Past Events
- Victoria Harms, John Hopkins University
- 4130 Posvar Hall
Victoria Harms, Associate Teaching Professor of History at Johns Hopkins University and author of the book The Making of Dissidents: Hungary's Democratic Opposition and Its Western Friends, 1973-1998, in conversation with Gregor Thum, Associate Professor of History at the University of Pittsburgh. Interview followed by live audience Q&A. Introduction by Kati R. Csoman, Director of the Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs.
- WPU, Lower Lounge
- Claire Meachen
- Global Hub
- Frick Fine Arts Building, Auditorium
- Center for Creativity- Hillman Library 4th Floor
Please join the staff of the Andy Warhol Museum, as they provide an overview of Warhol's blotted line technique. Registration is required due to limited space. About Blotted Line Technique: Blotted line combines drawing with basic printmaking. Warhol began by copying a line drawing in pencil on a piece of non-absorbent paper, such as tracing paper. Next, he hinged this piece of paper to a second sheet of more absorbent paper by taping their edges together on one side. With a fountain pen, Warhol inked over a small section of the drawn lines. He then transferred the ink onto the second sheet by folding along the hinge and lightly pressing or “blotting” the two papers together. The process resulted in the dotted, broken, and delicate lines that are characteristic of Warhol’s illustrations. Warhol often colored his blotted line drawings with watercolor dyes or applied gold leaf. For this project, we will be using fabric ink instead of watercolor to make t-shirts or tote bags.
- Lina Insana, Department of French and Italian
- 4217 Posvar Hall
European Studies Center Brown Bag Lunch and Learn Series In 2022, the Meloni government renewed plans to connect Sicily and the Italian mainland— plans that had lain dormant for more than a decade—and build the largest single-span suspension bridge in the world. What does this most recent chapter of the bridge’s story tell us about Sicily’s place in the Italian nation, in Europe, and in frameworks of integration and security? And how do the politics of this moment resonate with earlier plans to bind this notoriously “seismic” island to more “stable” ground? Bio: Dr. Lina Insana Associate Prof of Italian Director of Italian Graduate Studies Italian Program Coordinator Lina Insana’s research and teaching focuses on modern and contemporary Italian cultural production. Most of her work on Italian writer and Holocaust survivor Primo Levi is concerned with textual mediation, translation, and adaptation; newer research—on Sicilian cultural belonging and manifestations of italianità in the American interwar period (1919-1939)—seeks to interrogate formations of transnational identity at the margins of conventionally accepted definitions of Italianness.
- Claire Meachen
- Global Hub
- Ground Floor, Posvar Hall
- Center for African Studies
- Posvar Patio African Festival
The Celebrate Africa Festival brings students, faculty, and staff together with the vibrant African diaspora community in Pittsburgh. There is food, song & dance, artisans, children's activities, and more! It is a wonderful opportunity to engage with the diversity of Africa and the Pittsburgh community, as well as network with local African organizations and businesses.
- 4130 Posvar Hall
As part of the "German Pop and Pittsburgh N'at: Cool Culture, Crass Cultivation and Cosmopolitan Connections" Documentary, 96 min, Germany 2022 Directed by Cem Kaya LOVE, DEUTSCHMARKS AND DEATH tells the story of the independent and largely unknown music of immigrants from Turkey and their children and grandchildren in Germany in a very lively way, full of rhythm. In the form of a documentary essay, director Cem Kaya takes his viewers into a dazzling universe of musical diversity. In a cinematic experience of the highest sound quality, he brings the energy and spirit of those years to life.
- Claire Meachen
- Global Hub
- Molly McSweeney
- Global Hub
Join us for a panel discussion to hear how experiential learning can help prepare you for a rapidly evolving workforce and equip you with critical skillsets to be an engaged global citizen ready to make a positive impact in the local community. Hear from professionals with a wealth of experience in career development, service learning, and global engagement, as well as from Pitt students themselves who have navigated these transformative experiences and are excited to share their stories with you, too. A networking opportunity will follow the panel discussion. Light refreshments will be served. This event is part of the UCIS International Career Toolkit Series, and Pitt undergraduate students can earn Global Distinction credit for attending. Panelists: - Brandon Blache-Cohen, Executive Director of AllPeopleBeHappy (formerly Amizade) - Katie Boyes, Undergraduate student, B.A. in Environmental Studies, Minor in Secondary Education, certificates in Global Studies & African Studies - Rianne Elsadig, Masters student, MID in International Development, Social Policy concentration, certificates in Global Studies & African Studies - Marie Newkirk, Assistant Director for Experiential Learning, Pitt Career Center - Rachel Vandevort, Program Manager, Pitt Global Experiences Office Moderator: - Molly McSweeney, Assistant Director for Student and Community Engagement, Global Hub, University Center for International Studies Co-Sponsors: - University Center for International Studies - Pitt Global Hub - Pitt Global Experiences - Pitt Career Center - AllPeopleBeHappy - David C. Frederick Honors College - Office of PittServes - Office of Engagement and Community Affairs
- Sabine von Dirke, German Department
- 4217 Posvar Hall
European Studies Center Brown Bag Lunch and Learn Series This “lunch and learn” session will present the preliminary results of Dr. von Dirke research for her upcoming book titled "East Asian Diaspora in Germany Today." Dr. von Dirke will discuss how images of minoritized populations shape perception in today’s highly differentiated media societies. Her research aims to map the circulation of Asian clichés and stereotypes in public discourse. These stereotypes, clichés and tropes are, of course, rooted in the German colonialist project. She uses the 1970s ABC television series, Kung Fu, to analyze how these colonialist images are refracted through US-American popular media, such as television shows, in the case of West Germany since 1945. Bio: Sabine von Dirke is Associate Professor in the German Department at Pitt and focuses on the political and cultural developments of Germany since 1945 within a European context. Previous scholarship analyzed sub- and counter-cultural developments in (West) Germany (1960s student movement 1960s, politically motivated violence of the Red Army Faction; the politics of popular culture (Neue Deutsche Welle, German Hip Hop, Pop Literature of the 1990s). Her current research explores the politics of representation with respect to Germans of Color, mostly Asian Germans, within Germany’s public television and digital media landscape, with a focus on the 2nd generation’s self-articulation. A second project explores the ideological labor televisual entertainment formats perform in maintaining the political and economic status quo.
- Global Hub
Join us as we revisit the top Eurovision contestants of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest. We will review the top 10 songs/videos from across Europe, and you will have the chance to cast your vote. Our MC for this event will be hosted by Miss Georgia Bea Cummings, 2024 Gay East Coast Beauty Icon. Please come and celebrate! Light refreshments will be provided.
- Brussels, Belgium Brussels Study Tour, institutions of the EU, politics of the EU
The annual Brussels Study Tour is a week-long opportunity for educators across the U.S. to learn more about the European Union. With funding from the EU Delegation and the U.S. Department of Education, K-12 educators and faculty at community colleges and minority-serving institutions (Title III- or Title V-eligible) are able to gain first-hand knowledge and experiences to further their understanding of Europe and the European Union. Visits to the EU institutions and other organizations provide an inside look at the issues facing Europe and the EU.
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