The Spring Festival of the Egg is a family-oriented event welcoming the coming of Spring in many ethnic traditions as featured by members and friends of the Nationality and Heritage Room Committees at the University of Pittsburgh. Many hands-on activities will be made available.
This event is eligible for Outside of the Classroom Curriculum Credit for Pitt Students. Please refer to
You are cordially invited to a free lecture, "America's Troubled Foreign Policy," by Professor John Mearsheimer, R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Chicago on Monday, March 11, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. Professor Mearsheimer will examine U.S. foreign policy concerning China, Russia, the Ukraine war, the Gaza crisis, and more. The lecture will be followed by a Q & A session.
This lecture is the inaugural event in the New Perspectives on Public and Foreign Policy Speaker Series, presented by the Department of Political Science, McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts, Duquesne University. The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. All are invited.
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
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.
Come practice your conversational Hungarian with students of all levels!
Join Global Semesters in Cyprus, learn more about the opportunity at the information session hosted by Matt Sborz, our Enrollment Manager, on March 14th at 1:00 PM EST.
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUldOyvqzouG9YKjTTR3WSmJ5lFV0C...
This is a story about the tragic and mysterious death of the most powerful poet of 1960's, human rights activist, hero of Ukraine Vasyl Stus, and his struggle with the Soviet system. The events of the film unfold during the last attempt by the KGB to seduce the poet with a whimsical "freedom".
After the screening, delve deeper into the film's themes with a Q&A session. In-person, Valeria Borshchevska, the esteemed producer, along with the authors of the script and the book, Serhii Dzyuba and Artemiy Kirsanov, will be present. Additionally, Serhii Dzyuba and Artemiy Kirsanov will join this discussion via Zoom. Gain insights into the creative process and the historical context behind this remarkable film.
The impact of Russia’s war against Ukraine can be felt far outside the actual battlefield. Modern war disproportionately affects gender and sexual minorities, something we are seeing in Ukraine even as Putin's anti-LGBTQ+ agenda seeks to relentlessly drive support for the war at home. How can a queer-studies focus advance conversations about decolonization in East European and Eurasian Studies? To address this question, Queer Focus will have six virtual panels featuring speakers from various disciplines and institutions. Panelists and participants will explore how gendered regimes were constitutive of Russo-centric relationships of power, defining the region and how we study it, as we collectively grapple with what it means to re-examine our current research, teaching, and institutional practices.
