“What is Hate?” Part 1

This two-part series of symposia offered terminological, conceptual and speculative reflections on the question of “What is Hate?” from UCLA faculty members. Part 1 is going to feature remarks from Anna Spain Bradley and Tendayi Achiume on “Hate and the Law,” Adriana Galván on “Hate and the Brain,” and Safiya Noble on “Hate and the […]

“What is Hate?” Part 2

This two-part series of symposia offered terminological, conceptual and speculative reflections on the question of “What is Hate?” from UCLA faculty members. Part 2 is going to feature remarks from Robin Kelley, Aaron Panofsky, and Karen Umemoto on “Hate and Race,” and from Norma Mendoza-Denton on “Hate and Language.” Watch recording here.

Hate Crimes, Terrorism, and the Framing of White Supremacist Violence

Bunche Hall 6275

This talk with Professor Shirin Sinnar is based on an article in California Law Review that unpacks the historical roots and contemporary implications of the hate crimes and terrorism frames. First, it explains how the “hate crimes” and “terrorism” frames took hold in our law and culture, such that they now provide alternative frames for interpreting and […]

The Uses of Hatred: A Symposium

Royce Hall - Room 306

This event will propose that a range of disciplines across the humanities have shared and suggestive investments in questions of hatred. Speakers will explore hatred as a human emotion not as it is simply decried or enabled in particular works of art, but as it is in different ways put to use. In particular, they […]

Impact Symposium

UCLA Initiative to Study Hate Invites you to our Impact Symposium. This Symposium will highlight the work of the Initiative to Study Hate (ISH), a community of multi-disciplinary researchers working to understand and mitigate hate. Date: June 3, 2024 Time: 2PM - 5PM - Reception to follow at 5PM - 6PM Click here to RSVP […]

“The State of Hate” A Three-Part Virtual Series — Part One: Hate and the Brain

“The State of Hate” is a multi-part online series co-sponsored by the Friends of Semel Institute and the UCLA Initiative to Study Hate. The series brings together UCLA experts to share new ways of understanding and mitigating hate.  The first installment in the series, “The Brain and Hate” will examine what we know about how […]

The Empirical Studies of Conflict’s 2024 Annual Meeting

UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs 1500 Public Affairs Building, 337 Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles, CA, United States

ISH, along with Princeton University and Emory University, is cosponsoring the Empirical Studies of Conflict's 2024 Annual Meeting. The meeting will be held at UCLA's Luskin School of Public Affairs on October 18-19, 2024. The program features cutting-edge research on inter-group hostility and nationalism, climate and migration, policing and peace-building. After registration, you will receive […]

Sound and Hate

Schoenberg Music Building

This half-day symposium at UCLA will explore the intersection of sound and hate, focusing on how auditory experiences can propagate, resist, and reflect social animosities. Through discussions and lectures, the event will present unique perspectives on various forms of hate from the lens of sound studies, drawing on diverse fields to examine a wide range […]