The Americas in Concert

Pittsburgh's renowned conductor and violinist, Pablo Ardiles, to lead the Pittsburgh Youth Chamber Orchestra in collaboration with our city's leading Latin American musicians and groups.

 

    December 1, 2012, 7:30 pm

    The Hillman Center for Performing Arts
    Richard Rauh Theater
    Shady Side Academy Senior School
    423 Fox Chapel Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15238

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Social Reforms in Cuba

"Are Raul Castro's Economic and Social Reforms Working in Cuba?"

by Dr. Carmelo Mesa-Lago

Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Noon
4130 Wesley W. Posvar Hall

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CLASicos 72

 

Latest issue of CLASicos, featuring: Engineering in Brazil, Honors Day 2012, Summer programs and much more!!

 

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BRAZIL AND TURKEY

Emerging Nations in the New Global Order

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

by Dr. Lílian Cristina Burlamaqui Duarte
First Secretary of the Brazilian Embassy Ankara, Turkey

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Becoming Mexico

Culture, Politics and the Imagined Americas A Symposium

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Despite extended periods of political continuity, Mexico has traditionally been imagined as a space of instability. Mexican philosophers, poets, scholars, and statesmen have long reflected on the idea of Mexico as potential not yet realized, at once utopian and dystopian, an identity always in formation. Read more...

Center for Latin American Studies

Since 1964, the University of Pittsburgh has been committed to a Latin American studies program of unique depth and richness. Its Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) has become internationally recognized for excellence in undergraduate, graduate, research, professional education and outreach. CLAS is designated as a comprehensive National Resource Center (NRC) on Latin America by the U.S. Department of Education.

Announcements

Seminar & Field Trip - Rosario, Argentina

This Fall 10 to 15 students will be selected to participate in the Seminar and Field Trip program, and will be spending six weeks in May and June of 2013 studying and living with a host family in Rosario, Argentina, the third largest city in the country with 1.3 million inhabitants.

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CLAS Calendar

Wednesday, November 14

Cultural Event -- Mesas de Conversacion (Spanish Conversation Table)
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Panera Bread
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Thursday, November 15

Lecture -- International Career Toolkit Series: Internships & Volunteering in Pittsburgh & Abroad
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
4130 Posvar Hall
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Saturday, November 17

Cultural Event -- Latin American Cultural Union Party for a Cause
Scholarship Fundraiser
6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Urban Elite Gallery 311 Craig Street in Oakland
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