Events
January 9, 2012 to February 26, 2012
12:00pm to 5:00pm
The Undocumented Event series, which began last month at the Boyle Heights Farmers Market, will continue in January with pop-up events and activities. Time, date, and place will be announced at least twenty-four hours in advance through social media as well as via email. Each event will be different in nature and will involve community members and Chicano artists in varied capacities.
January 10, 2012
The CSRC and the Latin American Institute will co-sponsor a Melnitz Movies screening of Miss Bala on Tuesday, January 10, 7:30 p.m., at the James Bridges Theater (1409 Melnitz Hall). Miss Bala was directed by Gerardo Naranjo and is Mexico’s submission in the Best Foreign Film category for the 2012 Academy Awards.
January 12, 2012
4:00pm to 7:00pm
On Thursday, January 12, 4:00–7:00 p.m., at the Fowler Museum, L.A. Xicano curators Chon A. Noriega and Pilar Tompkins Rivas will present a Mapping Another L.A. event designed especially for teachers. Noriega, Rivas, and featured artists will offer walkthroughs of the exhibition, discussions about the works on view, and art-making activities.
January 19, 2012
In 1981 French filmmaker Agnès Varda turned her lens on L.A. mural art in Mur Murs, which features many Chicano artists and their works, including Asco’s The Death of Fashion, a performance piece that was created for the film.
January 21, 2012
L.A. Xicano co-curator Pilar Tompkins Rivas will lead a second day-long tour of murals and exhibitions on Saturday, January 21. The event starts at 10:00 a.m. at the UCLA Fowler Museum with a tour of Mapping Another L.A.: The Chicano Art Movement.
January 25, 2012
Artist Judithe Hernández will discuss her work in the CSRC’s Mapping Another L.A.: The Chicano Art Movement exhibition. She will highlight the role of women in the Chicano art movement and the relationships among the members of Los Four, Centro de Art Público, and Mechicano Art Center.
February 2, 2012
6:00pm to 9:00pm
On Thursday, February 2, 6:00–9:00 p.m., the CSRC will hold its second L.A. Xicano community-based “Undocumented Event,” this time at El Mercado de Los Angeles in East L.A. The event is co-produced by Mobile Mural Lab (MML), a mobile art space created by L.A.-based artists to foster dialogue and engage the community around matters of public art, and José Luis Gonzalez, co-founder of the historic Goez Art Studios and Gallery.
February 4, 2012
6:00pm to 9:00pm
La Santa Cecilia draws inspiration from a hybrid of Latin culture, rock, and world music. On Saturday, February 4, 6:00–9:00 p.m., at the Fowler Museum, Josh Kun, curator of the forthcoming GRAMMY Museum exhibition Trouble in Paradise: Music and Los Angeles, 1945–75, will interview the musical group. La Santa Cecilia will then take audience questions and perform a selection of songs.
February 8, 2012
Painter and muralist John Valadez will examine the development of the Chicano art movement outside East L.A., focusing on Highland Park and Downtown Los Angeles, when he gives a lunchtime Culture Fix talk at UCLA’s Fowler Museum on Wednesday, February 8, 12:00 p.m.
February 8, 2012
4:00pm to 6:00pm
Ramón A. Gutiérrez, Preston and Sterling Morton Distinguished Service Professor in United States History and the College at the University of Chicago, will present “Utopian and Dystopian Narratives of the Chicana/o Past, Present and Future” on Wednesday, February 8, 4:00–6:00 p.m., at the CSRC Library (144 Haines Hall).
February 9, 2012
3:00pm to 5:00pm
Author and La Bloga correspondent Daniel A. Olivas will read from and sign his sixth novel, The Book of Want: A Novel (University of Arizona Press, 2011), on Thursday, February 9, 3:00–5:00 p.m., at the CSRC Library (144 Haines Hall). The publisher describes it as “an enchanting blend of social and magical realism that tells a charming story about what it means to be fully human.”
February 10, 2012
1:00pm to 3:00pm
New York–based writer Sergio Troncoso will be at the Charles E. Young Research Library Presentation Room on Friday, February 10, 1:00–3:00 p.m., to read from the two books he published last year: a novel, From This Wicked Patch of Dust (University of Arizona Press, 2011), and a collection of personal essays, Crossing Borders: Personal Essays (Arte Público Press, 2011).
February 22, 2012
12:00pm to 2:30pm
Tamara Kay, associate professor of sociology at Harvard University and co-director of Harvard’s Transnational Studies Initiative, will discuss her new book NAFTA and the Politics of Labor Transnationalism (Cambridge University Press, 2011) on Wednesday, February 22, 12:00–2:30 p.m., at the CSRC Library (144 Haines Hall).
February 27, 2012
3:30pm to 6:00pm
On Monday, February 27, 3:30–6:00 p.m., the Institute of American Cultures (IAC) will hold a Winter Forum and Reception to honor the 2011-2012 IAC visiting scholars, predoctoral and graduate fellows, and research grant awardees. The event will also celebrate the launch of a re-envisioned IAC led by M. Belinda Tucker, vice provost.
March 3, 2012
2:00pm to 5:00pm
¡Feliz Cumpleaños! Ruben Salazar: The Life and Legacy of the Chicano Journalism Maestro celebrates the life and career of journalist Ruben Salazar, who covered the Chicano Movement as a reporter for the Los Angeles Times. The one-day exhibition will be Saturday, March 3, 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m, at the historic Plaza de la Raza, located in Lincoln Park in Lincoln Heights.
March 5, 2012
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Lars Ove Trans, a PhD fellow in the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies at the University of Copenhagen, will present “New Sites of Government: Voices, Silences, Exits and Re-entries in Oaxacalifornia,” a talk based on his ongoing research of indigenous migrant communities from the Mexican state of Oaxaca.
March 7, 2012
On Wednesday, March 7, 1:00 p.m., in the CSRC Library, Miguel Chavez, director of the Chicana and Chicano Studies at St. Cloud State University, will discuss his study “Las Cuatro Esquinas (The Four Corners): The Chicana and Chicano Movement in the West Side of Los Angeles, 1963–1979.” His is the first study to examine the history and development of el movimiento in four historical Mexican barrios in West Los Angeles.
April 10, 2012
1:00pm to 3:00pm
On Tuesday, April 10, 1:00–3:00 p.m., at the CSRC Library (144 Haines Hall), Gustavo Arellano will read from and sign his latest book, Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America (Scribner, 2012). Arellano addresses questions such as: What exactly constitutes “Mexican” food in the United States? What’s so cosmic about a burrito? And why do Americans love Mexican food so darn much?
April 10, 2012
4:00pm to 7:45pm
The UCLA School of Law will host “Learning Curve: The Trajectory of Education Reform Litigation in California” on Tuesday, April 10, 4:00–7:45 p.m. The symposium will comprise two panels: “The Uphill Struggle: A Progress Report on Educational Access and Equity” and “The Arc of Reform: Retooling Education Advocacy.”
April 13, 2012
12:30pm to 2:00pm
The CSRC will participate in this year’s Raza Day Interactive Fair on Friday, April 13, 12:30–1:55 p.m., at DeNeve Plaza, 351 Charles Young Drive West. The fair is part of MEChA de UCLA’s annual Raza Day Admit Weekend, organized for incoming freshmen to ease their transition from high school to the university.
April 21, 2012 to April 22, 2012
10:00am to 5:00pm
Visit the CSRC Press at the 2012 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, which will be held Saturday, April 21, 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., and Sunday, April 22, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., at the University of Southern California. The CSRC Press booth, #132, will be in area T3. We’ll have new books, DVDs, and our ever-popular T-shirts for sale.
May 5, 2012
9:00am to 12:00pm
The CSRC will have a table at the 2012 UCLA Alumni Day Info Fair, Saturday, May 5, 9:00 a.m.–noon, on the Quad. Alumni Day is a great way to connect with fellow alums while enjoying campus tours, panel discussions, and an evening concert. RSVP by April 20 for a discounted ticket rate; admission is free for 2012 graduates.
May 9, 2012
4:00pm to 6:00pm
In celebration of the fortieth anniversary edition of Floricanto en Aztlán, recently released by the CSRC Press, renowned Chicano poet Alurista will read from and sign his groundbreaking work on Wednesday, May 9, 4:00–6:00 p.m., at the CSRC Library. This book of poems, first published in 1971 at the height of the Chicano Movement, introduced a new and essentially Chicano poetic language that is part Spanish and part English, with references to the indigenous languages of Mexico.
May 24, 2012
1:00pm to 3:00pm
On Thursday, May 24, 1:00–3:00 p.m., in the CSRC Library, filmmakers Omar Foglio and José Luis Figueroa will screen and discuss their documentary Tierra Brillante. This 2010 film spotlights the ongoing crisis of lead poisoning suffered by practitioners of traditional ceramics in Mexico.
May 25, 2012
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Gloria González-López, associate professor of sociology at the University of Texas at Austin, will present the lecture “Transnational Incest: Mexican Families, Sexual Violence, and Migration” at the CSRC Library on Friday, May 25, noon–1:30 p.m. González-López will report preliminary findings from a qualitative study she conducted in 2005 and 2006 involving sixty Mexican women and men with histories of incestuous relationships.
June 1, 2012
An exhibition exploring how we measure the “authenticity” of Mexican food is on display in the CSRC Library vitrine through June 2012. Is authenticity measured by the types of ingredients used? Homemade versus store-bought? Taco shop versus chain restaurant? Or is authenticity based on the identity or ethnicity of the cook? For Chicanas and Chicanos, the kitchen is a site of tradition and familia, and the platillos—the food we eat—is as much a reflection of history and culture as it is of our language, music, and art. (April 2 - June 31, 2012)
June 7, 2012
4:30pm to 6:30pm
What better way to end the quarter than watching a U.S.-Mexico sci-fi border film?
June 13, 2012
4:00pm to 6:00pm
The next Friends of the Library event, “Preserving Family Photographs,” will be held on Wednesday, June 13, 4:00–6:00 p.m. This workshop will cover basic archival principles for preserving family photographs. Participants will learn the basics of arranging, describing, storing, and digitizing photographs for long-term preservation.
August 29, 2012
4:00pm to 6:00pm
Please join us for a commemorative event in honor of the beloved journalist Ruben Salazar, slain 42 years ago at the Chicano Moratorium on August 20, 1970.
September 18, 2012
9:30am to 11:00am
The National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC), together with the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center and Latino Decisions, has released a series of academic studies and a national poll detailing the role of the media in breeding hate and shaping public opinion about Latinos and other groups. This FREE webinar will discuss the research and findings.
September 19, 2012
Dichos is an exhibition at the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library that highlights the personal collection of David Damian Figueroa. For this exhibit, Mr.
October 3, 2012
4:00pm to 6:00pm
You are cordially invited to a reception for Dichos: The David Damian Figueroa Collection.
October 4, 2012
4:00pm to 6:00pm
Professor Olivas will discuss recent legislation and litigation addressing the rights of undocumented college students.
October 5, 2012
8:30am to 5:00pm
The seventh annual Latina/o Education Summit will take place on Friday, October 5, at UCLA. This year’s summit will focus on litigation and legislation that relate to the education of Chicanos and Latinos. The conference will be national in scope, featuring panelists from across the United States.
October 10, 2012
11:30am to 2:00pm
UCLA Chicano/Latina & American Indian faculty, staff and continuing and new students are invited to attend a free welcome reception and lunch in support of Latina/o and American Indian UCLA students.
October 10, 2012
4:30pm to 6:30pm
Please join us as we gather together graduate students, faculty, and staff to welcome the inaugural class of the Chicano/a Studies Ph.D.
October 13, 2012
10:00am to 5:00pm
Latino Literacy Now, sponsors of the International Latino Book Awards, presents the 2012 Los Angeles Latino Book & Family Festival.
October 16, 2012
7:00pm to 9:00pm
You are cordially invited to a free screening of Mosquita Y Mari, followed by a Q&A with director Aurora Guerrero.
October 19, 2012
9:30am to 7:00pm
The UCLA Queer Studies Conference 2012, "Queer of Color Genealogies," will be an all-day event with panel discussions and two keynote addresses.
October 19, 2012
7:00pm to 8:30pm
In celebration of the recent publication of the latest volume in the series A Ver: Revisioning Art History Series, titled Malaquias Montoya, author Terezita Romo will discuss with Montoya his life and work.
October 25, 2012
5:30pm to 8:00pm
Things you didn't hear in the debates!
October 26, 2012
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Despite greater numbers of women, working class people, and people of color—as well as increased visibility for LGBTQ students and staff—over the past fifty years, universities have remained “ivory towers” that perpet
November 1, 2012
2:30pm to 6:00pm
Please join us for our community altar and Day of the Dead celebration. Bring a photo, ofrenda, poem or palabras in honor of ancestors and past loved ones.
November 13, 2012
4:00pm to 6:00pm
It’s that time again—time for the CSRC’s annual open house! This year the festivities will include the opening of the latest library exhibition, Alex Donis: Floating World.
November 14, 2012
3:00pm to 5:00pm
Tales of Masked Men (2012) is a new documentary about the colorful, fascinating and mysterious world of lucha libre — Mexican wrestling.
December 3, 2012
3:30pm to 6:00pm
The Institute of American Cultures (IAC) will hold its Fall Forum and Reception on December 3, 2012.
December 4, 2012
The CSRC welcomes you to view the exhibition "Alex Donis: Floating World," installed in the library and vitrine through January 21, 2013.