Tuesday, March 16th, 2021

UCIS International Career Toolkit Series Presents:A Discussion with Shannon Kimack, FBI Employee
A Discussion with Shannon (Illig) Kimack, Federal Employee with the FBI
Time:
5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Presenter:
Shannon Kimack
Location:
Zoom Discussion
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies, Asian Studies Center, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center, Global Studies Center and Global Hub
Contact:
Angela Illig
Contact Phone:
412-726-7230
Contact Email:
ami17@pitt.edu

A Discussion with Shannon (Illig) Kimack, Federal Employee with the FBI
Tuesday, March 16th, 5pm
Zoom Discussion

GSPIA Alumni Shannon (Illig) Kimack (MPIA '08) will discuss her career in federal service. Shannon started her career as a Staff Operations Specialist for the Pittsburgh Division of the FBI and then transitioned to the role of Intelligence Analyst, where she spent ten years working national security matters. She currently serves as a Supervisory Intelligence Analyst for FBI Pittsburgh.

Register:
https://pitt.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMvdO6rqzorH9wHBapvuchy8TtqwRcN2t1Q

JMintheUS: European Union-Russia relations
Time:
9:30 am
Presenter:
Dr. Dina Moulioukova
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center along with University of Miami Jean Monnet Chair/EU Center

Dina Moulioukova is a Lecturer of International Studies and Master of International Administration at the University of Miami where she teaches courses on security. Dina has completed her Ph.D. at the University of Miami with focus on innovative approaches to security studies. Prior to her studies at UM, Dina received her Master of Law degree law (LL.M.) at the University of Cambridge with focus on international law and J.D. from Kazan State University on Russian civil law and international law in Russia. Her current research concentrates on different aspects of Russian foreign policy and security, with special emphasis on Russia’s relations with the European Union, Russia’s energy security and geopolitical competition between the West and rising powers in Africa and Latin America. Dina has also widely published on the topics of her research and is currently working on finalizing her book. In addition to her academic interests, she has been engaged in a number of US Agency for International Development and Library of Congress’ projects on post-Soviet space and has served as an expert in roundtable discussions by Council on Foreign Relations and USSOUTHCOM.

Friday, March 12th, 2021

EU Cultural Policy: How to….
Time:
8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Presenter:
Randall Halle
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center along with Critical European Culture Studies
Contact:
Randall Halle
Contact Email:
rhalle@pitt.edu

EU Cultural Policy: How to...

Participants in this workshop will gain insights into the shifts in EU cultural policy. They will also develop a foundation for their own analyses of European cultural policy. In different sessions, they will have an overview of culture in the long history of the post-war European movement. They will be introduced to the main mechanisms of cultural policy at the European, national, and regional levels. And they will have an opportunity to engage with experts in the area of policy analysis. The workshop is especially helpful to researchers in the humanities and social sciences who want to understand the mechanisms of cultural production in Europe and the political decision making that determine them.

Morning Events will have unlimited participants.
Afternoon Events will have a limited of 15 participants. Register Early!

Upon completion of the full workshop (all four modules), registered students and faculty will each receive a $150 stipend to purchase research materials or complete some project. In addition, participants in the full-day workshop will receive a Grubhub credit for lunch delivery during the day.

For More Information: https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/esc/eu-cultural-policy

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Thursday, March 11th, 2021

JMintheUS: EU Briefing - Orban and Merkel's European People's Party: The End of the Affair?
Time:
12:30 pm
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center along with Center for European Studies at the University of Florida

For some time, the membership of Hungary's nationalist ruling party, Fidesz (led by Viktor Orban), within the more mainstream European People’s Party (EPP) grouping at the European level has been a source of controversy. As Hungary shifted further away from traditional democratic norms, Fidesz membership led to tensions, conflict and criticism from other members of the EPP grouping. Many of these criticisms were directed at German Chancellor Angela Merkel whose continued support of Fidesz membership has been heavily criticized. The tension came to a head this week, when a majority of EPP members voted to adopt rules revisions facilitating expulsion of a member party. As a result, on March 3, Orban announced the ‘voluntary’ departure of Fidesz from the EPP. What does this mean? Will this mark a new chapter in EU-Hungary relations? Join the UF Center for European Studies for a EU briefing with Dr. Daniel Kelemen on the causes and consequences of this weeks’ events.

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RICE &... Series: Risi e Bisi with the European Studies Center
Time:
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center, Global Hub and UCIS Engagement

Join the Pitt Global Hub and European Studies Center (ESC) for another RICE &... event. The ESC will be demonstrating how to prepare risi e bisi, Italian rice and peas, while providing the history and context of this dish.

Register here: https://pitt.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0ude2upz0uHNWAXP_bL4HlFC3gFg-YnhE9

Wednesday, March 10th, 2021

JMintheUS: The European Democracy Action Plan and Beyond: What Does the Future of EU Disinformation Policy Look Like?
Time:
1:00 pm
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center along with University of Colorado-Boulder Colorado European Union Center for Excellence
Contact:
Shireen Miller
Contact Email:
ceuce@colorado.edu

December 2020’s European Democracy Action Plan (EDAP) sets out a number of important principles for the future of EU disinformation policy. EDAP is a wide-ranging document charting an ambitious course far beyond the precedent set by the 2018 Action Plan on Disinformation. However, much of the details still need to be worked out. In this talk, Pamment – who prepared a series of non-papers in support of EDAP and is an adviser to Commissioner Jourova – will discuss current and future challenges in defining and implementing EDAP.
This event is co-sponsored by the Santa Fe World Affairs Forum. We hope that you will join us. The Zoom meeting link will be emailed to you prior to the event after you register.

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Tuesday, March 9th, 2021

JMintheUS:Race, Human, Rights, and Populism in Poland: A Symposium
Time:
12:00 pm
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence along with European Union Center at the University of Illinois and Urbana-Champaign
Contact Email:
eucenter@illinois.edu

In the past thirty years, Poland has been taken as a bellwether for the political direction of East Central Europe. A country whose Solidarity movement, roundtable about a peaceful transition to multi-party rule, and elections in June 1989 helped end decades of Communist rule in the region, it was heralded as one of a small number of countries at the vanguard of an imagined inevitable transition to liberal democracy and a market economy. Indeed, Poland was part of the first wave of post-Communist countries to join the EU, and Poles quickly made themselves present in EU institutions (e.g. Donald Tusk) and the public life of some old member states (especially the UK). Today, however, Poland is being repeatedly rebuked (along with one-time democratic partner in the vanguard, Hungary) for violations of the generally liberal rule of law that define EU democratic norms. This different side of Poland must be explained at least in part with a historical, journalistic/activist, and political view of the ways in which populists have exploited the politics of difference, particularly regarding race, and leveraged deeper cultural ambivalences about pan-European ideas about human rights.

This symposium brings together a set of cross-disciplinary experts prepared to explore this contradiction in Poland as an erstwhile would-be vanguard of liberal democracy and now fulcrum for an illiberal turn. A Poland that is out on the streets, fighting both for women's and LGBT rights and against antisemitism and xenophobia, is still visible. The tradition is not new. Yet the prevailing sense of the arc of Polish history in the past century is that this kind of Poland keeps losing against a different one. For those invested in the contemporary liberal face of Poland, what traditions and new creative demonstrations of civil society offer hope? For those who are more interested in understanding the more conservative turn in Polish identity, an identity that has been visible through the post-Communist period, what is important to understand about the wishes and grievances of those currently pushing back on the wider embrace of EU values by the previous Polish political leadership?

Register here. Please see here for a library research guide on Polish studies.

Moderator:
George Gasyna, Associate Professor of Slavic Languages and Literature, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Panelists:
John Connelly, Professor of History, University of California at Berkeley
Konstanty Gebert, Journalist and Activist
Milada Vachudova, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Courtney Blackington, PhD Student in Comparative Politics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Monday, March 8th, 2021

The Battle over Gender Equality in European Politics
Time:
12:00 pm
Sponsored by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies and European Studies Center
Contact:
Sera Passerini
Contact Email:
smp125@pitt.edu

In recent years, the EU has adopted far-reaching legislation and policies to support LGBTIQ and women’s rights across a broad range of issues from the gender pay-gap through accession to the Istanbul Convention on violence against women to gender equality in culture and foreign affairs, biodiversity, and digital policy. Yet, several member states have resisted such transnational efforts and have not only removed the word “gender” from official documents and eliminated the field of gender studies in higher education but also rolled back gender rights within their boundaries, sparking sustained protests most notably in Poland and Hungary.

Join us for this interdisciplinary panel of scholars, policy-makers, activists, and politicians to explore the history and the future of gender equality in the EU.

Moderator:
Müge Kökt en Finkel
Assistant Professor, GSPIA
University of Pittsburgh

Speakers:
Laura Albu
Vice President, European Women's Lobby

Lenka Bustikova
Associate Professor, Political Science
Arizona State University

Malgorzata Fidelis
Associate Professor, History
University of Illinois, Chicago

Alice Kuhnke
MEP, European Parliament
Vice Chair, Group of Greens/European Free Alliance

REGISTER HERE: https://pitt.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_d25lT5TKTwSUN_sbWMXxiw

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021

UCIS International Career Toolkit Series Presents:Peace Corps 60th Anniversary Alumni Panel
Time:
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Presenter:
Ryan Stannard
Location:
Zoom Discussion
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies, Asian Studies Center, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center, Global Studies Center and Global Hub
Contact:
Angela Illig
Contact Phone:
412-726-7230
Contact Email:
ami17@pitt.edu

UCIS International Career Toolkit Series Presents:Peace Corps 60th Anniversary Alumni Panel

Discover the benefits of Peace Corps service from generations of returned Volunteers. Join us during Peace Corps 60th Anniversary Week to learn about the challenging, rewarding and inspirational moments from a panel of returned Peace Corps Volunteers. Ask questions about service and gain tips to guide you through the application process. Narrated by Regional Recruiter, Ryan Stannard. Please note this event will be held online rather than in-person. Please register in order to gain access to the event.

Register:
https://www.peacecorps.gov/events/21_vrs_paneldiscussion_pittpcweek_2021...

UCIS International Career Toolkit Series Presents:LinkedIn Workshop with Alyson Kavalukas
Time:
3:30 pm to 4:15 pm
Presenter:
Alyson Kavalukas
Location:
Zoom Discussion
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies, Asian Studies Center, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center, Global Studies Center and Global Hub
Contact:
Angela Illig
Contact Phone:
4127267230
Contact Email:
ami17@pitt.edu

Mastering LinkedIn for Future Global Affairs Careers
Wednesday, March 3rd, 3:30-4:15pm

Alyson Kavalukas joins us from Career Services to discuss successful generation of a LinkedIn account in seeking positions, learning from professionals and alumni, and increasing networking potential in global affairs. Question and Answer session to follow.

Register:
https://pitt.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMldemprT4uGNGoE4BN_XfFP4nPb0mGEDi5

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2021

Europe's Green Recovery
Time:
12:00 pm
Presenter:
Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for the Green Deal
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence
Contact:
Kenneth Reilly
Contact Email:
ker104@pitt.edu

The European Green Deal is the EU's ambitious new growth strategy that aims to transform Europe into a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy where no person and no place is left behind. As Executive Vice-President, Frans Timmermans leads the European Commission's work on the European Green Deal and its first European Climate Law to enshrine a 2050 climate-neutrality target into EU law. Join us for this virtual event featuring remarks by Mr. Timmermans followed by discussion.

Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice President of the European Commission, is leading the European Commission's efforts on the European Green Deal. In this talk, Frans Timmermans will discuss what is happening with the European Green Deal and the path forward for a greener Europe.

This event is a part of Jean Monnet in the US event series and the European Studies Center's Year of Creating Europe.

Friday, February 26th, 2021

'It's a Yiddish Theatre, You Know?' The Jewish Amateur Art Collectives of Soviet & Post-Soviet Lithuania, 1956-1995
Time:
1:00 pm
Presenter:
Emma Squire
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center along with Center for Russian and East European Studies
Contact:
Trevor Hardwick
Contact Email:
trevor.hardwick@pitt.edu

Jewish Studies Work in Progress Colloquium:
Emma Squire is a doctoral candidate in the Theatre Arts Department. She is currently working on her pioneering dissertation on the Yiddish Theatre in Soviet and Post-Soviet Lithuania. Through archival research in Vilnius, and interviews with spectators and theater artists, her project explores the repertoire, challenges, and cultural impact of the Jewish Folk Theatre in communist times.

Friday, February 26th, 2021 to Saturday, February 27th, 2021

Undergraduate Model European Union
Time:
(All day)
Presenter:
Alexandre Polack
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence
Contact:
Samantha Moik
Contact Email:
smm302@pitt.edu

Thursday, February 25th, 2021

JMintheUS: Republican Realism and Ideology in EU Politics
Time:
12:30 pm
Presenter:
Andrew Scerri
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center along with Center for European Union, Transatlantic, and Trans-European Space Studies (CEUTTSS) and Virginia Tech Center for European Union
Contact:
Besnik Pula
Contact Email:
bpula@vt.edu

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021

JMintheUS: The EU Policy on Digitization (of Art Collections)
Time:
10:30 am
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center along with Center for European Studies at the University of Florida
Contact Email:
corie@ufl.edu

The EU policy on Digitization (of Art Collections) with Antoinette Maget Dominice (Ludwig Maximillian University), Ewa Manikowska (Institute of Art Polish Academy of Sciences), Arianna Traviglia (Center for Cultural Heritage Technology University ca'Foscari)
Moderator: Francesca Fiorentini, University of Trieste
This panel will illustrate the technologies available for Cultural Heritage and assess both their potential and risks within the European Union policy framework in this sector.
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Sunday, February 21st, 2021

ESCape Into a Book: Gingerbread
Time:
4:00 pm
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence
Contact:
Samantha Moik
Contact Email:
smm302@pitt.edu

Join the European Studies Center at Pitt's virtual book club, exploring recent works by European authors. We will be reading "Gingerbread" by Helen Oyeyemi.

Discussion dates at February 16 and February 20. The deadline to RSVP is Thursday, January 7, 2021. A free copy of the book is available to the first 50 registrants who request one. The event is open to ALL.

RSVP at https://forms.gle/uTRwaCSdDVpd9Lir9

Friday, February 19th, 2021

UCIS International Career Toolkit Series Presents:HealTogether CIC
Time:
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Presenter:
Anabelle Hoffman, Founder & Director, HealTogether CIC
Location:
Zoom Discussion
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies, Asian Studies Center, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center, Global Studies Center and Global Hub
Contact:
Angela Illig
Contact Phone:
4127267230
Contact Email:
ami17@pitt.edu

HealTogether CIC is a community enterprise organization with a vision for improving access for mental health care services for the Somali community in England and Wales. Anabelle joins us from the UK to discuss starting her own organization to help fellow Somalis in her community after a lockdown and a furlough. She spent 15 years in HR and Talent Acquisition before actualizing her dream during Covid-19.

Thursday, February 18th, 2021

CoE: Creating Europe Through the Built Environment
Time:
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center
Contact:
Kenneth Reilly
Contact Email:
ker104@pitt.edu

The ESC’s 2020-21 theme, Creating Europe, explores both the political, social, cultural, and geographical forces that have given shape to contemporary Europe and also individuals who create and are creative in their daily or artistic expressions of what it means to be European.

In this second installment of our 'Creating Europe through' series, the focus will be on the built environment. Our panelists will discuss the following: How does the architecture of EU institutional buildings reflect or express European ideas or identity? Does EU funding for infrastructure projects throughout Europe promote a European identity among EU citizens? And how does the EU work to integrate buildings into the circular economy and create a greener Europe?

Tuesday, February 16th, 2021

ESCape Into a Book: Gingerbread
Time:
7:00 pm
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence
Contact:
Samantha Moik
Contact Email:
smm302@pitt.edu

Join the European Studies Center at Pitt's virtual book club, exploring recent works by European authors. We will be reading "Gingerbread" by Helen Oyeyemi.

Discussion dates at February 16 and February 20. The deadline to RSVP is Thursday, January 7, 2021. A free copy of the book is available to the first 50 registrants who request one. The event is open to ALL.

RSVP at https://forms.gle/uTRwaCSdDVpd9Lir9

Thursday, February 11th, 2021

‘Inescapable Liabilities’: Locating Algeria in European Integration’s History
Time:
12:30 pm to 2:00 pm
Presenter:
Megan Brown
Location:
Zooom
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence
Contact:
Kenneth Reilly
Contact Email:
ker104@pitt.edu

JMEUCE Lecture Series:
This talk places empire and decolonization at the heart of the history of European integration. When French officials came to the negotiating table to help found the European Economic Community (EEC), their sovereignty over Algeria was a paramount concern. As a result, they demanded that their European collaborators agree to name Algeria in the treaty establishing the EEC. This held unintended consequences before and after Algeria’s independence. Algeria’s exit from Europe proved plodding and uneven, demonstrating both the range of possibilities for what the shape of integrated Europe might have been and also the slow process of decolonization.

Megan Brown
Department of History, Swarthmore University

Tuesday, February 9th, 2021

On Intergenerational Queer Kinship and the Frail Body of August von Platen
Time:
4:30 pm
Presenter:
Ervin Malakaj
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center along with Department of German
Contact:
John Lyon
Contact Email:
jblyon@pitt.edu

August von Platen’s (1796–1835) name appears regularly in queer German print culture around 1900. Following the highly advertised publication of the famed poet’s diaries in 1896 and then in 1900, sexologists and admirers took up the culture of reading his work for traces of the queer life he led. This talk explores one such project: Xavier Mayne’s The Intersexes: A History of Similisexualism as a Problem in Social Life (1910), which includes an extensive biography of Platen. This talk will examine how the crafting of Platen’s body in this text—an embodiment through words—played a central role in imagining an ideal queerness venerated by Mayne and much of the writing about Platen around 1900.

Ervin Malakaj is Assistant Professor of German Studies at the University of British Columbia. His scholarship focuses on German media studies, queer studies, and critical university studies. He is the co-editor with Regine Criser of Diversity and Decolonization in German Studies (2020, Palgrave)

STUDENT CAPSTONE PRESENTATIONS 4:00PM EST
Capstone Senior Seminar Research Projects: Chloe Abele, Meghan Fanning, Samantha Good, Anna Hudson, Jacob Kuzy, Ingrid Miller, Max Nowalk, Lauren Towner, Anne Marie Yurik

Thursday, February 4th, 2021

Brexit Update with Dr. Anand Menon
Time:
12:00 pm
Presenter:
Anand Menon
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence along with University of North Carolina at Chapel HillCenter for European Studies A Jean Monnet Center of Excellence
Contact:
Kenneth Reilly
Contact Email:
ker104@pitt.edu

In January, the United Kingdom will leave the European Union. In this discussion, Anand Menon, an expert on the European Union, will talk about what this means for the future of the European Union, the ramifications for the United Kingdom, and what may happen next.

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Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021

EU Trilogues: Challenges for Democracy? (part of the EU Democracy Forum series)
Time:
12:00 pm
Presenter:
Justin Greenwood
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center along with University of Washington
Contact Email:
plyon@uw.edu

EU DEMOCRACY FORUM – IMAGINE THE FUTURE
Democracy cannot be taken for granted -- not in Europe, not anywhere. With this series of talks by experts on European politics and society we want to encourage discussion about the future of democracy in the European Union, its member states, and the neighborhood. As the EU Commission launches its Conference on the Future of Europe in 2021, we invite you to imagine this future with us. Our contributors will reflect on the EU’s achievements and challenges. We will hear their reflections on how to strengthen and expand democratic processes and institutions, both in Brussels and in Europe more broadly.

Thursday, January 28th, 2021 to Thursday, February 4th, 2021

MEET EU Short Film Festival
Time:
4:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center

Inspired by the European Year of Rail, which shines a light on one of the most sustainable, innovative, and safest modes of transportation, and acknowledging the challenges we have all faced during the pandemic in traveling and forging new connections, the inaugural MEET EU Short Film Competition for U.S. Youth asks young people to create a short film (documentary or non-documentary) responding to the theme “Transatlantic Connections”. The theme is intentionally broad and entrants are encouraged to be creative in how they interpret it.

MEET EU: Making Encounters, Engaging Transatlanticists, is a grant generously funded by the European Union through the European Union Delegation to the US in Washington, DC. The goals of this grant are to shine a light on the EU and the importance of the transatlantic relationship through the eyes of young Americans. We encourage entrants to think creatively to give us your perspective on the European-American relationship, similarities and differences between countries, and why this relationship matters.

Thursday, January 28th, 2021

CoE: Creating Europe Through Crises
Time:
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Presenter:
Catherine De Vries, Bocconi University, Milan Sara Goodman, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva R. Daniel Keleman, Rutgets University Matthias Matthijs, Johns Hopkins University
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center
Contact:
Kenneth Reilly
Contact Email:
ker104@pitt.edu

The ESC’s 2020-21 theme, Creating Europe, explores both the political, social, cultural, and geographical forces that have given shape to contemporary Europe and also individuals who create and are creative in their daily or artistic expressions of what it means to be European.

For this first installment, the ESC and the European Union Studies Association (EUSA) will collaborate to explore how several crises – including financial, Brexit, migration, democratic backsliding, and public
health – have shaped the European Union over
the past decade.

Audience participation is encouraged.

Panelists:
Catherine De Vries, Bocconi University, Milan
Sara Goodman, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva
R. Daniel Keleman, Rutgets University
Matthias Matthijs, Johns Hopkins University

Reinventing Leadership in the Transatlantic Relationship
Time:
10:00 am
Presenter:
Sam Nunn, James F. Collins, Federica Mogherini, and Alasdair Young
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center along with Center for European and Transatlantic Studies at Georgia Tech University
Contact:
Alasdair Young
Contact Email:
alasdair.young@gatech.edu

The newly inaugurated U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to reinvent the transatlantic relationship early in his presidency, markedly shifting the relationship established by the previous administration. What will an invigorated alliance look like? What are the specific challenges and opportunities that Russia poses to this alliance? How can the United States navigate these shoals in a manner that can reinvigorate U.S.-EU partnership?

Join us for a program featuring Sam Nunn, James F. Collins, Federica Mogherini, and Alasdair Young on the future of transatlantic relations.
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Wednesday, January 27th, 2021

Walter Memorial Lecture with Federica Mogherini
Time:
12:00 pm
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center along with CUNY Graduate Center EU Studies Center
Contact:
Merrill Sovner
Contact Email:
msovner@gradcenter.cuny.edu

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Tuesday, January 26th, 2021

A Virtual Discussion with UK Ambassador Dame Karen Pierce
Time:
2:00 pm
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center along with American University Transatlantic Policy Center
The European Union and Youth Employment
Time:
1:00 pm
Presenter:
Birgit Daiber
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center along with University of Colorado-Boulder Colorado European Union Center for Excellence
Contact:
Shireen Miller
Contact Email:
shireen.miller@colorado.edu

As shown by earlier recessions, youth employment is more sensitive to the business cycle than adult employment and the economic recession triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to bring back dramatically high youth unemployment and NEET rates (young people who are not in education, employment or training). To further support an inclusive economic recovery, school to work transitions in the changing world of work, and ensure that young people make the most of the opportunities stemming from digital, resilient and green transitions, the European Union had developed programs and initiatives along with funding sources to address these needs.

For example, The Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) exclusively supports NEETs, including the long-term unemployed or those not registered as jobseekers. It ensures that in parts of Europe where the challenges are most acute, young people can receive targeted support. Typically, the YEI funds the provision of apprenticeships, traineeships, job placements and further education leading to a qualification.

Join us to hear Birgit Daiber discuss the various youth programs in Europe and how they are funded. The Zoom meeting link will be emailed to you prior to the event.

Thursday, January 21st, 2021 to Friday, January 22nd, 2021

Pitt-Newcastle Place-Based Conference
Time:
7:30 am to 1:30 pm
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center along with Newcastle University
Contact:
Laura Daversa
Contact Email:
laura.daversa@pitt.edu

Join the University of Pittsburgh and Newcastle University for a virtual conference: The Role of Universities in Sustainable, Just and Inclusive Cities on January 21st and January 22nd , 2021.

Post-industrial cities are crucibles of reinvention and innovation. Those that have successfully navigated the sunsetting of industrial production have creatively reoriented to intellectual technology, advanced manufacturing, business services, and life science innovations. And yet, the challenges that followed industrial decline—loss of population, unemployment, and destructive urban redevelopment strategies—continue to reverberate.

As the founding members of the International Place-Based University Network, Newcastle University and the University of Pittsburgh are hosting this conference. The goal is to share best practices for community and civic engagement as well as to explore potential international collaborations for academically based community engagement.

To view the full schedule of events and to register, visit: https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/esc/events/international-place-based-universit...

Wednesday, January 13th, 2021

FLAS Fellowship Info Session
Time:
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
Asian Studies Center, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center and Global Hub

The Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship program is a prestigious and competitive award that allows select Pitt undergraduate and graduate students to devote full time attention to their chosen modern foreign language and area studies specialty. There are separate competitions for the Academic Year FLAS Fellowship and the Summer FLAS Fellowship.

Attend this info session with representatives from the European Studies Center, the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, and the Asian Studies Center to learn more about the requirements and how to submit a strong application.

Register here: https://bit.ly/FLAS-info-session-2021

Thursday, December 17th, 2020

Global Issues Through Literature: “Nowhere Boy” by Katherine Marsh
Global Issues Through Literature
Time:
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Location:
Virtual - Register Online!
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center
Cost:
Free and Open to the Public
Contact:
Maja Konitzer
Contact Email:
majab@pitt.edu

This reading group for educators explores literary texts from a global perspective. Content specialists present the work and its context, and together we brainstorm innovative pedagogical practices for incorporating the text and its themes into the curriculum. Sessions this year will take place virtually on Thursday evenings from 5-7:30 PM. Books and Act 48 credit are provided.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1gb70m6FeBhO3HVF7Hx6eIWVx1lr7vVnqsxIYuCD...

Global Issues Through Literature"Nowhere Boy" by Katherine Marsh
GILS
Time:
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Presenter:
Mame-Fatou Niang, Associate Professor, Modern Languages, Carnegie Mellon University
Location:
virtual - Register Online!
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Studies Center

This reading group for K-16 educators explores literary texts from a global perspective. Content specialists present the work and its context, and together we brainstorm innovative pedagogical practices for incorporating the text and its themes into the curriculum. Sessions this year will take place virtually on Thursday evenings from 5-8 PM. Books and Act 48 credit are provided. This reading group is co-sponsored with Pitt's European Studies Center and led by Mame-Fatou Niang, Associate Professor, Modern Languages, Carnegie Mellon University.

Tuesday, December 15th, 2020

Technology and Cybersecurity
Time:
3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Presenter:
Elena Chernenko, Michael Poznansky, Ashar Neyaz, Sundar Krishnan, Beth Schwanke
Location:
Online via Zoom
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies, Asian Studies Center, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center and Global Studies Center

For Year 3 of our faculty development workshops for community colleges and minority-serving institutions, we are offering a series of monthly webinars focused on technology. The third of the webinars will examine Technology and Cybersecurity specifically addressing the challenges of protecting data against international threats.

Register here

Thursday, December 10th, 2020

ESCape Into a Book: Go, Went, Gone
Time:
8:00 pm
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence
Contact:
Samantha Moik
Contact Email:
smm302@pitt.edu

Join the European Studies Center at Pitt for a Virtual Book Club to explore recent works by European authors. Our first book is Go, Went, Gone by Jenny Erpenbeck. Discussion dates are December 6 and December 10. Those who RSVP by 10/22 can receive a FREE book and the event is open to ALL.

RSVP at https://forms.gle/EqVJieX1XgVvWd1i7

Sunday, December 6th, 2020

ESCape Into a Book: Go, Went, Gone
Time:
4:00 pm
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence
Contact:
Samantha Moik
Contact Email:
smm302@pitt.edu

Join the European Studies Center at Pitt for a Virtual Book Club to explore recent works by European authors. Our first book is Go, Went, Gone by Jenny Erpenbeck. Discussion dates are December 6 and December 10. Those who RSVP by 10/22 can receive a FREE book and the event is open to ALL.

RSVP at https://forms.gle/EqVJieX1XgVvWd1i7

Friday, December 4th, 2020

High School Model European Union
Time:
8:30 am to 4:00 pm
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence
Cost:
$10
Contact:
Samantha Moik
Contact Email:
smm302@pitt.edu

The High School Model European Union is an annual event for high school students, with this year's simulation taking place virtually via Microsoft Teams. The goal of the Model EU is to give high school students the opportunity to learn about the workings of the European Union through a hands-on simulation of a meeting of the European Council. Playing the role of presidents and prime ministers, students spend a day engaged in intense negotiations over current issues impacting the EU.
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Cost: $10/student
More information and Registration: https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/esc/outreach/students/model-eu

Thursday, December 3rd, 2020

Four Evenings Discussion: Ta-Nehisi Coates' The Water Dancer
Four Evenings -- Global Literary Encounters
Time:
6:00 pm
Presenter:
Dr. William Scott, Associate Professor in the Department of English Literature.
Location:
Virtual, see website to join!
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Studies Center along with University Library System (ULS) and Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures
Cost:
Free and Open to the Public w/ registration
Contact:
Maja Kontizer
Contact Email:
majab@pitt.edu

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1WJqjaw22TlwmRpqA62bleCd3o0-bda84vGt_v7c...

The conversation will be led by Dr. William Scott, Associate Professor in the Department of English Literature.

CoE: The Scandinavian Model: Social Cohesion, Cultural Diversity, and Trust in Institutions in Northern Europe
Time:
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center

As part of the Year of Creating Europe, previous sessions have focused on different attempts to create unity through diversity across Europe. In this session, the focus is on Scandinavia. Our panel of experts discuss how this region created social cohesion and costs and benefits that come with it. In its efforts to make a nation that is diverse but coalesces, how has Scandinavia been able to create trust in it's institutions?
Register Here: https://pitt.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XYToCOtmTFS77ljMKleb7Q

Thursday, November 19th, 2020

European Studies Center - Virtual Office Hours
Time:
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Hub

Speak with a student ambassador from the European Studies Center to learn about their four certificate offerings, events, scholarships, symposia and more.

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86171673232?pwd=aThWaHhxeDFsTEdPeGZsdzZaS01EQT09
Password: 4Lkh8d

CoE: Cementing the Boundaries of Frenchness: Race/Ethnicity and Belonging in a Non-Color-Blind French Republic
Time:
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence along with University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign European Union Center
Contact:
Kenneth Reilly
Contact Email:
ker104@pitt.edu

France is often portrayed as a case of color-blind civic ‘assimilation’ despite a shift to ‘integration’ since the 1980s. However, the creation of institutions such as the High Council for Integration (1989-2013) and the first ever census-based survey on the assimilation of immigrants and their France-born children (Mobilité géographique et insertion sociale, Tribalat 1993) signaled starting from the 1990s the foregrounding of cultural differentiation in public life and the promotion of ethnic origin as a framework and primary principle of classification (Bertaux 2016:1496). In this process, integration came to be perceived as a one-way ticket for ‘ethnic Others of foreign descent’ to embrace the cultural values and institutions of a purportedly homogeneous ‘non-ethnic’ core of Français de souche (‘French of French stock’). Papers in this panel argue that race/ethnic relations in France today have inherited this ideology. They show that audible characteristics of local French, a shared linguistic heritage in Marseilles, are dismissed in the speech of working-class youth (Evers), historically attested pronunciation features are recast as multiethnic innovations in working-class Parisian French (Fagyal), years of ‘banlieue literature’ addressing the themes of race and citizenship have suffered from distorted representations in the media (Horvath), and entire segments of the French population now consider themselves Citizen Outsiders for whom the cultural characteristics of the ‘uniform whiteness’ of the Français de souche remain largely alien (Beaman). The panel casts light on the utopia of a color-blind French Republic that, in its efforts at treating citizens equally before the law, makes it impossible for them to belong.  

Panelists:
Jean Beaman, University of California Santa-Barbara
Cécile Evers Cecile, Pomona College
Zsuzsanna Fagyal , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Christina Horvath, University of Bath

Register Here: https://pitt.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XG-B5qdrTrWrrIS09NaG2A

Wednesday, November 18th, 2020

The EU's Covid Recovery Plan: Solution for a Worldwide Just Clean Energy Transition. A panel discussion with EU Delegates.
Time:
12:30 pm
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence along with University of Colorado-Boulder Colorado European Union Center for Excellence
Contact:
Shireen Miller
Contact Email:
shireen.miller@colorado.edu

Around the world, countries are undertaking fiscal stimulus responses in order to accelerate their recovery from COVID-19. On 21 July 2020, EU leaders agreed to a €1,824.3 trillion (ca $2 trillion) package which includes a €1,074.3 billion budget for the next seven years and a major stimulus package of €750 billion. The Next Generation EU (NGEU) stimulus package will help to rebuild and to support investment in green and digital transitions. Climate action is at the forefront of this historic agreement with a target of 30% of total expenditures going towards efforts to reach EU climate neutrality by 2050. A part of the package/agreement is the €150 billion Just Transition Mechanism (JTM). By targeting support to the most affected regions, the JTM program aims to guarantee that the EU’s “climate-neutral economy happens in a fair way, leaving no one behind.”

The EU also seeks to provide worldwide impact by serving as a global leader on reaching science-based targets of the Paris Agreement and by promoting implementation of ambitious environmental, energy, and climate policies with partner countries. Last year the EU announced the European Green Deal - Europe's new growth strategy for achieving climate neutrality by mid-century. Most recently the European Commission proposed to increase the 2030 target to reduce EU greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% in the next decade, compared to 1990 levels. As a part of the EU's climate neutrality agenda, innovative actions were proposed on clean hydrogen economy, methane emissions reduction, energy efficiency in the building sector, and offshore wind deployment.

What does Europe's drive for climate neutrality mean for the transatlantic cooperation? How can the EU and the next U.S. Administration work together towards a shared transatlantic agenda?

Event Registration:https://www.cvent.com/d/b7qrr4
#JMintheUS

Tuesday, November 17th, 2020

BETH Webinar Series: Technology in the Time of COVID-19
Time:
7:00 pm
Presenter:
Dr. June Park, Dr. Dev Lewis, Jared Kohler
Location:
via Zoom online
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies, Asian Studies Center, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center and Global Studies Center

Internationalize your career-focused courses with the BETH (Business, Energy, Technology, and Health) series. For year 3 of our faculty development workshops for community colleges and minority-serving institutions, the University Center for International Studies at the University of Pittsburgh is offering a series of monthly webinars focused on technology. Our second webinar will examine Technology in the Time of COVID, specifically addressing international responses to the pandemic regarding efforts to mitigate community spread through contact-tracing.

Presenters are:
Dr. June Park, 2020-2021 East Asia Voices Initiative Fellow, East Asia National Resource Center, Elliot School of International Affairs, The George Washington University.
Dr. Dev Lewis, Fellow and Program Lead at Digital Asia Hub
Jared Kohler, Systems Engineer, Carnegie Mellon University CREATE Lab

Register here

An Update on EU-Iran Relations
Time:
12:30 pm
Presenter:
Shireen Hunter, Eldar Mamedov, Mohammad Homayounvash, Eric Lob
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence
Contact Email:
thielm@fiu.edu, calyc@fiu.edu

The EU's relations with Iran have strengthened since the signing of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in 2015. These relations have become more important now, as the current US administration is determined to further undermine the agreement by pressing the UN to restore economic sanctions and extend the arms embargo against Iran. The EU’s disagreement with the US position has brought the nuclear non-proliferation regime, the maintenance of international agreements, and the future of European relations with the US and Iran at a crossroads. This panel will explore these topics and provide an update on the current state of EU-Iran relations after the US elections.

Panelists

Shireen Hunter, Ph.D., Honorary Fellow, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding (ACMCU), Georgetown University
Eldar Mamedov, Political Advisor European Parliament
Mohammad Homayounvash, Ph.D., Director, Institute for Interfaith Dialogue and Education at Miami-Dade College; Lecturer, Steven J. Green School of International & Public Affairs at FIU, and Religious Studies Department at the University of Miami
Eric Lob, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Dept. of Politics & International Relations, Steven J. Green School of International & Public Affairs, FIU
Moderator: Markus Thiel, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Dept. of Politics & International Relations, Steven J. Green School of International & Public Affairs; Director, Miami-Florida Jean Monnet Center of Excellence, FIU
Event Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/webinar-an-update-on-eu-iran-relations-tick...

Sunday, November 15th, 2020

UCIS International Career Toolkit Series Presents:A Discussion with Elizabeth Echevarria, Founder/CEO - Living in Liberty
Time:
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Location:
Zoom Discussion
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies, Asian Studies Center, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center, Global Studies Center and Global Hub

Elizabeth Echevarria, Founder and CEO of Living in Liberty discusses her decision to start the organization to combat human trafficking and the work the organization does to aid women and children in Pittsburgh. Services, funding, volunteering, employees, and outreach are all part of the organization's efforts.

November 15th, 2020
6:30-7:30pm
Zoom Discussion

Zoom Link
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9238996364?pwd=UFMrTUlQN1QxazFFdmNsenVIdnI5UT09

Friday, November 13th, 2020

Public Art + Dissent: Art, Protest and Public Spaces Mini-Course - Day 3
Mini-Course for K-12 Educators
Time:
6:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Location:
Online via Zoom
Sponsored by:
Asian Studies Center, Center for Latin American Studies, European Studies Center, Global Studies Center and National Consortium on Teaching About Asia
Cost:
Free and Open to the Public
Contact:
Patrick Hughes
Contact Email:
hughespw@pitt.edu

Throughout our history, art and artists have resisted oppression, violence, injustice, and inequality. Some of the world’s most interesting art is on the streets and easily accessible to all. In this workshop we will discuss how protest art uses public space to engage in dialogue between the artist and the public. At an unprecedented moment in geopolitics, the work of public artists amplifies activism, resistance, and solidarity. Artists give context and vision to broad social movements, supporting those who have been marginalized and who need justice. Artists around the world question what is and why that transcends national boundaries and politics . We will examine works of Ai Wei Wei, Keith Herring, murals from Northern Ireland, to the Black Lives movement.

Friday, November 13
6:00 - 8:30 pm (Eastern Time)
Jerome 'Chu' Charles: "Waking Up With 'Chu' - My Road to the Black Lives Matter Movement"
Michael-Ann Cerniglia: "Teacher led session: Creative Resistance Case Studies for the K-12 Classroom"

To learn more, please visit our website: https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/ncta/

Register here!

Translating Emotion: A Discussion with Sam Taylor
Time:
3:25 pm
Presenter:
Sam Taylor
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center along with Department of French & Italian
Contact:
Kaliane Ung
Contact Email:
khu3@pitt.edu

Sam Taylor is a British novelist and literary translator who now lives in the United States. He has translated novels by Maylis de Kerangal, Leïla Slimani and Clémentine Beauvais (among others), as well as Riad Sattouf’s graphic novel The Arab of the Future. On 13 November 2020, Sam Taylor will talk about his translation of Antoine Leiris’ You Will Not Have My Hate (2016) and the upcoming translation of Leiris’ La vie, après. He will describe the links between translation and literary creation, and talk about career possibilities in translation and publishing.

Contact Pr. Kaliane Ung (khu3@pitt.edu) for the Zoom link.

Thursday, November 12th, 2020

European Studies Center - Virtual Office Hours
Time:
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Hub

Speak with a student ambassador from the European Studies Center to learn about their four certificate offerings, events, scholarships, symposia and more.

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86171673232?pwd=aThWaHhxeDFsTEdPeGZsdzZaS01EQT09
Password: 4Lkh8d

Virtual Briefing: The Transatlantic Relationship After the Elections
Time:
12:00 pm
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center along with American University, Georgia Tech University, University of Florida, University of Colorado, UNC CES and University of Miami

Join us for a roundtable discussion of the state of the transatlantic relationship in the wake of the U.S. Presidential Elections. Featuring: Dr. James Goldgeier, American University (NATO and security),  Mr. Ignacio Garcia-Bercero, DG Trade (former TTIP chief negotiator), Dr. Mai’a Cross, Northeastern University (Europe and the Politics of Crisis). Moderated by Steven Sokol (American Council on Germany).

Hosted by the European Studies Center at the University of Pittsburgh, the Center for Transatlantic Studies at the Georgia Institute of Technology, and the Transatlantic Policy Center at American University. This event is part of the #JMintheUS event series, an initiative of Jean Monnet Centers in the U.S.

https://pitt.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LvStS_L3RTWaAYZwgEdx3w

Wednesday, November 11th, 2020

Public Art + Dissent: Art, Protest and Public Spaces Mini-Course - Day 2
Mini-Course for K-12 Educators
Time:
6:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Location:
Online via Zoom
Sponsored by:
Asian Studies Center, Center for Latin American Studies, European Studies Center, Global Studies Center and National Consortium on Teaching About Asia
Cost:
Free and Open to the Public
Contact:
Patrick Hughes
Contact Email:
hughespw@pitt.edu

Throughout our history, art and artists have resisted oppression, violence, injustice, and inequality. Some of the world’s most interesting art is on the streets and easily accessible to all. In this workshop we will discuss how protest art uses public space to engage in dialogue between the artist and the public. At an unprecedented moment in geopolitics, the work of public artists amplifies activism, resistance, and solidarity. Artists give context and vision to broad social movements, supporting those who have been marginalized and who need justice. Artists around the world question what is and why that transcends national boundaries and politics . We will examine works of Ai Wei Wei, Keith Herring, murals from Northern Ireland, to the Black Lives movement.

Wednesday, November 11
6:00 - 8:300 pm (Eastern Time)
Eric Shiner: "Kusama Yayoi, Radical Performance as a Means of Self-Preservation and Social Critique"
Erin Hinson: "Loyalty in Dissent: Loyalist Public Murals in Pre- and Post-Ceasefire Northern Ireland"

To learn more, please visit our website: https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/ncta/

Register here!

Tuesday, November 10th, 2020

No End in Sight? Epidemic Temporalities and Narratives in Modern Europe
Time:
12:00 pm
Presenter:
Dora Vargha (Exeter University)
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence along with Center for European Studies at the University of Florida
Contact:
Amie Kreppel; Corinne Tomasi
Contact Email:
kreppel@ufl.edu; corie@ufl.edu

In the past year more people have become familiar with the graph of the epidemic curve than ever before. Beginnings, peaks and endings of COVID-19 occupy everyday discussions, inform policies, shape social interactions and provide bases for criticism and political action. What constitutes an ending, when that endpoint is and what might bring it about is more and more unclear, however. Through historical case studies, this talk explores some of the stakes in how we think about the temporalities of epidemics, and how their historical framing may impact on public health responses.

Event Registration:https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_d5MQzqD6SfOBZvETP9wd4A

#JMintheUS

Monday, November 9th, 2020

Public Art + Dissent: Art, Protest and Public Spaces Mini-Course - Day 1
Mini-Course for K-12 Educators
Time:
6:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Location:
Online via Zoom
Sponsored by:
Asian Studies Center, Center for Latin American Studies, European Studies Center, Global Studies Center and National Consortium on Teaching About Asia
Cost:
Free and Open to the Public w/ registration
Contact:
Veronica Dristas
Contact Email:
dristas@pitt.edu

Throughout our history, art and artists have resisted oppression, violence, injustice, and inequality. Some of the world’s most interesting art is on the streets and easily accessible to all. In this workshop we will discuss how protest art uses public space to engage in dialogue between the artist and the public. At an unprecedented moment in geopolitics, the work of public artists amplifies activism, resistance, and solidarity. Artists give context and vision to broad social movements, supporting those who have been marginalized and who need justice. Artists around the world question what is and why that transcends national boundaries and politics . We will examine works of Ai Wei Wei, Keith Herring, murals from Northern Ireland, to the Black Lives movement.

Monday, November 9
6:00 - 8:30 pm (Eastern Time)
Caitlin Bruce: "Visual Noise: Street Art in Activism and Placemaking in Bogotá Colombia"
Eric Shiner: "Ai Weiwei: Art Shall Liberate the World"

To learn more, please visit our website: https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/ncta/

Register <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSenz0AUotCQCle_Mpz0i9yO4eg9Ugf4...!

Thursday, November 5th, 2020

European Studies Center - Virtual Office Hours
Time:
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Hub

Speak with a student ambassador from the European Studies Center to learn about their four certificate offerings, events, scholarships, symposia and more.

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86171673232?pwd=aThWaHhxeDFsTEdPeGZsdzZaS01EQT09
Password: 4Lkh8d

Thursday, October 29th, 2020

CANCELLED -Movie Night: EuroVision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Time:
8:00 pm
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence along with Euro Club
Contact:
Kenneth Reilly
Contact Email:
ker104@pitt.edu

CANCELED
It's Movie Night!
Join the Euro Club and European Studies Center to watch the Will Ferrell Comedy, EuroVision Song Contest : The Story of Fire Saga. Students must have Netflix Subscription and Install Free TeleParty Extension (Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge).

European Studies Center - Virtual Office Hours
Time:
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Hub

Speak with a student ambassador from the European Studies Center to learn about their four certificate offerings, events, scholarships, symposia and more.

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86171673232?pwd=aThWaHhxeDFsTEdPeGZsdzZaS01EQT09
Password: 4Lkh8d

Wednesday, October 28th, 2020

Creative Writing Workshop in French at FRIT
Time:
3:25 pm to 4:15 pm
Presenter:
Cécile Duquenne, Author
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence along with Department of French & Italian
Contact:
Kaliane Ung
Contact Email:
khu3@pitt.edu

Cécile Duquenne will discuss the many ways literature can make a tangible impact on local and global politics, with a focus on French “littératures de l’imaginaire” (fantasy, science-fiction, young adult). Students would write a 500-750 word letter in French, about how their character decided or was forced to go abroad, describing their experience of exile into another society, followed by a Q&A session with the author.

To register please email Kaliane Ung, khu3@pitt.edu.

Contemporary European Security Challenges
Time:
12:30 pm to 1:45 pm
Presenter:
Gen. Philip Breedlove (USAF-Ret.)
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence along with Jean Monnet Center of Excellence at Florida International University
Contact:
Alasdair Young
Contact Email:
alasdair.young@gatech.edu

#JMintheUS

Tuesday, October 27th, 2020

UCIS INTL TOOLKIT SERIES PRESENTS: Peace Corps Alumni Panel
Time:
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Presenter:
Peace Corps Alumni and Ryan Stannard
Location:
Zoom Discussion
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies, Asian Studies Center, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center and Global Studies Center
Contact:
Angela Illig
Contact Phone:
412-726-7230
Contact Email:
ami17@pitt.edu

Peace Corps Pitt Alumni Panel
Tuesday, October 27th, 6:30-7:30pm
Zoom Discussion

Join us to learn about service overseas from Pitt Alumni that served in the Peace Corps. Gain valuable information from those who served, ask questions about service, and learn how the Peace Corps helped their careers.

Register at:
https://signup.com/go/dVfvhZc

Regional Integration & European-Latin American Relations under the impact of COVID-19
Time:
11:00 am
Presenter:
Joaquín Roy
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence along with University of Miami and European Union Center and Jean Monnet Chair
Contact Email:
thielm@fiu.edu; calyc@fiu.edu

As part of our Miami-Florida Jean Monnet Center of Excellence grant, Dr. joaquín Roy, Jean Monnet Professor and Director University of Miami European Union Center of Excellence, will make a presentation on Europe and Latin American Relations under the impact of COVID-19.

Joaquín Roy, (Lic. Law, University of Barcelona, 1966; Ph.D, Georgetown University, 1973), is Jean Monnet Professor and Director of University of Miami European Union Center of Excellence. He has published over 200 academic articles and reviews, and he is the author or editor of 39 books. He has also published over 1,400 columns and essays. He was awarded the Encomienda of the Order of Merit by King Juan Carlos of Spain.

Moderator: Markus Thiel, Associate Professor, Dept. of Politics & International Relations, Director, Miami-Florida Jean Monnet Center of Excellence, FIU

Event Registration:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/webinar-regional-integration-and-european-l...

#JMintheUS

Monday, October 26th, 2020

Vivo per Questo--Home Edition: A performance and discussion on anti-racist activism with Italian rapper Amir Issaa
Time:
10:00 am
Presenter:
Amir Issaa
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence along with Department of French & Italian

Amir Issaa is an Italian rapper, hip-hop artist, producer,
writer, and social activist who has worked in the Italian
music industry since the late 1990s. Born and raised in
the diverse working-class neighborhood of
Torpignattara in Rome, he is the son of an Egyptian
father and an Italian mother. Issaa was one of the
founders of the Rome Zoo, a collective of rappers and
musicians that helped to define the rap scene in Italy
and launched the careers of many artists. He has won
several awards for his music, in particular for his work
on the 2012 film, Scialla!, which garnered him the David
di Donatello for best song and best soundtrack.
Issaa's work as an activist began as a reaction to his
own family's struggles; his father, an Egyptian
immigrant, was incarcerated for most of Issaa's
childhood. In 2017, Issaa published an autobiographical
novel, Vivo per questo (This is What I Live For), in which
he reflects on his formative years growing up in
Torpignattara and the prejudice and racism that he
faced. Issaa has long been an activist for immigrants'
rights, particularly those of the children of immigrants
living in Italy. More recently, Issaa has been involved in
the Italian Black Lives Matter movement and published
the song "Non respiro" ("I Can't Breathe") in response to
the murder of George Floyd. ​Register Here: https://pitt.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GJDIU1dFTLGApPc0uiu_RQ

Thursday, October 22nd, 2020

Four Evenings Discussion: Laila Lalami's Conditional Citizens
Four Evenings -- Global Literary Encounters
Time:
6:00 pm
Presenter:
Salvatore Poier, Visiting Lecturer in Urban Studies at the University of Pittsburgh
Location:
Virtual, see website to join!
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Studies Center along with University Library System (ULS) and Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures
Cost:
Free and Open to the Public w/ registration
Contact:
Maja Kontizer
Contact Email:
majab@pitt.edu

In conjunction with the Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures program's "Ten Evenings" series, GSC is again hosting "Four Evenings" pre-lecture discussions that put prominent world authors and their work in a global perspective.

Open to series subscribers and the Pitt community, these evening discussions, led by Pitt experts, provide additional insight on prominent writers and engaging issues in a virtual setting. A limited number of tickets to the author lectures is available.

*For questions and more information, contact Maja.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Ew_oyU1nbE0CtzTgwxyjM2--cVXwyVZGxLbiL1A...

European Studies Center - Virtual Office Hours
Time:
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Hub

Speak with a student ambassador from the European Studies Center to learn about their four certificate offerings, events, scholarships, symposia and more.

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86171673232?pwd=aThWaHhxeDFsTEdPeGZsdzZaS01EQT09
Password: 4Lkh8d

The German Presidency of the EU at Mid-Point
Time:
12:00 pm
Presenter:
Ulrike Guérot, Founder and Director of European Democracy Lab; Professor of European Policy and the Study of Democracy, Danube University, Krems
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence along with University of Wisconsin-Madison and European Studies and Jean Monnet Center of Excellence; CGES; German Marshall Fund
Contact:
Elizabeth Covington, Eleanor Conrad
Contact Email:
eecovington@wisc.edu, ejconrad.wisc.edu
Conversation with Filmmaker Mo Asumang about Die Arier (The Aryans) (2014)
Time:
11:00 am to 12:30 pm
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence along with Department of German

A documentary by Mo Asumang, German media personality, filmmaker, and Afro-German activist. After receiving death threats from the White Aryan Rebels, Mo Asumang sets out to discover the history and meaning of the word Aryan. This designation was used by racists in the 19th century, designated the master race in Nazi Germany, and is used by white supremacists today. After finding her own grandmother's Aryan Pass, Mo Asumang begins a journey that takes her to Nazi rallies and meetings with racists in Germany but also to KKK gatherings and conversations with white supremacists in the USA. On her journey, she discusses her project with academics, intellectuals, a Holocaust survivor as well, all the while seeking to understand how Aryan motivates people to express violence and hatred to others. A personal film with great resonance today.
Event Registration: https://pitt.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0uf-iorj8qGtDrSAnbXNKZHKPh4rqRJO6Y

Wednesday, October 21st, 2020

UCIS International Career Toolkit Series Presents: Graduate Programs for International Careers in Education
Time:
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Presenter:
Ms. Bianca Brown, Admissions & Recruitment Manager
Location:
Zoom Discussion
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies, Asian Studies Center, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center and Global Studies Center
Contact:
Angela Illig
Contact Phone:
412-726-7230
Contact Email:
ami17@pitt.edu

UCIS International Career Toolkit Series Presents:
Graduate Programs for International Careers in Education

Wednesday, October 21st, 6:30-7:30pm
Zoom Discussion

Are you interested in international education? Teaching abroad? Conducting educational research with global perspectives? Here at the School of Education, many of our programs prepare graduates to enter the field of international education.

Social and Comparative Analysis in Education (SCAE) MEd/MA
Early Childhood Education MEd
Foreign Language Education MEd (with TESOL Specialization Option)
Research Methodology MEd

Learn more about these opportunities from Pitt Education’s Office of Admissions & Enrollment Services.

Register at:
https://signup.com/go/SubBHjZ

Art Police and Tomb Robbers: Creating Italy through Cultural Power
Time:
12:30 pm
Presenter:
Fiona Greenland, University of Virginia
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence
Contact:
Kenneth Reilly
Contact Email:
ker104@pitt.edu

Through much of its history, Italy was Europe’s "seat of the arts," an artistic playground for foreign élites and powers who bought, sold, and sometimes plundered millions of artworks and antiquities. Today, Italy asserts control over its cultural heritage through an activist legal model and influential art police unit, which dedicates itself to the eradication of tomb robbing. Italy has turned heritage into cultural power—a controversial convergence of art, money, and diplomacy. This talk explains how modern Italy came to wield such power, and with what effects on the state's political and cultural influence.

Fiona Rose Greenland is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Virginia. She studies art/science technologies, cultural policy, nationalism, and art markets. She holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Michigan, and a D.Phil. in Classical Archaeology from Oxford University. Before training as a sociologist, she worked as an archaeologist and conducted fieldwork in Italy and Spain. Her book, Ruling Culture: Art Police, Tomb Robbers, and the Rise of Cultural Power in Italy, will be published by the University of Chicago Press in spring 2021.

Register here: https://pitt.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FoVn-84tQYiEnPDnnCJIFw

JMEUCE lecture

Tuesday, October 20th, 2020

Technology and Privacy
The Right to be Forgotten
Time:
3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Presenter:
Dr. Herke Kranenborg, Dr. Emmanuel Pernot-LePlay, Dr. Brooke Auxier
Location:
via Zoom online
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies, Asian Studies Center, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center and Global Studies Center

For Year 3 of our faculty development workshops for community colleges and minority-serving institutions, we are offering a series of monthly webinars focused on technology. The first of the webinars will examine Technology and Privacy: The Right To Be Forgotten with particular focus on the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and its global impact. Register here

DR. HERKE KRANENBORG
Law Professor and Chair of European Data Protection and Privacy Law,
University of Maastricht
DR. EMMANUEL PERNOT-LEPLAY Post-Doctoral Researcher in Data Protection Law, Tilburg University
DR. BROOKE AUXIER Research Associate in Internet and Technology, Pew Research Center

JMintheUS: Pandemics in Europe - The Historical Legacies of the EU's Free Movement of Persons: Our Human Mobility Rights in a Post(?) COVID-19 Context
Time:
12:00 pm
Presenter:
Cristina Blanco Sio-Lopez, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Visiting Fellow, University of Pittsburgh
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence along with University of Florida and Center for European Studies
Contact:
Amie Kreppel; Corinne Tomasi
Contact Email:
kreppel@ufl.edu; corie@ufl.edu

On June 15th 2020, the EU officially reopened its inner borders, effectively lifting the travel restrictions put in place to contain the spread of COVID-19. The Schengen Agreement’s ‘Free Movement of Persons’ —considered as one of the most meaningful, and also the most popular accomplishments ever of European integration— was then back in force.

This lecture invites participants to look back into history to see beyond in terms of building a commonly inclusive and sustainable future by highlighting Human Mobility Rights as fundamental human rights. Indeed, in our post(?) COVID-19 world, the empowering historical legacies of the EU’s Free Movement of Persons can help us shed light on our current belonging and displacement challenges. In the end, it has been transnational mobile populations whose migration patterns built up principles, norms, political cultures and entire civilizations on their wake.

Event Registration: https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2hXjM3cnSvafLxfwhBIGKQ

#JMintheUS

Friday, October 16th, 2020

JMintheUS: The New Speed of Politics: Is Gender Equality Accelerating or Shutting Down?
Time:
1:00 pm
Presenter:
Maria Gabriela Zoana, Helga Varden
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence along with European Union Center at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Contact:
Jonathan Larson; Emanuel Rota
Contact Email:
larsonjl@illinois.edu, rota@illinois.edu

The New Speed of Politics: Is Gender Equality Accelerating or Shutting Down? With Former MEP Maria Gabriela Zoana and faculty discussant Helga Varden, Assoc. Professor of Philosophy and Women and Gender Studies, U of I.

#JMintheUS

Thursday, October 15th, 2020

European Studies Center - Virtual Office Hours
Time:
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Hub

Speak with a student ambassador from the European Studies Center to learn about their four certificate offerings, events, scholarships, symposia and more.

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86171673232?pwd=aThWaHhxeDFsTEdPeGZsdzZaS01EQT09
Password: 4Lkh8d

What Brexit might mean for the future of Scotland, the UK, and Europe
Time:
2:00 pm
Presenter:
John Edward
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence along with University of Colorado-Boulder Colorado European Union Center for Excellence
Contact:
Shireen Miller
Contact Email:
shireen.miller@colorado.edu

The United Kingdom's relationship within the European Union has always been a hesitant one, late to the party of European integration. Now since that relationship is coming to an end, the once-powerful union of the United Kingdom itself looks fragile and in question.

John Edward will look at the UK's seemingly inexorable exit from the EU, and how that has mirrored a growth in national political sentiment in the constituent parts of the UK itself. How will Edinburgh, London and the other capitals of Europe respond? Will departure from one union after almost 50 years mean exit from another that has lasted 300 years?

John Edward represented Scotland in the European Union for 8 years, as Scotland's Parliament was re-established, having worked for the last surviving "founding father" of the EU. Thereafter, he ran the European Parliament's Office in Scotland - seeking to bring the Parliament's activities closer to its voters. In the 2016 EU exit referendum, John was the Chief Spokesman for the "Remain" campaign in Scotland (which won).

Event Registration:
http://www.cvent.com/events/what-brexit-might-mean-for-the-future-of-sco...

CoE: Cultural Diversity and Inclusive Community Building in Germany
Time:
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Presenter:
Various
Location:
on-line
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence along with Jean Monnet Center of Excellence at Florida International University, European Union Center at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Center for European Studies at the University of Florida and Center for European and Transatlantic Studies at Georgia Tech University
Contact:
Iris Matijevic
Contact Email:
irm24@pitt.edu

The ESC’s 2020-21 theme, Creating Europe, explores both the political, social, cultural, and geographical forces that have given shape to contemporary Europe and also individuals who create and are creative in their daily or artistic expressions of what it means to be European. In celebration of German Campus Week, this month’s Conversations on Europe focuses on topic of cultural diversity in Germany and how the European nation has aimed to create inclusive community building. Our virtual roundtable will discuss successes, failures, and the future of Germany’s diverse communities.

Audience participation is encouraged.

Panelists:
Rahsaan Maxwell, Professor, Department of Political Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Danny Choi, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Pittsburgh
Kai Unzicker, Senior Project Manager, Bertelsmann Stiftung

Moderator:
Jae-Jae Spoon

Event Registration: https://pitt.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pXKilhrtTwKX53Il8APJhw

This event is part of the #JMintheUS event series, an initiative of Jean Monnet Centers in the U.S. 

Black Italians Fight to Be Italian
Time:
11:00 am
Presenter:
Ngofeen Mputubwele
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence along with Department of French & Italian

Ngofeen Mputubwele is a journalist, lawyer, and podcast producer for the New Yorker Radio Hour based in New York City. He reports on issues of culture, language, and food, with an emphasis on international issues and the black diaspora. His work has been featured on NPR?s Code Switch, Rough Translation, as well as Gimlet Media?s The Nod, Every Little Thing, We Came to Win, and more. Most recently, he produced and narrated the New Yorker Radio Hour podcast episode "Black Italians Fight to Be Italian." He lives in Brooklyn with the 2.3 million yeast in his sourdough starter. Event Registration: https://pitt.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0oduyvrjkoHdEOCPA4HovLQdV0gNpv2uKu

Wednesday, October 14th, 2020

The Evolution of Deployed Technologies, 1944-1950
Time:
12:00 pm
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence along with Jean Monnet Center of Excellence at Florida International University
Contact:
Chris McDermott
Contact Email:
chris.mcdermott@gatech.edu
Joint discussion of recent books by former Ambassador Tony Gardner and Prof Michael Kimmage on Transatlantic Relations
Time:
11:00 am
Presenter:
Ambassador Tony Gardner, Prof Michael Kimmage
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence along with American University Transatlantic Policy Center
Contact:
Garret Martin
Contact Email:
garretm@american.edu

#JMintheUS

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