As part of our Year of Memory and Politics series, the ESC is pleased to welcome Peter J. Verovšek as a Jean Monnet Center of Excellence speaker. Thirty years after 1989 - and fifteen years since the first post-communist states joined the EU - European memory is still...
Events
The following list includes events on and around campus that relate to Europe, many of which are not sponsored by the European Studies Center, but simply announced here as a courtesy listing. If you would like your event announced on our page, please contact our GSA, Michelle Ozaeta.
DATE:
Thursday, January 30
TIME:
12:30 pm to 2:00 pm
LOCATION:
4130 Posvar Hall
PRESENTER:
Peter Verovsek, University of Sheffield
STATUS:
As Scheduled
DATE:
Thursday, January 30
TIME:
1:00 pm
LOCATION:
Pitt Global Hub
PRESENTER:
Jenna Baron
ARYSE is a local organization that facilitates after school and summer programming for immigrant youth in Pittsburgh. They are currently recruiting for directors and counselors (paid positions) for their summer program, PRYSE Academy.
Through engaging academic curricula,...
STATUS:
As Scheduled
DATE:
Thursday, January 30
TIME:
4:00 pm
LOCATION:
4130 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
PRESENTER:
Kate Brown, Professor of Science, Technology, and Society, MIT
The hit HBO miniseries Chernobyl thrust the nuclear disaster back into public consciousness. What are its legacies in and around the "Exclusion zone"? This live interview with award-winning historian Kate Brown will discuss her book Chernobyl: A Manual for Survival and the...
STATUS:
As Scheduled
DATE:
Tuesday, February 11
TIME:
4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
LOCATION:
2431 Posvar Hall
PRESENTER:
Robert Hayden
STATUS:
As Scheduled
DATE:
Wednesday, February 12
TIME:
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
LOCATION:
Alcoa Room, 209 Barco Law Building
PRESENTER:
Joanna Bockman
This event is a live interview with Joanna Bockman (George Mason University). This event is a part of the Socialism: Past, Present, and Future Pop-Up Course.
STATUS:
As Scheduled
DATE:
Wednesday, February 12
TIME:
5:00 pm to 6:30 pm
LOCATION:
Humanities Center, 602 Cathedral of Learning
PRESENTER:
Dr. Manon Garcia, Harvard University
Dr. Manon Garcia (Harvard) will deliver the lecture to commemorate the memory of Professor Philip Watts and the 70th anniversary of the publication of Simone de Beauvoir's "The Second Sex:"
"From Abdication to Independence: Beauvoir's Philosophy of Love as Emancipatory...
STATUS:
As Scheduled
DATE:
Thursday, February 13
TIME:
2:30 pm to 3:45 pm
LOCATION:
Humanities Center, 602 Cathedral of Learning
PRESENTER:
Dr. Manon Garcia, Harvard University
To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the publication of Simone de Beauvoir's ground-breaking The Second Sex, Dr. Manon Garcia (Harvard) will offer a lecture for undergraduates titled 'What is a Woman?: Beauvoir’s Understanding of Sex as Situation.' All students are...
STATUS:
As Scheduled
DATE:
Tuesday, February 18
TIME:
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
LOCATION:
4217 Posvar Hall (Remote Participation Possible)
PRESENTER:
STATUS:
As Scheduled
DATE:
Thursday, February 20
TIME:
2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
LOCATION:
4130 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
PRESENTER:
Martha Lampland
This event is a live interview with Martha Lampland (UC San Diego). This event is part of the Socialism: Past, Present, and Future Pop-Up Course.
STATUS:
As Scheduled
DATE:
Saturday, February 22 to Sunday, February 23
TIME:
(All day)
LOCATION:
TBD
PRESENTER:
STATUS:
As Scheduled
DATE:
Thursday, February 27
TIME:
4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
LOCATION:
211 David Lawrence Hall
PRESENTER:
Priya Lal
This event is a live interview with Priya Lal (Boston College). This event is part of the Socialism: Past, Present, and Future Pop-Up Course.
STATUS:
As Scheduled
DATE:
Thursday, February 27
TIME:
5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
PRESENTER:
Dr. Sophia Rosenfeld, University of Pennsylvania
STATUS:
As Scheduled
DATE:
Tuesday, March 3
TIME:
12:00 pm
LOCATION:
4217 Posvar Hall
PRESENTER:
Dr. Paweł Machcewicz, DAAD Lecturer
STATUS:
As Scheduled
DATE:
Thursday, March 5
TIME:
2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
LOCATION:
4130 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
PRESENTER:
James Heinzen
This event is a live interview with James Heinzen (Rowan University). This event is part of the Socialism: Past, Present and Future Pop-Up Course.
STATUS:
As Scheduled
DATE:
Tuesday, March 10
TIME:
8:00 am
LOCATION:
4217 Posvar Hall
PRESENTER:
The Euro Challenge is a national competition for cash prizes where 9th and 10th grade high school students test their knowledge and understanding of the European economy and the Euro, the currency shared by many of the 28 countries of the European Union. The European...
STATUS:
As Scheduled
DATE:
Tuesday, March 17
TIME:
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
LOCATION:
4217 Posvar Hall
PRESENTER:
STATUS:
As Scheduled
DATE:
Thursday, March 19
TIME:
(All day)
LOCATION:
TBD
PRESENTER:
STATUS:
As Scheduled
DATE:
Thursday, March 26
TIME:
2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
LOCATION:
4130 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
PRESENTER:
Jude Blanchette
This event is a live interview with Jude Blanchette (Center for a New American Security). This event is part of the Socialism: Past, Present, and Future Pop-Up Course.
STATUS:
As Scheduled
DATE:
Thursday, April 2
TIME:
3:30 pm to 6:00 pm
LOCATION:
TBA
PRESENTER:
STATUS:
As Scheduled
DATE:
Thursday, April 2
TIME:
5:00 pm to 6:30 pm
LOCATION:
4130 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
PRESENTER:
Jodi Dean
This event is a live interview with Jodi Dean (Hobart and William Smith College). This event is part of the Socialism: Past, Present, and Future Pop-Up Course.
STATUS:
As Scheduled
DATE:
Thursday, April 9
TIME:
5:00 pm to 6:30 pm
LOCATION:
4130 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
PRESENTER:
Sam Gindin
This event is a live interview with Sam Gindin (University of Toronto). This event is part of the Socialism: Past, Present, and Future Pop-Up course.
STATUS:
As Scheduled
DATE:
Wednesday, April 15
TIME:
3:00 pm
LOCATION:
4130 W. Posvar Hall
PRESENTER:
Angela Illig
Designed for juniors, seniors, and graduate students to establish a career direction
and formulate a strategy for securing a full-time position in today's competitive
international and global workplace. Students focus on developing specific
competencies that include career...
STATUS:
As Scheduled
DATE:
Thursday, April 16
TIME:
4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
LOCATION:
4130 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
PRESENTER:
Aminda Smith
This event is a live interview with Aminda Smith (Michigan State University).
STATUS:
As Scheduled
DATE:
Sunday, June 14 to Saturday, June 20
TIME:
(All day)
LOCATION:
Brussels, Belgium
PRESENTER:
STATUS:
As Scheduled