Friday, November 15th, 2019

Conversations with Alumni: Waseem Mardini '08
Project Manager, KnowTheChain
Time:
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Presenter:
Waseem Mardini '08
Location:
4217 Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies, Asian Studies Center, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center, Global Studies Center, Global Hub and National Consortium on Teaching About Asia along with UCIS International Career Toolkit Series
Cost:
Free and Open to the Public
Contact:
Elaine Linn
Contact Email:
eel58@pitt.edu

Waseem Mardini is a 2008 graduate from the University of Pittsburgh. He then went on to obtain his Masters in International Affairs from Columbia University, studying subjects such as Human Rights, Humanitarianism, and Sustainable Development. He has worked in New York City and Washington, DC, working for groups such as the Foundation for Middle East Peace, Equitable Origin, and the Arab American Institute. He was the Policy Advisor at Publish What You Pay, where he focused on the corruption in the oil, gas and mining sectors. He also has worked on governance of extractive industries, transparency and accountability, international human rights law, and international corporate responsibility standards. Furthermore, Mr. Mardini has experience in researching human rights violations and conflict in the Middle East. Currently, he works as a Project Manager for KnowTheChain, an organization devoted to educating companies and investors about forced labor and what it means to be transparent and accountable.

Tuesday, November 12th, 2019

Conversations on Europe: Migration in the Mediterranean: A Historical Perspective
Time:
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Location:
4217 Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies, European Studies Center, European Union Center of Excellence and Global Studies Center

Thursday, November 7th, 2019

Madeline Miller's Circe - Four Evenings -- Global Literary Encounters
Time:
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Presenter:
Dr. Jacques Bromberg & Ellen Lee, Classics
Location:
Latin American Lecture Room, Hillman Library
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Studies Center along with University Library System (ULS) and Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures
Cost:
Free & Open To The Public
Contact:
Maja Konitzer
Contact Email:
majab@pitt.edu

In conjunction with the Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures program's "Ten Evenings" series, Global Studies Center is hosting "Four Evenings" pre-lecture discussions that put prominent world authors and their work in global perspective. Open to series subscribers and the Pitt Community, these evening discussions, conducted by Pitt experts, provide additional insight on prominent writers and engaging issues. A limited number of tickets to the author's lectures will be available to those who attend the discussions.

Soviet and American Plans to Survive Nuclear Armageddon
Time:
4:00 pm
Presenter:
Ed Geist, Associate Policy Researcher, RAND Corporation
Location:
4130 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, Director's Office and European Studies Center along with Matthew B. Ridgway Center for International Security Studies, Department of Communications, Department of History, Cultural Studies Program and World History Center
Contact:
Sera Passerini
Contact Phone:
4126487407
Contact Email:
smp125@pitt.edu

The United States and the Soviet Union were locked in a decades-long nuclear race. Though the Cold War rivals achieved "Mutual assured destruction" in the 1960s, both powers made plans for their respective societies to survive nuclear holocaust. This live interview with Ed Geist will examine the American and Soviet political and cultural context that influenced their civil defense efforts to withstand the ultimate catastrophe.

Wednesday, November 6th, 2019

Tracing Cultural Exchanges in World History through Primary Sources: Beyond what WE got from THEM
Time:
4:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Presenter:
Susan Douglass, K-14 Education Outreach Coordinator Center for Contemporary Arab Studies at Georgetown University
Location:
4130 Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies, Asian Studies Center, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center, Global Studies Center and National Consortium on Teaching About Asia along with Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding and The Center for Contemporary Arab Studies
Cost:
Free and Open To K-14 Educators
Contact:
Maja Konitzer
Contact Email:
majab@pitt.edu

In this workshop, participants will gain access to resources on teaching about cultural interactions as a topic of study. Using examples from the arts, technology and trade, we will explore primary sources that illustrate how to teach about these interactions through documents, objects, and artworks that represent modes of interaction. They will explore the story of classical knowledge and its transfer to Europe, as well as material culture such as foods and fabrics that moved across the eras to become global consumer products. Finally, we will discuss frameworks for teaching about the world that put the "global" into world history.

Dinner, parking, and Act 48 credit are provided. Register at https://forms.gle/bcMEw8qbPMDTS5zi7.

DAAD Lecture: A European Borderland between Localism and Globalization. The Multiethnic Region of Dobrudja/Dobrogea in the 19th/20th Century
Time:
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Presenter:
Tobias Weger
Location:
History Department Lounge, 3702 Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center

Monday, November 4th, 2019

1989 and All That: Transnational Political Upheaval and the Origins of Global Studies
Time:
4:00 pm
Presenter:
Dr. William Brustein, West Virginia University
Location:
4130 Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies, Asian Studies Center, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center and Global Studies Center
Contact:
Veronica Dristas
Contact Email:
dristas@pitt.edu

The year 1989 witnessed momentous changes in global politics: the end of the Cold War, the acceleration of global neoliberal capitalism, and the start of a long decade of internationalism and interventionism -- G.H.W Bush's famous "New World Order."

In this conversation with Dr. William Brustein, Vice President for Global Strategies and International Affairs and Eberly Family Distinguished Professor of Sociology at West Virginia University and former Director of Pitt's University Center for International Studies, we explore how the events of 1989 and their aftermath contributed to the creation of Global Studies as a Field and as an academic enterprise.

High School Model UN
Time:
(All day)
Location:
William Pitt Union and O'Hara Center
Sponsored by:
Asian Studies Center, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center and Global Studies Center along with Pitt MUN Student Club
Contact:
Susan Dawkins
Contact Phone:
4126487407
Contact Email:
sad96@pitt.edu

High school Model UN clubs from Pittsburgh and tri-state areas participated in mock UN sessions.

Friday, November 1st, 2019 to Sunday, May 3rd, 2020

Global Health and Gender Equality- SDG 5
Time:
5:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Location:
2400 Sennott Square
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Studies Center along with Office of the Vice Provost Carnegie Mellon University
Contact:
Veronica Dristas
Contact Phone:
412-624-2918
Contact Email:
dristas@pitt.edu

With each global health crisis, the interconnectedness of populations around the globe becomes more pronounced. Diseases not only affect the health of communities, but they have a profound impact on political, economic, and social stability within countries and regions. This course engages the interdisciplinary nature of global health by approaching the issue through the lens of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) developed by the United Nations. The SDGs range in focus from good health and well-being to gender equality to clean water and sanitation to affordable, clean energy. By engaging the ways that health has a stake in these goals, the course will bring the expertise of faculty from the University of Pittsburgh and CMU as well as practitioners to understand and address the issue surrounding global health from a myriad of perspectives and avenues. With an applied focus, the course will assist students in engaging and advocating for a community on a global health issue through a policy memo. This iteration of the course will examine gender equality and SDG #5.

Thursday, October 31st, 2019

Debauchery and Enlightenment in Eighteenth-Century France
Time:
4:30 pm to 6:00 pm
Presenter:
Lisa Jane Graham, The Frank A. Kafker Professor of History at Haverford College
Location:
Humanities Center, 602 Cathedral of Learning
Announced by:
European Studies Center on behalf of

Eighteenth-century France was renowned for having a high society and a philosophical movement that celebrated the pursuit of pleasure. Underneath this surface hedonism, however, one finds ambivalence about the capacity of human beings to regulate their desires without the traditional constraints of scarcity and sin. Unlike the stable and rational category of happiness, pleasure threatened to derail liberal models of self and society. I argue that this anxiety about pleasure coalesced in the category of debauchery. I will explore the meaning and scope of debauchery through a combination of police archives, medical tracts, fairytales, and political pamphlets. This attention to debauchery explains the impact of pornography in discrediting the monarchy and the importance of moral discipline in the French Revolution.

UCIS International Career Toolkit Series: StrengthsFinder 2.0 Workshop
Time:
4:30 pm to 6:00 pm
Location:
4130 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies, Asian Studies Center, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, Director's Office, European Studies Center, European Union Center of Excellence and Global Studies Center

Seeking a career that you will enjoy? Want to leverage your talents to land that future job in international affairs, government, nonprofit, or business? Attend the StrengthsFinder 2.0 Workshop. Designed by the nationally known Gallup Company to help people capitalize on their greatest talents in the workplace and on teams.

Sign up to secure one of the 20 spots available.

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Visit Elaine Linn in Global Studies (4100 Posvar Hall) to receive a free access code. Take the test, print your 5 top strengths, and bring to the workshop on Oct. 31st at 4:30pm to incorporate these talents into future internships and careers.

Angela Illig, M.S., N.C.C., Gallup Certified StrengthsFinder Facilitator, will be conducting the workshop.

Location:

Posvar Hall, Rm 4130

4:30-6pm

Sponsored by:

African Studies Program, Asian Studies Center, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, Director's Office, European Studies Center, European Union Center of Excellence and Global Studies Center

Wednesday, October 30th, 2019

Reconstructions, Utopia, Nation. Architecture as a Tool of Identity Constructions in Germany Since 1989
German Campus Week Lecture
Time:
4:00 pm
Presenter:
Philipp Oswalt
Location:
Humanities Center, 602 Cathedral of Learning
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies, Asian Studies Center, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center and Global Studies Center along with Department of German

How have German cities changed since the fall of the Berlin Wall? Why is Germany rebuilding its palaces? Join us for a discussion of these questions and more!

Monday, October 28th, 2019 to Wednesday, October 30th, 2019

Deconstruction & Reuse Conference
Time:
(All day)
Location:
Phipps Conservatory & Gardens
Announced by:
European Studies Center on behalf of Build Reuse

Tours! Workshops! Networking! The only national conference that focuses on how communities can create, support, and develop reuse economies. To register, visit www.buildreuse.org/conference

Friday, October 25th, 2019

Transnational, Hemispheric, and Cold War Arts: A Collective Book Launch
Time:
2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Location:
Humanities Center, 602 Cathedral of Learning
Announced by:
European Studies Center on behalf of Department of Communications

Thursday, October 24th, 2019

EU-China Roundtable
The business of Trade, Investment, and Global Politics
Time:
4:00 pm to 6:30 pm
Presenter:
Dr. Thomas Rawski, Department of Economics, University of Pittsburgh (Moderator)
Location:
625 Liberty Avenue, 5th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA
Sponsored by:
Asian Studies Center and European Studies Center along with Confucius Institute, German American Chambers of Commerce and European Commission

Panelists
Dr. Matthew Johnson, Principal, AltaSilva LLC and Associate Fellow, Global Diplomatic Forum
Jonas Parello-Plesner, Executive Director, Alliance of Democracies, Copenhagen and non-resident Senior Fellow, German Marshall Fund
Michelle DeMoor, Senior Trade Advisor, Delegation of the European Union to the U.S.
Dr. Jean-Marc F. Blanchard, Executive Director, Mr. & Mrs. S.H. Wong Center for the Study ofMultinational Corporations

Followed by reception.
Please register for free at euchinaroundtable.eventbrite.com

Wednesday, October 23rd, 2019

A Stroke of Good Luck: 1989 and the Beginning of the End of Apartheid in South Africa
Time:
2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Presenter:
John Stoner, Department of History and University Center for International Studies
Location:
4130 Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies, Asian Studies Center, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center and Global Studies Center

1989 doesn’t usually resonate in the chronology of significant anti-apartheid activism. Yet, that year saw the rise to power of FW de Klerk in South Africa and progress (albeit halting) towards the release of Nelson Mandela and other activists of the liberation struggle from prison, the unbanning of political organizations, and the negotiated dismantling of the apartheid state.

That trajectory, however, was a contested one with an ongoing state of emergency throughout the country, numerous acts of violence, and Winnie Mandela faced organizational exile from the United Democratic Front over allegations of violence by her supporters. This talk will explore these and other themes.

Black-European Women's Internationalism in the Late Twentieth Century
Time:
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Presenter:
Pamela Ohene-Nyako, University of Geneva
Location:
4157 WWPH
Announced by:
European Studies Center on behalf of Department of Africana Studies

Pamela Ohene-Nyako Afrolitt’ is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of General History at the University of Geneva in Switzerland. Her dissertation explores Black-European women’s transnational activism between 1968 and 2001. Pamela is also the founder of Afrolitt,’ a bilingual platform that uses literature from sub-Saharan Africa and its Black diaspora as a tool enabling critical knowledge and sharing. Its activities take place in Lausanne, Geneva and Accra. They range from reading groups to events around literature, as well as a blog and a web series.

Friday, October 18th, 2019 to Saturday, October 19th, 2019

The 1918 Flu Pandemic: Lessons Learned
Time:
5:30 pm to 3:00 pm
Location:
4130 Wesley Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center, Global Studies Center and National Consortium on Teaching About Asia

Could this happen again? The 1918 influenza pandemic was the most severe pandemic in recent history, so deadly that some countries ran out of coffins. The symptoms were horrible, giving it the name of “black flu.” Although there is no universal consensus regarding where the virus originated, it spread worldwide during 1918-1919. It is estimated that about 500 million people or one-third of the world’s population became infected with this virus. The number of deaths was estimated to be at least 50 million worldwide. Now 100 years later, we will explore in this two-day minicourse for K-12 educators the origins of the pandemic; its impact in Europe, Asia, and the Americas; and how the field of global health changed from an emphasis on tropical medicine to international health. Free materials, ACT 48, parking, and meals. This mini-course is co-sponsored by the Global Studies Center and the National Consortium for Teaching About Asia, and the European Studies Center at the University of Pittsburgh.

To register for the mini-course, go to: https://tinyurl.com/y6trunpp

For more information on the mini-course, go to: https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/global/1918-flu-pandemic-0

Thursday, October 17th, 2019

Atoms and Aliens in Eurasian Science Fiction
Time:
4:00 pm
Presenter:
Anindita Banerjee, Department of Comparative Literature, Cornell University
Location:
5405 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies, Asian Studies Center, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, Director's Office, European Studies Center and Global Studies Center along with Matthew B. Ridgway Center for International Security Studies, Department of Communications, Department of History, Cultural Studies Program and World History Center
Contact:
Sera Passerini
Contact Phone:
4126487407
Contact Email:
smp125@pitt.edu

Since the mid-20th century, science fiction has shaped our view of the nuclear. The possibilities and horrors of the nuclear has had a comparable impact on utopian and dystopian science fiction. American science fiction fans are well versed in the tropes. What was the relationship between the atom and Soviet/Post-Soviet science fiction? In this live interview, Anindita Banerjee will discuss the imagination of the nuclear in Soviet and post-Soviet science fiction.

Tuesday, October 15th, 2019

JMEUCE Lecture: Imagining Utopia, 1870s-1920s The Lost World of Socialists at Europe’s Margins
Time:
12:30 pm to 2:00 pm
Presenter:
Maria Todorova, University of Illinois
Location:
4130 Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies, Asian Studies Center, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center, European Union Center of Excellence and Global Studies Center

As part of our Year of Memory and Politics and 1989 Series, the ESC, in cooperation with REEES, is pleased to welcome Maria Todorova as a Jean Monnet Center of Excellence speaker. Based on her forthcoming book on the perceived “golden age” of the socialist idea, Dr. Todorova will present the results of her research into a rich prosopographical database of circa 3500 biographies of people born in the 19th century. Based upon the diaries, letters, biographies, and autobiographies of several generations of leftists, she investigates the intersection between subjectivity and memory during the period of the Second International and reconstructs the“structures of feeling” that inspired these individuals. Lunch will be provided!

*This event counts for the UCIS1-credit pop-up course

Thursday, October 10th, 2019

Ibram X. Kendi's How to Be an Antiracist - Four Evenings -- Global Literary Encounters
Four Evenings -- Global Literary Encounters
Time:
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Presenter:
Global Studies Center
Location:
Latin American Lecture Room, Hillman Library
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Studies Center along with University Library System (ULS) and Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures
Cost:
Free & Open To The Public
Contact:
Maja Konitzer
Contact Email:
majab@pitt.edu

In conjunction with the Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures program's "Ten Evenings" series, Global Studies Center is hosting "Four Evenings" pre-lecture discussions that put prominent world authors and their work in global perspective. Open to series subscribers and the Pitt Community, these evening discussions, conducted by Pitt experts, provide additional insight on prominent writers and engaging issues. A limited number of tickets to the author's lectures will be available to those who attend the discussions.

Everyday Radioactive Life in Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan
Time:
4:00 pm
Presenter:
Magdalena Edyta Stawkowski, Department of Sociology & Anthropology, North Carolina State University
Location:
4130 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies, Asian Studies Center, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, Director's Office, European Studies Center and Global Studies Center along with Matthew B. Ridgway Center for International Security Studies, Department of Communications, Department of History, Cultural Studies Program and World History Center
Contact:
Sera Passerini
Contact Phone:
4126487407
Contact Email:
smp125@pitt.edu

From 1949 to 1989, the Soviet Union conducted 456 nuclear tests at Semipalatinsk nuclear test site in Kazakhstan. Despite decades of nuclear fallout, Kazakh rural communities inhabit the area around the site. How has living around a nuclear test site shaped those communities and their post-Soviet experience? This live interview with Magdalena Stawkowski will discuss her ethnographic work and the ways the Semipalatinsk test site still shapes economy, environment and subjectivities.

Wednesday, October 9th, 2019

Violette Leduc Wounded at Birth: The Bastard, the Insult, the Writer
Time:
1:30 pm to 3:00 pm
Presenter:
Kaliane Ung, Visiting Assistant Professor of French
Location:
501 Cathedral of Learning
Announced by:
European Studies Center on behalf of

This talk on French writer Violette Leduc examines her particular take on the insult from the perspective of sociology and gender studies, and will ask the following question: how does Violette Leduc overcome her feeling of illegitimacy as a woman writer? I investigate the so-called “tarnation” that Leduc places at the heart of a bastard’s existence. In her works, the “wound” (blessure) is inherited from the “womb” (utérus) and is linked to a female existence. The writer regards her unfortunate birth as a shameful stain that relegates her in the margins of society, excluding her from the prospects of a career, money, success, and love. In this talk, I will show that Leduc’s attitude to her condition as an illegitimate daughter informs and propels her writings. What are the stakes of claiming to be a “bastard” as a literary identity? Leduc’s style and themes redefine the boundaries of sex and gender and consider kinship across generations, as she takes her place in a lineage of powerful writing women.

Tuesday, October 8th, 2019

Conversations on Europe: Germany since 1989: Do Differences Persist after Reunification
Time:
1:30 pm to 3:00 pm
Location:
211 David Lawrence
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center, European Union Center of Excellence and Global Studies Center along with Department of German

In cooperation with the Department of German’s German Campus Weeks programming, and as a part of the University Center for International Studies Global 1989 Series, this month’s Conversation will discuss the legacies of the two Germanies that existed between 1949 and 1990.  Thirty years after the fall of the Iron Curtain, do differences between east and west still persist in Germany?

To participate remotely, contact irm24@pitt.edu.

LIVESTREAM: Conversations on Europe: Germany since 1989: Do Differences Persist after Reunification
Time:
1:30 pm
Location:
Pitt Global Hub
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center, European Union Center of Excellence, Global Studies Center and Global Hub along with Department of German

Monday, October 7th, 2019

Conversation with Michelle Gil-Montero
Time:
6:00 pm
Presenter:
Michelle Gil-Montero
Location:
512 Cathedral of Learning
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center along with Department of English

Award-winning poet Michelle Gil-Montero will discuss her work as a writer, translator, publisher, and director of the literary translation program at Saint Vincent College.

Michelle Gil-Montero is a poet and translator of contemporary Latin American poetry, hybrid-genre work, and criticism. She has been awarded fellowships from the NEA and Howard Foundation, as well as a Fulbright US Scholar’s Grant to Argentina, a PEN/Heim Translation Prize, and a SUR Translation Support grant. She is the author of Attached Houses(Brooklyn Arts Press, 2013), and her poetry has appeared in Poem-a-Day, Verse Daily, Jubilat, Colorado Review, LVNG, Seedings, and other journals. She is Associate Professor of English at Saint Vincent College, where she directs the Minor in Literary Translation. She is the publisher of Eulalia Books (eulaliabooks.com).

Wednesday, October 2nd, 2019

1989 Series: Goodbye Lenin Film Screening & Roundtable Discussion
Time:
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Location:
Alumni Hall, Room 323
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies, Asian Studies Center, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center, European Union Center of Excellence and Global Studies Center along with Department of German

Join us for a screening (with English subtitles)and discussion led by film expert Stephen Brockmann (Carnegie Mellon University). Goodbye, Lenin! (2003) was directed by Wolfgang Becker. In this comedy/drama, a dedicated young man, Alex (Daniel Brühl), recreates East Germany in their 77m2 apartment to protect his socialist mother Christiane (Katrin Sass) from the shock of the fall of the Berlin Wall! Can he pull off this elaborate scheme knowing that the slightest shock could prove fatal? Alex strives to keep the fall of the GDR a secret for as long as possible.

*This event counts for the UCIS1-credit pop-up course!

Friday, September 27th, 2019

Mind the Gap: Southern Exit, Northern Voice, and Changing Loyalties since the Euro Crisis
Time:
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Presenter:
Mattias Matthijs, John Hopkins University
Location:
4500 Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center, European Union Center of Excellence and European Union Studies Association along with Department of Political Science

Wednesday, September 25th, 2019

UCIS International Career Toolkit Series presents:Preparing Competitive Applications for Graduate School
Time:
4:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Presenter:
Pitt Graduate School Admissions Experts
Location:
Posvar Hall Rm 4130
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies, Asian Studies Center, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, Director's Office, European Studies Center, European Union Center of Excellence and Global Studies Center

Considering graduate school? Preparing your application materials?

Join us as Pitt graduate program experts from the School of Public Health, GSPIA, Economics, History, and Asian Studies share expertise on crafting strong applications. Learn tips on writing effective personal statements, securing letter writers, and submitting desired credentials. Ask individual questions to admissions professionals at the breakout session.

Dr. Kevin Broom, Director of MHA and MHA/MBA Programs, Vice Chair, Associate Professor, Pitt Public Health
Dr. Emily Rook-Koepsel, Asst. Director for Academic Affairs, UCIS Asian Studies Center
Dr.Michel Gobat , Director of Graduate Studies, Associate Professor of History
Dr. Daniele Coen-Pirani, Director of Graduate Studies, Professor of Economics
TBA Admissions Professional, GSPIA

Don’t miss out on an opportunity to hear from the experts. Click the link below to secure a spot today!

https://signup.com/go/iWjtzbK

Tuesday, September 24th, 2019

Lethal Autonomous Weapons and the Law of War
Time:
12:30 pm
Presenter:
Professor Elliot Winter, Newcastle University Law School
Location:
Alcoa Room, Barco Law Building
Announced by:
European Studies Center on behalf of Center for International Legal Education

Elliot Winer is visiting Pitt from Newcastle University Law School in the UK. During his time here, he is teaching international law (specifically the Law of Armed Conflict) to LL.M and JD students. At Newcastle Law School, he teaches and conducts research in the Law of Armed Conflict, with particular emphasis on new military technology. He also delivers a course on WTO Law and acts as the Director of Undergraduate Programmes. Prior to that, Elliot qualified as a solicitor (attorney) with Harper Macleod LLP, where he litigated for the UK and

Immigration and Integration: Identity Politics in Germany
Time:
9:00 am
Presenter:
Ali Aslan
Location:
4217 Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center

Join us for breakfast and a discussion about social cohesion and the fraying of the fabric of society in light of mounting populism and the polarization of politics.

Friday, September 20th, 2019

Pitt PARK(ing) Day - Tea Tasting
Time:
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Location:
Pitt Global Hub
Sponsored by:
Director's Office, European Studies Center, Global Hub and Office of International Services
Pitt PARK(ing) Day - Tea Tasting
Time:
9:00 am to 10:00 am
Location:
Pitt Global Hub
Sponsored by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, Director's Office, European Studies Center, Global Hub and Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs
Religion, Saints & Sex: A Symposium in Honor of Renate Blumenfeld-Kosinski
Time:
(All day)
Location:
501 Cathedral of Learning
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center along with Department of Religious Studies, Department of French & Italian, Department of English, Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Program and Humanities Center

Thursday, September 19th, 2019 to Friday, September 20th, 2019

GLOBAL TOWN HALL Climate, Gender, and Sustainability: Local to Global
Time:
5:30 pm to 6:00 pm
Presenter:
various
Location:
Alumni Hall, University of Pittsburgh
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies, Asian Studies Center, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, Director's Office, European Studies Center, European Union Center of Excellence and Global Studies Center along with Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA), Department of Geology and Environmental Science, Department of Political Science, Center for International Legal Education, Office of the Provost, Heinrich-Böll Stiftung, Global Voice and Workable World Trust
Cost:
Free with pre-registration; $15 lunch option available
Contact:
Allyson Delnore
Contact Phone:
624-5404
Contact Email:
adelnore@pitt.edu

The European Studies Center, the Global Studies Center, and the University Center for International Studies, with the support of the Office of the Provost and the Year of Pitt Global Initiative at the University of Pittsburgh, in partnership with Global Voice and the Workable World Trust, will host the Second Annual Global Town Hall Meeting on UN and Global Governance Reform on Thursday 19 September to Friday 20 September 2019.

The theme for the discussion will be “Climate, Gender, and Sustainable Development: Local to Global”.

In this two-day event, discussions will focus on the need to think synthetically about climate change, gender equity, and sustainable development in reimagining an agenda for global governance reform and reconfiguring citizen activism for social justice.

Schedule:
Thursday, 19 September 2019: Opening Lecture for Global Town Hall - Humanities Center, Cathedral of Learning
5:30 pm –Paulo Magalhães, “Common Home of Humanity: Creating the Legal Environment to Meet Climate and Nature Emergencies”

Friday, 20 September 2019 – Connelly Ballroom, Alumni Hall (The Livestream will begin promptly at 9 a.m.)

8:30 am - check-in - vegan muffins and coffee

9:00am – Welcome
9:30am – Overview: The Road to 2020 – Earl James, Global Voice

10:00am – Expert Panel Plenary: Gender, Climate Change, and Sustainable Development (moderated by Ariel Armony, Vice Provost for Global Affairs, Pitt) - Livestreamed

· Paulo Magalhães, Common Home of Humanity
· anupama jain, City of Pittsburgh Gender Equity Commission
· Katharina Schulze, Green Party Member, State Parliament, Bavaria, Germany
· Raquel Lagunas, Gender Mainstreaming Advisor in the Gender Team in the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support, United Nations Development Program

12:00pm – Lunch (free to the first 100 people to register)
1:00 pm - Keynote Address : Wanjira Mathai, wPower and Green Belt Movement (Livestreamed)

2:00pm – Breakout Sessions
· Economics of Sustainability with Paulo Magalhães, Aurora Sharrard (Director of Sustainability, University of Pittsburgh), moderator: Michaël Aklin
· Security with Richard Ponzio (Stimson Center), Grant Ervin (Chief Resilience Officer, City of Pittsburgh), moderator: Burcu Savun
· Gender and Development with Raquel Lagunas and anupama jain; moderator: Muge Finkel
· Climate Action and Social Justice with Nora Löhle (Program Director, Energy and Environment, Heinrich Böll Foundation) and Katharina Schulze, moderator: Michael Goodhart
3:30pm – Break - coffee and vegan cookies

4:00pm – Global Town Hall and Public Discussion of Next Steps (Connelly Ballroom and via Livestream)

Co-sponsors:
Heinrich-Böll Stiftung
Department of Political Science
Center for International Legal Education
African Studies Program
Department of Geology
GSPIA
Office of the Provost
Gender, Sexuality, and Women Studies Program

Thursday, September 19th, 2019

Taking Root Screening and Discussion
Time:
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Presenter:
Wanjira Mathai
Location:
Alumni Hall Auditorium
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies and European Studies Center

Join us for a screening of "Taking Root: the Vision of Wangari Maathai" followed by a Q&A led by Maathai's daughter, Wanjira Mathai.

This event is free and open to the public.

Pittsburgh Youth Global Town Hall: Climate, Gender, and Sustainability
From Local Activism to Global Reform
Time:
10:00 am to 2:45 pm
Presenter:
various
Location:
Posvar Hall, 2nd Floor (Provost Suites), University of Pittsburgh
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies, Asian Studies Center, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, Director's Office, European Studies Center, European Union Center of Excellence and Global Studies Center
Cost:
Free; pre-registration required
Contact:
Cathy Fratto
Contact Email:
caf166@pitt.edu

On the eve of the Pittsburgh Global Town Hall hosted by the University of Pittsburgh, Global Voice, World Workable Trust, and the Heinrich Böll Foundation, the University Center for International Studies will host a workshop and town hall discussion specifically for area middle and high school students. The goal is to focus on the concerns of the next generation of globally-minded citizens, while exploring avenues for climate activism. How do you turn local activism into global reform? What role do the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) play in these discussions? How are gender equality and climate action related?

In activities throughout the day, students will explore models of activism and engagement. A town hall discussion at the end will direct discussions toward next steps, which will then be presented the next day at a live-streamed Global Town Hall on Pitt's campus. Join us and make your voice heard in time for the high-level climate summit in New York City on September 23rd.

Participation in the event is free and open to students and teachers grades 6-12. Pre-registration is required (http://pi.tt/youthglobaltownhall). Participants are encouraged to bring their own brown bag lunch, as only light snacks will be provided.

Schedule:
Youth Town Hall and Workshop (open only to pre-registered students and teachers, grades 6-12)
9:30 am - arrival and check-in
10:00am – Welcome from hosts with introductory messages from Wanjira Mathai, global activist, and Leandra Mira, local youth activist
10:15am – Workshop on Climate Education and Advocacy
12:00pm – working lunch (brownbag) with activities
1:00 pm – Local Town Hall for students (Discussion)
2:45 pm – wrap up

Film Screening (Connelly ballroom) - open to public
3:00 - 5 pm – Screening of documentary about Wangari Mathaai: Taking Root (80 min) - followed by a discussion of the film led by Wanjira Mathai (the daughter of the film's subject).

Tuesday, September 17th, 2019

Conversations on Europe: Gilets Jaunes in France: Understanding the Yellow Vests Movement
Time:
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Location:
4217 Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence

The Yellow Vests Movement in France will be discussed.

Friday, September 13th, 2019

Anatomy of Antisemitism: Jews, Cadavers, and the Politics of Medical Discourse in East Central Europe
Time:
12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Presenter:
Natalia Aleksiun
Location:
Humanities Center, 602 Cathedral of Learning
Sponsored by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies and European Studies Center along with Jewish Studies Program, Center for Bioethics and Health Law, Gender Sexuality & Women's Studies Program, Department of History, Humanities Center and Carnegie Mellon Department of History

Jewish Studies Work in Progress Series.

Lunch Provided, RSVP by September 9 to jsp@pitt.edu

Thursday, September 12th, 2019

Crossing the Line: Violence against Jewish Female Students in Interwar Poland and the New Model of Antisemitism
Time:
4:30 pm
Presenter:
Natalia Aleksiun
Location:
Cathedral of Learning, Room 501
Sponsored by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies and European Studies Center along with Center for Bioethics and Health Law, Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Program, Department of History, Humanities Center and Carnegie-Mellon University Department of History
Contact:
Sera Passerini
Contact Phone:
4126487407
Contact Email:
smp125@pitt.edu

Natalia Aleksiun is Professor of Modern Jewish History at Touro College, Graduate School of Jewish Studies, New York. She studied East European and Jewish history in Poland, where she received her first doctoral degree in history at Warsaw University, with a dissertation that resulted in her first book, “Where to? The Zionist Movement in Poland, 1944-1950.” She received her second doctoral degree in Jewish studies at New York University.

Dr. Aleksiun has been a fellow at the Institute of Contemporary History in Munich, Germany; the Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies, University of Pennsylvania; a Senior Fellow at the Vienna Wiesenthal Institute for Holocaust Studies, Vienna; a Yad Hanadiv Postdoctoral Fellow in Israel; Pearl Resnick Postdoctoral Fellow, at the Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, USHMM, Washington D.C., and the Imre Kertesz Kolleg in Jena, Germany.

She has published in Yad Vashem Studies, Polish Review, Dapim, East European Jewish Affairs, Studies in Contemporary Jewry, Polin, and Gal Ed, and other journals. Her second book, “Conscious History: Polish Jewish Historians before the Holocaust” is forthcoming (Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2019). She co-edited two volumes of Polin, (v. 20, devoted to the memory of the Holocaust, and v. 29, on Jewish historiography in Eastern Europe). Aleksiun is currently working on a book about the cadaver affair at European universities in the 1920s and 1930s and on a project dealing with daily lives of Jews in hiding in Galicia during the Holocaust.

Producing Power: The History of the Soviet Nuclear Industry
Time:
4:00 pm
Presenter:
Sonja D. Schmid, Department of Science, Technology, and Society, Virginia Tech.
Location:
229 Barco Law Building, Alcoa Room
Sponsored by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, Director's Office and European Studies Center along with Matthew B. Ridgway Center for International Security Studies, Department of Communications, Department of History, Cultural Studies Program and World History Center
Contact:
Sera Passerini
Contact Phone:
4126487407
Contact Email:
smp125@pitt.edu

The Chernobyl disaster immediately comes to mind when we think of the Soviet nuclear industry. What about the history of Soviet nuclear power in the four decades prior? This live interview with Sonja Schmid will explore the development of the Soviet nuclear industry from the 1950s to Chernobyl to shed light on its institutional, technological, social, and political development.

This event is a part of the REEES Fall Speaker Series "Nuclear Fallout: Science and Society in Eurasia"

La Reconquête, histoire et politique linguistiques du Québec
Time:
4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Presenter:
Professor Chantal Bouchard, McGill University
Location:
Humanities Center, 602 Cathedral of Learning
Announced by:
European Studies Center on behalf of Department of French & Italian

Professor Chantal Bouchard from McGill University in Montreal will offer a lecture in French on language use in Quebec today.

Tuesday, September 10th, 2019

English Language Institute - University Center for International Studies Orientation
Time:
4:30 pm to 6:00 pm
Location:
Pitt Global Hub
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies, Asian Studies Center, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, Director's Office, European Studies Center, Global Studies Center and Global Hub along with English Language Institute

Friday, September 6th, 2019 to Saturday, September 7th, 2019

Critical Methods of European Culture Studies
Time:
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Presenter:
Varies
Location:
Varies, see event description
Sponsored by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies and European Studies Center along with Critical European Culture Studies and Herder Institute for Historical Research on East-Central Europe
Contact:
Sera Passerini
Contact Phone:
4126487407
Contact Email:
smp125@pitt.edu

The graduate program in Critical European Culture Studies with the support of the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, the European Studies Center, and the Herder Institute for Historical Research on East Central Europe (Marburg, Germany) will host an international workshop open to University of Pittsburgh faculty and students. The contemporary period has called forth a re-thinking of methods and approaches to the study of Europe's cultures in the present and the past. Participants in this workshop are at the forefront of considering Europe as a term of debate, analyzing it as a discourse, investigating its cultural apparatuses, and exploring its rich and transforming history. Approaching the term Europe critically (even skeptically), this workshop will offer an opportunity to critically engage with established methods of accounting for the peoples, the arts, and the letters of a European multilingual polyphony and a Europe of multi-spatial and contested relations.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Friday, September 6, 501 Cathedral of Learning

12:45-1:00pm Welcome

1:00-2:00pm Session 1: Novel Europe

Presenters: John Lyon (University of Pittsburgh), "Europeanization and Irrepressible Binaries"
Ilinca Iurascu (University of British Columbia), "Turn-of-the-Century Epistolary Novellas and the European Others of the German Periodical Press"

Respondents: Lina Insana (University of Pittsburgh), Sabine von Dirke (University of Pittsburgh)

2:15-3:15pm Session 2: Europe on Exhibition

Presenters: Katrin Sieg (Georgetown University), "Colonial Presence and Cosmopolitan Temporalities at the Museum"
Emi Finkelstein (University of Pittsburgh), "Synchronicity: Contemporary Europe as a Temporal Project"

Respondents: Felix Germain (University of Pittsburgh) and Anke Biendara (University of California, Irvine)

3:30-3:15pm Session 3: Polity, Sovereignty, Empire

Presenters: Mohammed Bamyeh (University of Pittsburgh), "Post-national Culture, Neo-Imperial Politics"
Nancy Condee (University of Pittsburgh), " Eurasian Sovereignty in Postcommunism’s Third Decade (2009–2019)"

Respondents: Katrin Sieg (Georgetown University) and Randall Halle (University of Pittsburgh)

<strong>Saturday, September 7, 602 Cathedral of Learning<strong>

10:00-11:00am Session 4: European Integration History

Presenters: Cristina Blanco Sio Lopez (University of Pittsburgh/ European University Institute), "Oral History Assets and Prospects: The Case of European
Integration History"
Randall Halle (University of Pittsburgh), "European Dis/Union as European Cultural Integration Theory"

Respondents: Salvatore Poier (University of Pittsburgh) and Nancy Condee (University of Pittsburgh)

11:15am-12:30pm Session 5: European Margins and Migrants

Presenters: Heath Cabot (University of Pittsburgh), "Humility, Expertise, and the Politics of Relevance on Europe’s Margins"
Lina Insana (University of Pittsburgh), "Migrant Testimony, Translation, Dialect, and Lampedusa/”Fortress Europe”
Salvatore Poier (University of Pittsburgh), "In-Your-Backyard-Research: Advantages and Challenges"

Respondents: Peter Haslinger (Herder Institute/University of Gießen) and Allyson Delnore (University of Pittsburgh)

1:30-2:30pm Session 6: European Territory

Presenters: Jan Musekamp (University of Pittsburgh), "European Integration and Disintegration before 1914: The Case of the European Railroad Network"
Allyson Delnore (University of Pittsburgh), "Making and Unmaking Europe Overseas: The Case of France and French Guiana"

Respondents: Ilinca Iurascu (University of British Columbia) and Jeanette Jouili (University of Pittsburgh)

2:45-3:45pm Session 7: EUropean Cultural Policy

Presenters: Sabine von Dirke (University of Pittsburgh), "No Culture - No EUrope: The Initiative 'Soul for Europe' and the Politics of Affect"
Anke Biendarra (University of California Irvine), "Reframing German-Language Literature as European Literature"

Respondents: John Lyon (University of Pittsburgh) and Cristina Blanco Sio Lopez (University of Pittsburgh/ European University Institute)

4:00-5:00pm Session 8: Other European Solidarities, Territories, Sovereignities

Presenters: Zsuzsánna Magdó (University of Pittsburgh), "Ferenc Balázs, Transylvanism and Global Utopia, 1923-1937"
Peter Haslinger (Herder Institute/University of Gießen), "Cultural Heritage, National Pasts, and the Symbolic Geography of Europe's Eastern Fringe"

Respondents: Jan Musekamp (University of Pittsburgh) and Mohammed Bamyeh (University of Pittsburgh)

5:00-5:15pm Next Steps

Friday, September 6th, 2019

Pre-Law Internship Information Session
Part of the UCIS Career Toolkit Series
Time:
9:00 am
Presenter:
Verna Krishnamurthy, (University of Pittsburgh '12 and University of Pennsylvania Law School '15)
Location:
Global Hub Nook, 1st Floor Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies, Asian Studies Center, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center, Global Studies Center and Global Hub
Contact:
Elaine Linn
Contact Email:
eel58@pitt.edu

Pre-Law School Internship with Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.

Chat with Global Studies Center Alum, Verna Krishnamurthy, (University of Pittsburgh '12 and University of Pennsylvania Law School '15) about program for students interested in law:

The Project Analyst program is a two-year post-graduation program which allows college graduates interested in different areas of corporate law to work with attorneys on different projects and learn about the inner workings of a large law firm. This is a great opportunity for graduates planning on attending law school in the future. Though many Project Analysts have gone on to attend law school, the program's alumni have also enjoyed careers in areas such as banking, medicine, journalism, and consulting. Learn how to submit a competitive application from insider.

https://www.mintz.com/careers/professional-staff/project-analyst-program

Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019

ESC Welcome Reception
Time:
4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Location:
Posvar Patio (Roberto Clemente Drive side)
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center

Please join the European Studies Center as we kick off the 2019-2020 Academic Year with our annual Welcome Reception. Come meet current and new students, staff, and faculty and learn about our upcoming events. Refreshments will be served.

Sunday, August 25th, 2019

Eurofest 2019
Time:
11:00 am to 5:00 pm
Presenter:
various
Location:
Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center, European Union Center of Excellence and European Union Studies Association along with Department of Hispanic Languages & Literatures, Department of German, International Business Center, Department of Sociology, Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures, Cultural Studies Program, World History Center, European Union Studies Association, German American Chamber of Commerce and Allegheny County Airport/Pittsburgh International Airport
Cost:
Free and open to the public
Contact:
Iris Matijevic
Contact Email:
irm24@pitt.edu

Join us for our annual EuroFest in celebration of all things Europe in the 'burgh! Food trucks, dancers, local artisans, and more! This is a family-friendly event fun for all ages. Special activities will be available for Pitt students.

Thursday, July 11th, 2019

Summer Research Scholar Presentation
Time:
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Presenter:
Prof. Ryan Phillips
Location:
4217 Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence along with University Library System (ULS)
Contact:
Lizz Schellin
Contact Email:
eds35@pitt.edu

2019 ESC and ULS Summer Research Scholar, Ryan Phillips (Lycoming College), will present his work on Democratization and the European Union and share his findings in the Barbara Sloane EU Delegation Collection.

Thursday, June 27th, 2019

The Rule of Law in the European Union: Reflectoins in the Light of the European Court of Justice Decision in the Celmer Case
Time:
2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Presenter:
Gavin Barrett, Professor, Sutherland School of Law, University College Dublin
Location:
4330 Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence
Contact Email:
europeanstudies@pitt.edu

Barrister, PhD and LLB graduate of Trinity College Dublin, Professor Gavin Barrett is a Professor of Law in University College Dublin and sometime Jean Monnet Professor of European Constitutional and Economic Law.

Professor Barrett specializes in European law, with a particular interest in the employment law and constitutional law, in addition to employment law. He is a member of the Irish Centre for European Law, a Council member of the Institute of International and European Affairs and member of the Economic Governance Group, the Eurocrisis Group and the Ireland in Europe Group and a Fellow of the Dublin European Institute.

Tuesday, June 11th, 2019

Summer Research Scholar Presentation
Time:
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Presenter:
Boyka Stefanova
Location:
4419 Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence along with University Library System (ULS)
Contact:
Lizz Schellin
Contact Email:
eds35@pitt.edu

2019 ESC and ULS Summer Research Scholar, Boyka Stefanova (University of Texas, San Antonio), will present on her research and her findings in the Barbara Sloan EU Delegation Collection.

Thursday, May 30th, 2019

Czech That Film 2019 - Jan Palach
An Evening at the Warhol
Time:
7:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Presenter:
Jaroslav Kubera, President of the Czech Senate
Location:
Warhol Museum Theater
Announced by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies and European Studies Center on behalf of Friends of Via
Cost:
$25 adults/$15 children, must send check in advance
Contact Email:
friendsofvia@gmail.com

Explore the Warhol with Donald Warhola, Andy’s nephew, and attend a screening of the film "Jan Palach" with an introduction by Jaroslav Kubera, President of the Czech Senate.

Admission is $25.00 for adults/$15.00 for children under 18. Payment by check only by May 21, 2019. Checks should be made payable to Friends of Via and mailed to:

Friends of Via
PO Box 82556
Pittsburgh, PA 15218

Entrance only with prepaid payment. No ticket sales at the door.

For additional information, send an email to friendsofvia@gmail.com

Wednesday, May 8th, 2019

Sbragia Festchrift Book Workshop
Time:
(All day)
Location:
Denver, Colorado
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center, European Union Center of Excellence and European Union Studies Association

Friday, April 26th, 2019

University Center for International Studies Graduation Ceremony
Time:
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Location:
O'Hara Student Center Ballroom
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies, Asian Studies Center, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, Director's Office, European Studies Center and Global Studies Center
Contact:
Your UCIS academic advisor

The University Center for International Studies cordially invites students graduating in Spring and Summer 2019 to celebrate their academic achievements and receive their credentials at the University Center for International Studies’ Graduation Ceremony on Friday, April 26, 3-4 p.m., followed by a reception 4-5 p.m., in the O'Hara Student Center.

Graduating students please look for your personal email invitation from the University Center for International Studies. Contact your UCIS academic advisor with any questions.

We look forward to celebrating your accomplishments!

Friday, April 19th, 2019 to Sunday, April 21st, 2019

On Trial
Time:
8:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Presenter:
University of Pittsburgh Stages
Location:
Studio Threatre, Cathedral of Learning
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center along with University of Pittsburgh Stages
Contact Phone:
412-624-7529

Written by Mairead Ni Ghrada and Directed by Nic Barilar
A child is dead, a baby girl - and her mother is standing trial for infanticide. Gripping and theatrical, On Trial follows the tragic life of Maura Cassidy, an unmarried single mother. Set in 1960s Catholic Ireland, Maura must find a way to make a life for herself without the support of her family, her child’s father, or society - leading her to make some catastrophic decisions. Told through testimonies and flashbacks, this controversial courtroom drama questions where guilt and blame lie in a world of oppression, prejudice, and hypocrisy. Originally written in the Irish Gaelic language by Máiréad Ní Ghráda - one of Ireland’s preeminent female playwrights - this special addition to the University of Pittsburgh’s current season is the North American premiere of a modern Irish classic.

Tuesday, April 16th, 2019

Conversations on Europe: EP Elections: What's at Stake?
Time:
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Location:
4217 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center

On May 23-26, 2019, voters across the European Union will head to the polls to elect 751 members of the European Parliament. In this conversation, our panel of experts will discuss the key players, parties and issues at stake (including the role of Brexit) in the upcoming elections. To participate remotely, contact irm24@pitt.edu

Friday, April 12th, 2019

European & Eurasian Undergraduate Research Symposium 2019
Time:
(All day)
Location:
William Pitt Union 527, 538, & 548
Sponsored by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center and International Business Center along with Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences and Graduate Organisation for the Study of Europe and Central Asia
Contact:
Gina Peirce
Contact Phone:
4126482290
Contact Email:
gbpeirce@pitt.edu

The Undergraduate Research Symposium is an annual event since 2002 designed to provide undergraduate students, from the University of Pittsburgh and other colleges and universities, with advanced research experiences and opportunities to develop presentation skills. The event is open to undergraduates from all majors and institutions who have written a research paper from a social science, humanities, or business perspective focusing on the study of Eastern, Western, or Central Europe, the European Union, Russia, or Central Eurasia. The Symposium is held on the University of Pittsburgh-Oakland campus. After the initial submission of papers, selected participants are grouped into panels according to their research topics. The participants then give 10- to 15-minute presentations based on their research to a panel of faculty and graduate students. The presentations are open to the public.

Monday, April 8th, 2019

EU Prize for Literature Book Reading with David Machado
Time:
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Presenter:
David Machado
Location:
Carnegie Library South Wing Reading Room
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center along with Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Contact:
Iris Matijevic
Contact Phone:
4126488517
Contact Email:
irm24@pitt.edu

Almodovar is in prison, Daniel is living in a van, and Xavier hasn't left the house is years.

David Machado's award-winning novel, The Shelf Life of Happiness, follows the story of three adult friends as they navigate and deteriorate under the stresses of Portugal's financial crisis of 2008. The novel won the EU Prize for Literature in 2019.

The ESC, in partnership with UNC Center for European Studies and Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh is delighted to present a reading from The Shelf Life of Happiness with David Machado.

This event is free and open to all. Join us to hear some award-winning writing and a brief talk from the author. A Q&A will follow.

Thursday, April 4th, 2019 to Saturday, April 6th, 2019

Empire and its Aftermath: Transhispanic Dialogues on Diaspora
Time:
(All day)
Location:
TBA
Sponsored by:
Center for Latin American Studies and European Studies Center along with Faculty Research and Scholarship Program, Humanities Center, Department of Hispanic Languages & Literatures and Roggiano Fund

Our conference on the Iberian empires and their aftermath will bring a much-needed interdisciplinary focus on the realia and the imaginary of the Spanish and Portuguese colonial world. We will think about the construction and naturalization of an imperial regime that produced hierarchized and racialized ways of being, thinking, knowing, and belonging in society, and interrogate and excavate it, with a view to defamiliarizing and "delegitimizing" the regime and its aftereffects, particularly in light of the present-day iterations and manifestations of the latter. Taking the institutionality of colonial governance as our point of departure, as seen through the historical action of not only church and state, but also of labor and capital, we want to reveal how empire works in the creation of social relations and racialized identities, especially those relating to diasporan "blackness." The taxonomy of racial "types" of Latin America's colonial casta paintings, to take the paradigmatic example, not only reflects a vertical distribution of power in real terms. It constitutes a state-originated artifact whose referents and their racially determined places in society, are reinforced in the textuality of colonial laws and edicts, and reappear in literary discourse, visual culture, theater and the performing arts, and in other areas of material cultural production, while also having a determinative role in the emerging fields of ethnography and anthropology in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In examining the longue durée of modern raciology and its effects on black diasporan subjectivity during and after the Iberian empires, we will take both a transhistoric and a translocal approach to critiquing and denaturalizing an inherited regime of truth in many of its discrete instances across the Renaissance, the Colonial, and the Contemporary periods.
Keynote Speakers: John Lipski, Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Spanish and Linguistics, and director, Program in Linguistics, Penn State University, and Equatoguinean writer Juan Tomás Ávila

Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019

Glass Half Empty: Architecture and the European Imagination
Time:
4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
Presenter:
Caspar Pearson
Location:
Humanities Center, 602 Cathedral of Learning
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center along with Humanities Center, Architectural Studies Program and Critical European Cultural Studies

The future of the European Union (EU) is currently the subject of heated debate. Over the last decade,
the organization has struggled to contain the effects of a severe economic crisis and an ongoing migration
crisis. With elections to the European Parliament looming in May, the EU faces the threat of a rising tide of
nationalism and populism. Meanwhile, Brexit – the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union –
threatens to weaken the EU, even as it propels the UK towards potential disaster. These debates have
involved not only politicians, but also architects. A highly ‘Europeanised’ group of professionals, who are
especially concerned with issues of space, place, and program, architects have often demonstrated an
abiding interest in the EU – one that is mirrored in the organization’s own continual use of architectural
metaphors when describing its institutions and procedures. This paper will explore how architects have
intervened in, and contributed to, debates about the EU in recent years. Focusing above all on installations
at exhibitions, the paper will touch on the work of practices including OMA, Caruso St John, and Stefano
Boeri, among others. In so doing, it will consider the ways in which architects have participated in broader efforts to forge new national and European imaginaries.

Translating the Landscape: The Visual Terrains of Migration
Time:
4:00 pm
Presenter:
Moira Inghilleri
Location:
CL 501
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center along with Department of Classics and Department of French & Italian

Prof. Inghilleri’s talk will consider the interaction between migrants and the physical environment as a space of translation. Landscapes offer evidence of the enduring signs of an earlier presence of migrants whose origins have been forgotten in the public consciousness. They, and the people who come to inhabit them, are forever shaped by this presence as well. In this sense, landscapes can be powerful spectral spaces and particularly vulnerable to multiple mappings of meaning.

Friday, March 29th, 2019 to Saturday, April 13th, 2019

Italian Film Festival of Pittsburgh
Time:
7:00 pm
Location:
Frick Fine Arts Auditorium
Announced by:
European Studies Center on behalf of

Friday, March 29th, 2019

Climate Change: Workshop on Cap & Trade Initiatives
Time:
(All day)
Location:
Kimbo Conference Room, William Pitt Union
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center

Wednesday, March 27th, 2019

Cinema and Television in Europe and Beyond: A History of Censorship and Manipulation Through Translation
Time:
4:30 pm
Presenter:
Elena Di Giovanni
Location:
4130 Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Studies Center along with Department of French & Italian, The Department of Classics, Humanities Center and Faculty Research and Scholarship Program

A part of passages: translation & the mediation of time & space. Passages is a semester-long series of lectures, workshops, and conversations on translation and its impact.

From Leo Frank to Tree of Life: A History of Antisemitic Violence in America
Time:
12:00 pm to 12:50 pm
Presenter:
Rachel Kranson
Location:
1502 Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center along with Department of Religious Studies, Department of Jewish Studies, Department of History and Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences

Friday, March 22nd, 2019

Almanac, Battledore, Chapbook: An ABC of Pre-Modern Popular Print for Children with M.O. Grenby
Time:
11:00 am
Presenter:
M.O. Grenby
Location:
CL 501
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center along with Children’s Literature Program

Matthew Grenby is Dean of Research and Innovation in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Newcastle University, UK, and Professor of Eighteenth-Century Studies in its School of English. His research interests are in pre-modern children's literature and culture, political participation in the eighteenth century, and children and heritage. His books include The Anti-Jacobin Novel, The Child Reader, Popular Children’s Literature in Britain, and The Cambridge Companion to Children’s Literature.

Wednesday, March 20th, 2019

Public Interview with Jessica Oublie and Marie-Ange Rousseau
Time:
4:00 pm
Location:
WPU Dining Room A
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center along with University Honors College, Dean of Undergraduate Studies, Humanities Center, Department of French & Italian, Department of Africana Studies, Dept of Instruction and Learning, World History Center, Office of the Associate Dean and Department of History of Art and Architecture

A part of the International Francophonie Day 2019!

Nazi Antisemitism: Racial Theory, Bystandership, and Genocide
Time:
12:00 pm to 12:50 pm
Presenter:
Lauren Bairnsfather
Location:
1502 Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center along with Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences, Department of Jewish Studies, Department of Religious Studies and Department of History
Our Place in Changing Cities:
A Conversation with the Leaders of University of Pittsburgh and Newcastle University, UK
Time:
11:30 am to 1:00 pm
Presenter:
Chancellor Patrick Gallagher in conversation with the leader of Newcastle University (UK), Vice Chancellor Chris Day
Location:
University Club, Ballroom A
Sponsored by:
Director's Office and European Studies Center
Contact:
Keith Newsome
Contact Phone:
412-648-4458
Contact Email:
keith.newsome@pitt.edu

Join us for a special event featuring University of Pittsburgh Chancellor Patrick Gallagher in conversation with the leader of Newcastle University (UK), Vice Chancellor Chris Day.

In a wide-ranging discussion moderated by Lina Dostilio, Pitt’s Assistant Vice Chancellor of Community Engagement, the two higher education leaders will discuss the role of their institutions in post-industrial cities as universities take on new responsibilities in the areas of social mobility, cultural wellbeing, innovation, and economic development.

A reception will be held beginning at 11:30 am., in advance of the 12 – 1:00 p.m. special program. Both events are open to the public and the entire Pitt community. Students, faculty, administrators, and the public are invited to engage in a dialogue with the panelists following the discussion.

Registration is not required.

Seating is limited.

Tuesday, March 19th, 2019

Short Film & Book Launch
Time:
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Location:
Presentation Room, Alumni Hall
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center along with Film and Media Studies Program and Carnegie Mellon Center for the Arts in Society

The European Studies Center is pleased to invite all to attend a short film, Europe Endless, directed by Christopher Roth. It will be followed by a film discussion with Colin MacCabe, Jennifer Keating, and Richard Davies, moderated by Gayle Rogers. This event will also feature as the book launch for Patrick McCabe's Ireland: The Butcher Boy, Breakfast on Pluto and Winterwood.
Reserve your ticket at europeendless.eventbrite.com
The world premiere of Europe Endless will take place on Brexit Day, March 29th.

How to Write Hidden Histories of Migration with Bande Dessinee
Time:
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Location:
CL501
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center along with University Honors College, Dean of Undergraduate Studies, Humanities Center, Department of French & Italian, Department of Africana Studies, Cultural Studies Program, Dept of Instruction and Learning, The World History Center, Office of the Associate Dean and Department of History of Art and Architecture

A part of the International Francophonie Day 2019!

Monday, March 18th, 2019

Islamophobia and Antisemitism: Perspectives From Europe and the US
Time:
4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Presenter:
Paul Silverstein abd Jeanette Jouili
Location:
William Pitt Union Room 630
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Studies Center along with Religious Studies, Nordenberg Scholars and Jewish Studies Program

This event is an open conversation with Paul A. Silverstein,Professor of Anthropology at Reed College and Jeanette Jouili, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Silverstein's current research focuses on the laboring and political experience of post-war North African immigrant coalminers as a a story of the fate of Europe"s cosmopolitan identity. Dr. Jouili's research and teaching interests include Islam in Europe, secularism, pluralism, popular culture, moral and aesthetic practices, and gender.

Friday, March 8th, 2019 to Saturday, March 9th, 2019

Representations of Disaster Conference
Time:
8:00 am to 6:00 pm
Location:
Humanities Center
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies, Director's Office, European Studies Center and Global Studies Center along with Film and Media Studies Program, Department of French & Italian, Humanities Center, Department of English, Office of the Associate Dean, Dept of Instruction and Learning, Cultural Studies Program, Department of History of Art and Architecture and Department of Hispanic Languages & Literatures
Contact Email:
pitt.frit.conference@gmail.com

This conference aims to converse with disaster narratives and representations in French/Francophone and Italian literatures and media. This year, we are pleased to welcome Dr. Deborah Jenson of Duke University as the keynote speaker, as well as James Noël, a Haitian poet and writer who will be reading from his recently published and first novel, Belle merveille.

For questions, registration, and to send abstracts, contact pitt.frit.conference@gmail.com

Wednesday, March 6th, 2019

Zaffiro Trio: A Concert of Music of France, Italy, and Germany
Time:
6:00 pm
Location:
Frick Fine Arts Auditorium
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center along with undefined

Featuring Tina Faigen, Piano, Mary Beth Malek, Clarinet, and Paula Tuttle, Cello
with Ellen-Maria Willis, violin, MaryBeth Schotting, violin, and Jennifer Gerhard, viola

Fascism, Racial Policy, and Antisemitism in Italy (1922-1945)
Time:
12:00 pm to 12:50 pm
Presenter:
Lina Insana
Location:
1502 Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center along with Department of Religious Studies, Department of Jewish Studies, Department of History and Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences

Tuesday, March 5th, 2019

Adventures in Global Health: My Journey to Find Meaningful Work in an Inter-Connected World
Time:
12:00 pm
Presenter:
Bhavna Patel
Location:
4130 Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies, Asian Studies Center, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center and Global Studies Center
Contact:
Thayjas Patil
Contact Email:
tap97@pitt.edu

Ms. Patel will discuss US global health interventions through USAID and contributions through the Global Fund, WHO, and other aid organizations. She will also talk about her own career path, and how students interested in global health can prepare now to enter the field.

There will be a discussion group after the lecture for students interested in having a more in-depth career conversation with Ms. Patel. Lunch will be provided at this smaller session and seating is limited, so please rsvp to Thayjas Patil at tap97@pitt.edu.

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