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SUMMARY:The Future of History: Have We Reached the End of History Again?
DESCRIPTION:Introducing a new multi-part series on “The Future of History\,” presented through the Luskin Public History Program at the Wende in conjunction with the UCLA Luskin Center for History and Policy. \nThis panel revisits the conclusion of political scientist Francis Fukuyama in his 1992 book The End of History and the Last Man\, that we have reached “the universalization of Western liberal democracy as the final form of human government.” Today\, we are forced to ask whether the rise of illiberal authoritarianism marks a new end of history. \nHow should we think about the next phase of history? As part of an unfolding journey into the future\, or as the beginning of the end? \nMiloš Jovanović is Assistant Professor of History at UCLA. His first book\, Cities of Dust and Mud: Urbanism and Bourgeois Fantasy in the Balkans (Stanford University Press\, 2026)\, explores the social costs of elite-led urban change. His new research project\, Spaces of Empire: The Habsburg World and its Afterlives\, examines the diverse trajectories of urban spaces after imperial collapse. \nDavid N. Myers is Distinguished Professor of History and holds the Sady and Ludwig Kahn Chair in Jewish History at UCLA. He is the founding director of the UCLA Luskin Center for History and Policy. He also directs the UCLA Initiative to Study Hate\, the UCLA Dialogue Across Difference Initiative\, and the UCLA Bedari Kindness Institute. He is the author or editor of more than fifteen books\, including American Shtetl (winner of the 2022 National Jewish Book Award). \nNatasha Piano is Assistant Professor of Political Theory in the Department of Political Science at UCLA. She specializes in democratic theory and the history of political thought\, focusing on realist and empirical traditions in political science and Italian political theory. Her book\, Democratic Elitism: The Founding Myth of American Political Science (Harvard University Press\, 2025)\, examines how misinterpretations of elite theory shaped American political systems. \nTerry Tang is Executive Editor of the Los Angeles Times. Appointed in 2024\, she is the first female editor in the paper’s history. Before joining the Los Angeles Times in 2019\, she served as director of publications and editorial at the American Civil Liberties Union and held multiple editorial roles at The New York Times. She holds a BA from Yale and a JD from New York University School of Law. \nAbout the Meyer and Renee Luskin Public History Program at the Wende: \nThis series is made possible through the extraordinary generosity of Meyer and Renee Luskin\, visionary philanthropists whose support has advanced groundbreaking research and community engagement across Los Angeles and beyond. Through their commitment to education\, policy innovation\, and public history\, the Luskins have transformed institutions such as UCLA\, where the Luskin Center for History and Policy is pioneering efforts to apply historical analysis to contemporary challenges. Their dedication to fostering knowledge and civic dialogue ensures that history remains a vital resource in shaping a more just and informed society. \nAs the Wende’s galleries will be open during this program\, you may enter through the front doors of the museum. Theater doors open 15 minutes before the start time. Seating is first come\, first served. An RSVP does not guarantee admission once capacity is reached. No late entry.
URL:https://wendemuseum.org/event/the-future-of-history-have-we-reached-the-end-of-history-again/
LOCATION:Glorya Kaufman Community Center at the Wende Museum\, 10858 Culver Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90230\, United States
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SUMMARY:Music/Words LA: Curated by Inna Faliks
DESCRIPTION:The third installment of the popular Music/Words LA at the Wende once again brings together music and poetry. Curated by pianist Inna Faliks\, this performance features violinist Varty Manouelian\, cellist Ben Hong\, and poet Michelle Bitting in a live exchange between sound and language. \nThis program includes the music of Saint Saens\, Chopin\, Bach\, Kurtag\, Bartok and Shostakovich. Performance of the compositions will unfold alongside readings by Bitting\, creating a dialogue that shifts between voice and instrument\, text and tone. \nOriginally founded by Faliks in New York\, Music/Words has evolved into a platform for artists working at the intersection of music and text. This Los Angeles residency at the Wende builds each program around close listening\, live collaboration\, and the changing balance between composition and language. \nInna Faliks is Head of Piano and Professor of Piano at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music and author of Weight in the Fingertips: A Musical Odyssey from Soviet Ukraine to the World Stage. \nVarty Manouelian is a violinist and educator. He is a Lecturer of Violin at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music\, teaches violin and chamber music at the Colburn Academy and the Crowden School Preparatory Academy\, and coaches chamber music at the Apple Hill Festival in New Hampshire. \nBen Hong is a cellist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic\, where he has performed for over 30 years. He is active as a chamber musician and educator\, with regular appearances at Walt Disney Concert Hall and collaborations across Southern California. \nMichelle Bitting is a poet and essayist whose collections include Notes to the Beloved and Broken Kingdom. Her work appears widely in literary journals\, and her readings emphasize the sonic and performative dimensions of language. \nSpecial thanks to Yamaha Artist Services. \nAs this event takes place during museum open hours\, guests may check in at the front of the museum. The garden side gate will open 30 minutes before the start time and is available for ADA access and check-in. Theater doors open 15 minutes before the start time. Seating is first come\, first served. An RSVP does not guarantee admission once capacity is reached. No late entry.
URL:https://wendemuseum.org/event/musicwordsla3/
LOCATION:Glorya Kaufman Community Center at the Wende Museum\, 10858 Culver Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversation,Music
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SUMMARY:#Standing4BlackGirls Music and Poetry Festival
DESCRIPTION:The #Standing4BlackGirls Music and Poetry concert festival will feature original multi-genre music and spoken word performances by Black female-identifying and queer artists. Headlined by internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter-guitarist Malina Moye\, the event will raise awareness about disproportionate gender-based violence experienced by Black women and girls in L.A. County and beyond\, while providing powerful testimony to the lived experiences and creativity of local and national Black women artists\, musicians\, and BIPOC community allies. This event is sponsored by the Women’s Leadership Project\, a Black feminist mentoring\, advocacy and civic engagement organization based in Los Angeles\, in partnership with Black Skeptics Los Angeles\, with generous funding made possible by the Culver City Cultural Affairs Commission and Sony Music. Featured musicians include Mystical Joyride\, Naomi Wilson\, Berklee College of Music\, Maurock Music Academy and AMPA Hamilton HS youth. \nDoors open at 3pm. This all ages event is free and open to the public.
URL:https://wendemuseum.org/event/standing4blackgirls-music-and-poetry-festival/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Community Partner,Conversation,Music
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