Past Events
- Zoom
Using the case of Soviet visual culture, this masterclass asks how scholars from various disciplines can productively engage with images. Which analytical tools are available? What is the relationship between text and image? Was Stalinist culture logocentric, was it, in other words, dominated by one category of signs? What kinds of logic become operative with visual signs, is there such a thing as an irreducible visuality - is "a picture worth a thousand words"? We will examine a variety of images, ranging from newspaper photographs to agitprop posters to easel paintings. Teaching formats include hands-on groupwork with images, general discussion, and a bit of lecturing.
Instructor: Jan Plamper is Professor of History at the University of Limerick. From 2012-19 he was Professor of History at Goldsmiths, University of London. He specializes in symbolic politics/visual history, the history of emotions and sensory history, and the history of migration. His publications include a visual history: The Stalin Cult: A Study in the Alchemy of Power (Yale UP, 2012).
Moderator: Alissa Klots, Assistant Professor of History, University of Pittsburgh
REQUIRED READING (FREE): David Shneer, “Picturing Grief: Soviet Holocaust Photography at the Intersection of History and Memory,”American Historical Review 115, no. 1 (2010): 28-52.
Available here: https://academic.oup.com/ahr/article/115/1/28/17666?login=true
Registrations limited.
- Katya Kovaleva
- Zoom
- Kenneth Pinnow, Allegheny College
- Baker Hall 336 B, Carnegie Mellon University
- John Helveston, Marianne Ryghaug, Maciej Mazur
- online via Zoom
How have the electric vehicle markets evolved in Europe and Asia in the past decade? How do these changes impact energy choices and consumption in the 21st century? Join us as we explore these questions and more in our BETH series on Energy. Speakers: Dr. John Helveston, George Washington University; Dr. Marianne Ryghaug, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Dr. Maciej Mazur, AVERE--The European Association for Electromobility. Register at https://tinyurl.com/PittElectric
- Global Hub - 1st Floor Posvar
- Willem Noe
- Zoom
In this brief presentation, Willem Noe, European Commission Official and former EU Fellow at GSPIA, will give a brief overview of working at the European Commission as an international organization, and his own career path as an economist at the Commission dealing with globalization, European Union Enlargement (entry of new Member States into the EU), and the economies of several Member States. He is currently stationed at the EC Representation in Ireland, where he closely follows the Irish economy and the impact of Brexit on Ireland, and acts as a liaison between government, civil society, and the EC Country Team Ireland in Brussels. View the poster: https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/creees/sites/default/files/images/documents/RE... Register Here: https://pitt.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwsdu6urzkpHNWK_cVUxGX2Ow1F-JSLOv...
- Nanci Adler (University of Amsterdam)
- Zoom
A live interview with Nanci Adler (University of Amsterdam) Register here: https://pitt.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_j6I2NNm-QCy_r_lcvvRNgQ
- Margarita Balmaceda
- Zoom
This keynote event is part of the European and Eurasian Undergraduate Research Symposium 2022.
In this presentation Professor Balmaceda will revisit the burning question of how global, more specifically Europe's dependency on Russian fossil fuel chains has affected international responses to Ukraine's security. Her latest book, Russian Energy Chains: The Remaking of Technopolitics from Siberia to Ukraine to the European Union, sheds light on how Russia's fossil fuel exports have created what now seems like more of a threat than an opportunity for all parties involved. In her book, Professor Balmaceda follows the geopolitical journey of three fossil fuel molecules from production in Siberia to processing and transit in Ukraine, to final use in Germany, while giving us invaluable insight into the moving forces behind the politics and economics surrounding fossil fuels.
View the Poster: https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/creees/sites/default/files/images/documents/RE...
Register to attend: https://pitt.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwsdu6urzkpHNWK_cVUxGX2Ow1F-JSLOv...
- Emily Olmstead
- Virtual Format - Zoom
Emily Olmstead is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh with a Global Studies Certificate. She serves as Program Coordinator at American Councils for International Education, Tajikistan and possesses diverse global work experience. Emily is experienced in language instruction, development, and youth work, with an interest in international education, gender equality, and human rights. She will discuss her career experiences as well as insight navigating changes in global work from a currently remote position.
To Register:
https://pitt.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUpf-Crqj4jHNfcF98DJhdvp2ihDYLi5W5F
- Global Hub - 1st Floor Posvar
Stop by the Global Hub to purchase some baked goods in support of Ukraine! Proceeds will be donated to Slovak-Americans Stand With Ukraine fund. This event is sponsored by the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, and the Graduate Organization for the Study of Europe and Central Asia.
- Zoom
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. 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. Visit the website at ucis.pitt.edu/crees/urs Apply here by January 7, 2022: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd-jrnDiSkgRpr81fKHzQQMXm3E2UN3...
- Isaac. Scarborough (Liverpool John Moores University)
- Zoom
A live interview with Isaac Scarborough (Liverpool John Moores University) Register here: https://pitt.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IptNQlv6RCmORUl8bANvhg
- Zoom
Please join us for a faculty panel discussion on the human security of civilians during the war in Ukraine. The invasion has created an escalating humanitarian crisis in a country of 41 million people, where approximately 10 million people have been displaced (including nearly 4 million refugees so far). Topics will include targeting of civilians; access to power, food, water, medical services; refugees; humanitarian assistance.
Panelists include:
Taylor Seybolt, Associate Professor, GSPIA
Paul Nelson, Associate Professor, GSPIA
Gemma Marolda, Teaching Faculty, Political Science
Svitlana Maksymenko, Senior Lecturer, Economics
Moderated by Luke Condra, Associate Professor & Public and International Affairs Program Director, GSPIA
There will be time for Q&A from the audience.
Register here: https://pitt.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QjJxZqrzSLqSMWMGTSesnQ
- Zoom
Technology and Data
Whether it be the development of a new app, advocating for new health care policies, creating accessible transportation, or building defense systems, all major projects require a form of data collection and interpretation. The collection and analyzation of data plays an ever-increasing critical role in our society. Speakers, including several alums from the social sciences, will share their career path to the fields of technology and data.
Conversation with Pitt REEES and Slavic Department alumni Drs. Elise Thorsen and Beach Gray, who work for Nvetta, a data analysis, consulting, and international cybersecurity firm.
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