Past Events

Discussão do livro "Cartas da Africa" de André Rebouças. Evento em Português.

Join CLAS to discuss the book Tudo é rio by Carla Madeira. Discussion will be in Portuguese. Drinks and snacks provided!

The University of Pittsburgh and the International Studies Consortium of Georgia (ISCOG) invite you to join the introductory session in an ongoing series focused on development, conservation, and sustainability contrasting dynamics and processes in different world regions. The sessions have been designed to help educators develop and enhance global content complementing their curricula. In addition to learning about thematic local/global intersections, educators will also explore Pitt’s Historical context, Ethics, Language proficiency, Media literacy, Social science methodologies (HELMS) framework for the area, and global studies. This series engages and promotes critical thinking about Amazonia’s current and future sustainability. We will work through approaches to the region’s role in water and food security, clean energy supplies, climate change, art, music, and cultural expressions. This collaborative series is funded through U.S. Department of Education National Resource Center grants. Participants will be able to learn about issues related to Amazonia, particularly related to development, sustainability, and conservation. Improve understanding of diversely different and clearly interconnected dynamics that affect daily lives all over the planet. This will allow educators to have resources at hand to teach in their classroom as well as satisfy the requirement of teaching to the standards. For questions, please email lavst12@pitt.edu

The presentation explores the case of Arnaldo Ochoa, a top-ranking general in the Cuban military who once rivalled Fidel Castro in popularity and esteem across the island. News of Ochoa’s arrest, conviction and execution on grounds of corruption and drug-smuggling in 1989 shocked both Cuba and the globe. This talk explores what happened to Ochoa through the lens of his military leadership in Angola, the southern African nation whose independence Cuba had been supporting since 1975. Seemingly just the story of a drug-running general, el caso Ochoa provides an opportunity to examine race, military service, and what it meant to be a Cuban revolutionary 30 years after 1959.

Monique Milia-Marie-Luce is Associate Professor of Contemporary History at the Université des Antilles(campus of Martinique). She is recipient of the Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence and is teaching for the 2022-2023 academic year at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC). Her main research focus on Caribbean migration.

Join Lingovation, a service club with 82 members that speak 15 languages combined, for their final meeting of the semester and enjoy cultural food together!

Join CLAS ambassadors to learn more about CLAS academic offerings and related programs.