Latest Past Events

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 […]

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 […]

“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.