Past Events

CLAS Film Series Presents: Bixa Travesty A film by Cláudia Priscilla & Kiko Goifman, featuring Linn Da Quebrada. The documentary is in Portuguese with English subtitles. Immediately following the film, Dr. David Tenorio, Assistant Professor in the Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures, will lead our discussion about the documentary. There are a limited number of viewing licenses available, so prior event registration is required. REGISTRATION REQUIRED: https://pitt.zoom.us/j/92875361201

REGISTRATION is open: https://forms.gle/8AgeE7WfQSnvMRxH7 CLAS/UCIS @ Pitt Event: Join us for a fun afternoon and test your knowledge about the Americas (North, Central, South America and the Caribbean) by playing: The AMERICAS Trivia Game START GETTING YOUR TEAM READY! After teams are registered, we will be sending further instructions for the the day of the event. If you have any questions about the AMERICAS Trivia Game, please email us at clas@pitt.edu. Thank you.

This course is a survey of the history of peoples of Latin American and Hispanic-Caribbean descent in the United States from the sixteenth century to the present.  We will learn from the distinct ethnic, racial, and cultural forms that Latinos either preserved from their homelands or produced in the US mainland. We will analyze the varied experiences of Latinos and Latin American immigrants as they transition to and become part of everyday life in the United States. All of this will be done with a wide array of audiovisual sources like graphic novels, music and film! This course counts for general education credit and does not require previous knowledge. Please direct questions to the instructor at asj42@pitt.edu

Emerging Latinx Communities Reading and Publishing Group Apr. 17, 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Via Zoom: https://pitt.zoom.us/j/723822476 Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, this time we will discuss the needs of our local Latinx community and the response to those needs.
With the support of the Center for Latin American Studies, we are exploring 1) the problems Latinos in small yet rapidly growing populations face, and 2) how to solve those problems. Open to all interested: students, faculty, staff, and practitioners from Pitt and beyond. If you want to get extra network time, we will be there 30 minutes before and after the meeting time.

REGISTRATION is open: https://forms.gle/57Q4nQSX9124MCoy9 CLAS/UCIS @ Pitt Event: Join us for a fun afternoon and test your knowledge about the Americas (North, Central, South America and the Caribbean) by playing: The AMERICAS Trivia Game Be sure to have the Kahoot! app downloaded! We will be opening registration on
Monday, April 6, at 4:00 p.m. START GETTING YOUR TEAM READY! After teams registered, we will be sending further instructions for the the day of the event. If you have any questions about the AMERICAS Trivia Game, please email us at clas@pitt.edu. Thank you.

Postponed until the Fall! The Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) is pleased to present the Spring 2020 Latin American Film Series. This series was curated by Luciana Lemos, a Brazilian GSPIA student with experience organizing independent film festivals. The topics vary from gender issues, water rights, and ethnicity in Latin America and the Caribbean to Latinx identity and a reflection on the tensions between parental roles and public duty. The films will be screened approximately twice per month, though the end of the spring semester. Doors open and pizza is served at 6 p.m., and screenings will start at 6:30. Stick around after the screening to participate in a discussion with actors, producers, directors, and faculty. Films will be screened at either 4130 Wesley W. Posvar Hall or the Frick Fine Arts Auditorium. For more information on upcoming films, email us at clas@pitt.edu

There has been a resurgence of the Left since the 2008 Great Recession. A class-based politics, dormant for so long, has finally returned to mainstream political discourse. But what is this Left? What are its goals, possibilities and limitations? How will it organize itself for the politics of the 21st century? This live interview with Jodi Dean will discuss her book trilogy that provokes us to rethink and even revisit the Left with a renewed vision of communism, a efficacy of the political party, and the ethics and spirit of comradeship. This event is part of the Socialism: Past, Present, and Future Pop-Up Course.