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The prolific director/playwright Stan Lai comes home to the Berkeley campus to talk about contemporary theater, culture and creativity in Asia and the United States — and what the world would be like without theater.
Tag: culture
Professor makes case for U.S.-Mexico border without walls
March 19, 2013:
Against the background of fierce debate on immigration reform, Michael Dear’s Why Walls Won’t Work examines the often-thriving, but threatened, cross-border lives in communities straddling the U.S.-Mexico border.
Emma Goldman’s thoughts about women on the Titanic
April 13, 2012:
Emma Goldman saw women’s treatment while in safety or in danger as less than equal.
Media Advisory: Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life open house Jan. 22
January 12, 2012:
The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life to welcome the public to its new home with a Jan. 22 open house.
Sept. 10 colloquium to examine roles of history, culture in teaching and learning foreign languages
August 30, 2011:
Organizers say that since the attacks of 9/11 – despite increased awareness of the importance of history and culture in language instruction – some topics remain off-limits in the classroom.
Historic treasure of Jewish life and culture gifted to UC Berkeley
June 21, 2010:
This summer, one of the world’s preeminent collections of Jewish life, culture and history will begin arriving at its new home at UC Berkeley. The transfer of a 10,000-piece collection from the Judah L. Magnes Museum in Berkeley is being made possible through gifts totaling $2.5 million from philanthropists Warren Hellman, Tad Taube, and the Koret Foundation.
