Events in UCIS

Tuesday, March 12

12:30 pm Lecture Series / Brown Bag
Conversations on Europe: The Russian war in Ukraine: Displaced People and Changing Security Concerns 
Location:
Zoom Webinar
Conection Link:
https://pitt.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_A61n2J_-Ry61THlQZpxAUg
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence along with Miami-Florida Jean Monnet European Center of Excellence at Florida International University, EU Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne, Center for European Studies at the University of Florida, Center for European Studies at the University of Texas – Austin and Center for European and Transatlantic Studies at the Georgia Institute of Technology
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine transformed European security concerns dramatically. It has disrupted the lives of countless people in the region. It triggered a new wave of rapid forced migration throughout the EU and in other neighboring countries. Displacement from the war impacts not only Ukrainian women and children fleeing to Poland, Germany, Hungary, Moldova, and other neighboring countries. It has also affected Russians avoiding mobilization or Russian intellectuals avoiding repressions in their home country.

Unfortunately, at a time of record numbers of internal and external displaced persons worldwide, the number of people seeking asylum has now risen in Central Asia and Caucasus. In addition to considering the overall security situation resulting from the war, this Conversation on Europe will ask: How do these movements of people affect the current situation in the EU and in receiving countries? How have societies and state apparatuses reacted to this migration, and what can we learn from these dynamics? What role does “security” and securitization play in these processes?

Moderator:
Randall Halle, University of Pittsburgh

Panelist: TBD

4:00 pm Lecture Series / Brown Bag
Amazonian Planetarities Workshop
Location:
4130 Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
Center for Latin American Studies along with The World History Center
6:00 pm Workshop
A Day in the Life of Abed Salama
Conection Link:
https://forms.gle/YKNJFm4krK92Lkte6
Sponsored by:
Global Studies Center along with Consortium for Educational Resources on Islamic Studies (CERIS)
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Global Studies Center and the Consortium of Educational Resources on Islamic Studies (CERIS) will host a workshop centered around the article written by Nathan Thrall titled "A Day in the Life of Abed Salama".

"A Day in the Life of Abed Salama" examines the events leading up to a bus accident in 2012 that killed eight Palestinian children and one of their teachers. The book focuses on the story of Abed Salama, the father of one of the children involved. It offers a human portrait of life for Palestinians and a new understanding of the tragic history and reality of one of the most contested places on earth.

Bob Ross, Professor of Social Justice Studies at Point Park University will provide context of life in the West Bank in the Occupied Territories. Erin Brault, a long-time educator with Pittsburgh Public Schools, will discuss ways to incorporate the content into the curriculum.