28, 12:00-1:30
Bunche 6339
RSVP: lindsayking@ucla.edu

Night of Ideas: Los Angeles
2019-02-01 18:00 - 2019-02-02 00:00 | Natural History Museum, 900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles,, CA, 90007, United States
February 1, 2019 | 6 pm – Midnight
Night of Ideas is a worldwide event that celebrates the stream of ideas between countries, cultures, and generations. Each year, people around the globe come together to learn about and discuss the latest discoveries and issues facing the world today.
L.A. lineup includes “Liminal Soundbath” with Jónsi (of Sigur Rós), Alex Somers, and Paul Corley; vegan fashion show produced by Le Frenchlab; panel discussions and mini-talks on the environment and future cities with U.S. and French thought leaders; live DJs and musical performances; French film screenings; science speed dating and much more.
Facing Our Time
NHM, in collaboration with the Consulate General of France in Los Angeles, will present this year’s Los Angeles program for Night of Ideas.

This year’s theme, “Facing Our Time,” explores global challenges around ecological and climate change through the lenses of science, nature, and art.

Join us as we fill our Museum with intellectuals, researchers, musicians, and artists who will bring to life questions related to the nature of our current political, social, and ecological moment, ways to effect change in response, and the power of imagination and creativity. It’s a night of engaging discussions, live music, pop-up performances, food, readings, art installations, screenings and much more, in celebration of the rich cultures of the U.S. and France.

Free Event with Reservation
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PANELS (45-60 mins)
North American Mammal Hall, Level 2

Each discussion forum in the North American Mammal Hall will be moderated by Patt Morrison, L.A. Times journalist, author and Emmy-winning television and radio host.

6:30 pm: Climate Economics with Robert Lempert and Nathalie Blanc
7:45 pm: Human Adaptability with Christian Clot and Shane Campbell-Staton
9 pm: Green Cities with Lauren Faber O’Connor and Matt Petersen
10:15 pm: Animal Biodiversity with Yves Frenot, Ursula K. Heise, and Mark Gold

MINI LECTURES (20 mins)
Age of Mammals Gallery, Level 1

6:30 pm: Sustainable Architecture with Philippe Rahm
7:15 pm: Bringing Life Back to Barren Land with Valer Clark and Juliette Roy
8:15 pm: What Future Without Nature with Bruno David
9 pm: Lessons from Past Civilizations Affected by Climate Change with Damien Leloup
9:45 pm: Hot Weather, Hot Wine with Kevin Pogue
10:45 pm: Extreme Environments with Francois-Michel Le Tourneau

SCREENINGS / TALKS
3D Theater

7:00 pm: Building in a time of collapse with Nicola Delon, Architect and Kulapat Yantrasast, moderated by Jon Christiansen
8:20 pm: Climaticism: Literature in the Era of Global Warming with Philippe Rahm, Caroline Ford, and Karen Tei Yamashita, moderated by Dominic Thomas
9:40 pm: Screening of film 16 Sunrises

SCREENING
Gem & Mineral Hall, Level 1

7:30 pm: Screening of A Border in the Jungle with introduction by Francois-Michel Le Tourneau

BLACK MARKET OF KNOWLEDGE/ SCIENCE SPEED DATE
Rotunda – Level 1

6:30 pm – 8 pm
LA Mammals with Miguel Ordeñana
What is a Garder’s Role in Today’s World? with Daniel Feldman
Changing Oceans with Regina Wetzer
In Defense of Synthetic Smells with Saskia Wilson-Brown
How and Why Do People Eat Bugs? with Aly Moore
Anthropocene with Emily Lindsey

8:30 pm – 10 pm
Survival Tips from a Physicist with Clifford Johnson
Invasive Species with Jann Vendetti
Dangerous Cocktails: Sea Water and Minerals with Aaron Celestian
Philosophy of Scientific Inquiry with Kirk Fitzhugh

JR DeShazo, Workshop Series, "How Historical Analysis Can Benefit Policy Analysis"
2019-02-06 12:00 - 13:30 | Bunche 6339
JR DeShazo (Luskin School of Public Affairs), “How Historical Analysis Can Benefit Policy Analysis,” “Workshop Series – Putting History to Work”
Monday, February 6, 12:00-1:30
Bunche 6339
RSVP: lindsayking@ucla.edu

Martha Jones, "Birthright Citizens: Bringing the Past to the Present in Troubled Times"
2019-03-06 16:00 - 18:00 | Bunche 6275, Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles
Martha Jones (Johns Hopkins), “Birthright Citizens: Bringing the Past to the Present in Troubled Times,” The Historian in Society Lecture Series
Martha Jones (Johns Hopkins History)
March 6, 2019, 4:00-6:00
History Department Conference Room (Bunche 6275)
RSVP: lindsayking@ucla.edu

Jon Christensen, Workshop Series, “Communicating History to a Wide Audience”
2019-03-11 12:00 - 13:30 | Bunche 6339
Jon Christiensen (UCLA Institute of Environment and Sustainability), “Communicating History to a Wide Audience,” “Workshop Series – Putting History to Work”
Monday, March 11, 12:00-1:30
Bunche 6339
RSVP: lindsayking@ucla.edu

Shlomo Ben-Ami, Faculty and Graduate Student Colloquium, "Historian to Diplomat: What Does the Past Teach Us about the Present?"
2019-03-12 12:00 - 13:30 | Bunche 6275, Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles
Event Title: Shlomo Ben-Ami, Faculty and Graduate Student Colloquium, “Historian to Diplomat: What Does the Past Teach Us about the Present?”
Date and Time: March 12, 12:00-1:30 pm
Location: Bunche 6275
RSVP: rsvpluskin@history.ucla.edu

James Loeffler, "Double Amnesia: Rethinking the History of Zionism and Human Rights"
2019-04-08 17:00 - 18:30 | Law School 1314
James Loeffler, “Double Amnesia: Rethinking the History of Zionism and Human Rights”
April 8, Time: 5:00-6:30 pm
Location Law School 1314
RSVP: rsvpluskin@history.ucla.edu

Lonnie Bunch - ""The Power of the Past through the Creation of the Museum"
2019-04-16 19:00 | Fowler Museum, 308 Charles E Young Dr N, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, United States
“The Power of the Past through the Creation of the Museum”
The Historian in Society Lecture Series
Lonnie Bunch, Director, National Museum of African American History and Culture
Director Bunch joins the Luskin Center for History and Policy to discuss the role of the historian in shaping today’s society. Director Bunch has been the director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture since 2005. He has written widely on topics in American history, including the Black military experience, all-Black town in the American West, and the American presidency. He formerly served as the curator of history at the California African American Museum in Los Angeles, where he organized award-winning exhibitions about Black Los Angeles.
Parking Information can be found at
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April 16, 7:00 pm
Place: Fowler Museum Lenart Auditorium
RSVP: rsvpluskin@history.ucla.edu

Jacob Soll, "The Reckoning: Intellectual History and an Unexpected Journey into Contemporary Politics,"
2019-04-22 17:00 - 19:00 | Bunche 6275, Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles
Jacob Soll (USC), “The Reckoning: Intellectual History and an Unexpected Journey into Contemporary Politics,” The Historian in Society Lecture Series
Jacob Soll (USC History)
Monday, April 22, 5:00-7:00 pm
Bunche 6275
RSVP: rsvpluskin@history.ucla.edu
In 2014, Jacob Soll published The Reckoning: Financial Accountability and the Rise and Fall of Nations. Quite unexpectedly, the book became a central tool in public financial politics in Europe, in particular, the Greek Debt crisis. Professor Soll works closely with the Greek government, the European Commission, the Portuguese government, world financial leaders, and other stakeholders, and he has become a close working friend of the Prime Minister of Spain and of former prime ministers of the UK.
A best-seller, particularly in Asia, The Reckoning took the author into the heart of European politics, but also into the center of world finance and financial reform. This talk will explain how history can be used as an effective language for political and financial reform.

William Baer, Workshop Series, "A History of Housing Development and Implications for the 21st Century"
2019-04-29 12:00 - 13:30 | Bunche 6339
William Baer, Workshop Series, “A History of Housing Development and Implications for the 21st Century,” Workshop Series – Putting History to Work
William Baer (USC)
April 29, 12:00-1:30 pm
Bunche 6339
RSVP: lindsayking@ucla.edu

Luskin Fellows Tendayi Achiume, Madina Thiam, Anita Vukovic, Workshop Series, "Developing a New Approach to Migration and Policy-Making in Africa"
2019-05-15 12:00 - 13:30 | Bunche 6339
Luskin Fellows Tendayi Achiume, Madina Thiam, Anita Vukovic, Workshop Series, “Developing a New Approach to Migration and Policy-Making in Africa,” Workshop Series – Putting History to Work
May 15, 12:00-1:30 pm
Bunche 6339
RSVP: rsvpluskin@history.ucla.edu

Luskin Fellows Chien-Ling Zeleny, Tracy Tong, and Joyce Kuo, Workshop Series, "Healthcare Rationing and the Ethnic Boundaries of Indigenous People: The Making of Californian Indians, the Ainus, and the Manchu People"
2019-05-20 12:00 - 13:30 | Bunche 6339
Chien-Ling Zeleny, Tracy Tong, and Joyce Kuo (Luskin Center Fellows), “Healthcare Rationing and the Ethnic Boundaries of Indigenous People: The Making of Californian Indians, the Ainus, and the Manchu People,” Workshop Series – Putting History to Work
Date and time: May 20, 12:00-1:30
Location: Bunche 6339
RSVP: rsvpluskin@history.ucla.edu

Dr. Liron Lavi, Dr. Shaiel Ben-Ephraim - "The 2019 Elections: What do they Say about Democracy in Israel?"
2019-05-22 12:00 - 13:00 | Bunche 6339
Are Israel’s 2019 elections a revealing local case of global
populist trends? Two experts on Israeli politics and
policy, Dr. Liron Lavi and Dr. Shaiel Ben-Ephraim, will
discuss this question. Dr. Lavi will present on the rise and
divergence of the Right, and its contemporary and future
implications for the political map in Israel. Dr. Ben-
Ephraim will discuss the potential annexation of the
occupied territories, and the influence of Trump’s policy
on the Israeli political arena.
Dr. Liron Lavi is a Research Fellow at the Y&S Nazarian
Center for Israel Studies.
Dr. Shaiel Ben-Ephraim has served as a Postdoctoral
Fellow at the Y&S Nazarian Center for the 2017-2018 and
2018-19 academic years.

RSVP Requested: rsvpluskin@history.ucla.edu

Panel Discussion, "History and the Contest over Memory Today"
2019-05-30 16:00 - 17:30 | Bunche 6275, Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles
Panel Discussion, “History and the Contest over Memory Today,” Panelists: James Grossman, Robin D. G. Kelley, and Wendy Lower

“Reparations for Slavery: History and Current Debate" Ana Lucia Araujo, Howard University
2019-10-10 16:00 - 18:00
Please join us for the LCHP opening event:.
“Reparations for Slavery: History and Current Debate”
Ana Lucia Araujo (Howard University)
October 10, 2019
4:00pm-6:00pm | UCLA School of Law, Room 1314
This lecture explores the notions of symbolic, material, and financial reparations and how a variety of social actors have demanded reparations for slavery and the Atlantic slave trade over the last three centuries in different slave societies and societies with slaves in the Americas. The lecture examines the recent resurgence of demands for reparations for slavery in the Caribbean and the United States.
The LCHP “Reparations in Context” Series explores different global contexts in which reparations have been proposed as a tool of restorative justice. It seeks to link history and policy by exploring past cases and considering best practices in the future.
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*Please note that the room has a maximum capacity of 50. Seats will be first come, first serve.

Co-sponsored by the UCLA Center for Africa Studies, the UCLA Latin American Institute, the UCLA Promise Institute for Human Rights, and the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA

Toward Deeper Understanding: A Conversation with Leslie Gilbert Lurie and Julie Lindahl
2019-10-22 18:30 - 20:30 | UCLA Law, Room 1420
Toward Deeper Understanding
Leslie Gilbert-Lurie, daughter of a Holocaust survivor and Julie Lindahl, granddaughter of an SS officer, relate their family legacies to the world today.
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
7:15 – 8:30pm
6:30pm Light Reception
UCLA Law, Room 1420
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"White Nationalism in Southern California" A Report from a LCHP Research Team
2019-10-23 12:00 - 14:00 | Bunche Hall 6339, Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles
“White Nationalism in Southern California”
A Report from a LCHP Research Team
October 23, 2019
12:00pm-2:00pm | Bunche Hall 6275
A LCHP team of undergraduate and graduate students spent the summer uncovering the little-known history of white nationalism in Southern California. Research team member Sarah Johnson (Ph.D Candidate, UCLA Department of History) noted about the research findings, “The report examines the history, ideology, geographic presence, and internet activity of white nationalism and white nationalist groups in Southern California and will also provide policy suggestions for addressing and preventing the rise and expansion of white nationalism in the region.” The team will present its report to the public on October 23.
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"Turkey's War against Syria's Kurds: A Regional and International Crisis"
2019-10-31 12:00 - 14:00 | Bunche 6275, Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles
“Turkey’s War against Syria’s Kurds: A Regional and International Crisis”
Panel Discussion by Professor Asli Bali (UCLA Law) and Professor James Gelvin (UCLA History)
Thursday, October 31, 2019
12:00pm-2:00pm
Bunche Hall 6275
In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s order withdrawing American troops from northern Syria, where they had been stationed in the war against ISIS, Turkey invaded, ostensibly to clear Syrian Kurds from the Syrian/Turkish border. The panel will discuss the origins of the crisis and its ramifications.
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"Understanding Spatial Inequality: Framing the Problem Using Quantitative Evidence" Kenya Covington (UCLA)
2019-12-02 12:00 - 14:00 | Bunche 6275, Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles
“Understanding Spatial Inequality: Framing the Problem Using Quantitative Evidence”
Kenya Covington (UCLA)
December 2, 2019
12:00pm-2:00pm | Bunche Hall 6275
Spatial inequality focuses on the spatial dimensions of social inequality; it is concerned with the uneven geographic distribution of both undesirable and desirable features of communities that determine the well-being of families and communities overall. To address spatial inequality problems quantitative evidence is key to more precisely describe what may be an abstract concept to society at large. Using effective problem definition strategies are critical as one attempts to garner support for policy action.
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“Putting History to Work: A Workshop on History and Policy” is a monthly LCHP series designed to be a forum for skills-building and presentation of research in the intersecting fields of history and policy. This workshop will answer a variety of practical questions for historians who want to make their research relevant to policy. How do historians address present-day problems in their work? What sorts of professional knowledge is needed? The workshop is principally intended for graduate students and faculty interested in applying historical knowledge to contemporary problems. It will feature a range of experts offering insight on a wide array of skills.

“The Border Goes to Work: Organizing Undocumented Workers in 1970's Los Angeles"
2019-12-03 12:00 - 14:00 | Bunche Halll, 6265 Reading Room, Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles
LCHP Lecture Series
“The Border Goes to Work: Organizing Undocumented Workers in 1970’s Los Angeles”
Tobias Higbie (UCLA) and Gaspar Rivera-Salgado (UCLA)
December 3, 2019
12:00pm-2:00pm | Bunche Hall 6265 (Reading Room)
Tobias Higbie and Gaspar Rivera-Salgado explore the two decades before 1986 to identify the deeper roots of social movement innovation and immigrant political participation.

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Open House at Luskin Center for History and Policy
2020-01-24 13:00 - 15:00 | Bunche 6339
Open House at Luskin Center for History and Policy to explore research project on American soft power in the Middle East

Margaret O'Mara (University of Washington): "The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America"
2020-01-30 14:00 - 16:00 | Bunche 6275, Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles

Governor Michael Dukakis (Northeastern): "How the U.S Killed Iranian Democracy – and Dealing with the Consequences"
2020-02-04 12:00 - 14:00 | Bunche 6275, Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles

“Japanese American Reparations: History And Community in Addressing Past and Present Injustices” Panel
2020-02-13 17:00 - 19:00 | Bunche 6275, Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles
Panel with Valerie Matsumoto (UCLA), Richard Katsuda (NCRR), Kathy Nishimoto Masaoka (NCRR), Traci Kato-Kiriyama (Tuesday Night Project), Glen Kuo Kitayama (Teacher at LAUSD)

Marques Vestal (UCLA): "Tenant Lessons on Rent and Housing in a Time of War: WWII Rent Control in Los Angeles, 1942-1950"
2020-03-04 16:00 | Bunche 6339
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"The Right to Vote Then and Now: A Symposium on the 100th Anniversary of the Ratification of the Woman Suffrage Amendment"
2020-03-08 13:00 - 16:00 | Royce Hall 314

Why History Matters - Reckoning With Our Rights: The Legacy of Voter Access in California
2020-10-01 17:00 - 18:00
The event recording is now available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/WQ8KoVdi3No

Carla Pestana
Chair and Professor
Joyce Appleby Endowed Chair of America in the World
UCLA Department of History
&
The UCLA Luskin Center for History and Policy
invite you to attend
Why History Matters
Reckoning With Our Rights:
The Legacy of Voter Access in California

a panel discussion featuring
Alex Padilla
California Secretary of State
Alisa Belinkoff Katz
Associate Director, LA Initiative – UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
Lorrie Frasure
Interim Director, Bunche Center for African American Studies
Associate Professor, UCLA Department of Political Science
Dean Logan
Recorder/County Clerk, Los Angeles County Registrar
moderated by
Zev Yaroslavsky
Executive Director, LA Initiative

Thursday, October 1, 2020
5:00 p.m. PDT
Live streaming via Zoom

Please submit your questions in advance of the webinar via email to:
hnadworny@support.ucla.edu (by Wednesday, September 30 at 12:00 p.m.)
Instructions to join the webinar will be provided once your registration has been confirmed.

About the Why History Matters series: The UCLA Department of History is proud to present the series “Why History Matters.” The series is dedicated to the belief that historical knowledge is an indispensable, and often missing, ingredient in public debate. Over the course of the year, “Why History Matters” events will bring historians into conversation with prominent public officials and personalities on issues of contemporary relevance.
In collaboration with

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A CENTURY OF FIGHTING TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN LOS ANGELES (WEBINAR)
2020-10-15 14:00 - 15:00
A CENTURY OF FIGHTING TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN LOS ANGELES
The Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) is studying congestion pricing to manage the region’s heavy traffic and unpredictable travel times. We examined a century of programs to reduce congestion and found that several strategies were pursued over and over again in different eras. Los Angeles repeatedly built new street, highway, and transit capacity, regulated drivers and vehicle traffic flows, increased the use of information about traffic conditions, and controlled land use to influence traffic. Road pricing was proposed a century ago but not implemented and congestion grew despite these many efforts. In this webinar, learn how current studies are promising and can be informed by lessons learned from past congestion policies.
SPEAKERS
Martin Wachs, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering and City and Regional Planning, University of California
Peter Sebastian Chesney, Ph.D Candidate and Fellow at the Center for History and Policy, University of California
Yu Hong Hwang, Master’s Candidate in Urban and Regional Planning, University of California
Jeff Davis, Senior Fellow, Eno Center for Transportation

Access the Research Report
Download the Slides
Watch the Recording

From Farm Labor To Your Family Table
2021-03-01 15:00 - 2021-03-05 16:00 | Webinar
This event will be held daily beginning on March 1 to March 5 from 3:00pm to 4:00pm.
