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Jia Zhangke on Jia Zhangke by Michael Berry
"Jia Zhangke on Jia Zhangke" is an extended dialogue between UCLA film scholar Michael Berry and the internationally acclaimed Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke. Drawing from extensive interviews and public talks, this volume offers a portrait of Jia’s life, art, and approach to film-making.
The Culture of Us: From Cave Art to K-Pop
Comparative literature scholar Martin Puchner has worked on the Norton World Literature Anthologies and is the author of several non-fiction books, including "Literature for a Changing Planet" and "The Written World." His latest offering, "Culture: The Story of Us," spans a wide range of history, beginning with the earliest moments of ancient cave art, and leading all the way up to the modern day pop music of South Korea.
Kleber Mendonça Filho
When reading film director/writer Kleber Mendonça Filho's finished scripts, it is possible to identify the decisions made while filming is already in progress, and in doing so to understand more deeply the creative process from one of today's leading filmmakers.
Order "Três roteiros: O som ao redor, Aquarius, Bacurau" in Portugese
The Woodstock of House
"The Woodstock of House: An island of love, peace, and unity in a sea of conflict" was shown on the opening night of the African Diaspora International Film Festival in Washington, D.C. in August 2023. The film outlines an untold oral history of house music's inception in Chicago, which serves as a key reference point to our program examining the Japanese influence in the Soulful House music lineage.
Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville
Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville rank among the most noteworthy writers in the pantheon of classic American literature. In our Short Stories program we read and discuss tales from two of their collections.