Tuesday, October 13th, 2020

Start of the Cold War in Europe
Time:
12:00 pm
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence along with Center for European and Transatlantic Studies at Georgia Tech University
Contact:
Chris McDermott
Contact Email:
chris.mcdermott@gatech.edu

Monday, October 12th, 2020

The End of WWII in Europe
Time:
12:00 pm
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence along with Center for European and Transatlantic Studies at Georgia Tech University
Contact:
Chris McDermott
Contact Email:
chris.mcdermott@gatech.edu

Friday, October 9th, 2020

Horror Genre as a Social Force
Time:
6:00 pm
Location:
Zoom
Announced by:
European Studies Center and Global Studies Center on behalf of Pitt Honors College

A UHC scholar community is a collaborative, interdisciplinary group of people who share interests in researching issues, imagining projects, resolving problems, and learning from each other’s experiences. The “Horror Genre as a Social Force” scholar community seeks to build on existing Pitt initiatives devoted to the scholarly study of horror in its social, historical, cultural, political, and artistic forms. Key partners include the Global Studies Center (home of the Global Horror Studies Archival and Research Network), the University Library System (home of the George A. Romero Collection and the Horror Studies Archive), the Department of English, the Film and Media Studies Program, and the George A. Romero Foundation.
At this session, we will have a chance to meet each other, discuss projects in progress, and imagine projects to come that connect to horror studies conceived as broadly and ambitiously as possible. Your curiosity is much more important than any expertise in horror!

Faculty and Staff Event Link: https://pitt.zoom.us/s/96802462278
There will be a separate information session for students earlier that same day: Friday, October 9th at 2:00pm. Zoom link: https://pitt.zoom.us/j/96813508616

Thursday, October 8th, 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

Wednesday, October 7th, 2020

JMintheUS: The EU, US and Latin America
Time:
4:00 pm to 5:15 pm
Presenter:
Joaquín Roy
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence along with Virginia Tech Center for European Union and Transatlantic & Trans-European Space Studies
Contact:
Dr. Yannis A. Stivachtis
Contact Email:
ystivach@vt.edu

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 1,600 columns and essays. He was awarded the Encomienda of the Order of Merit by King Juan Carlos of Spain.

Event Link: https://virginiatech.zoom.us/j/96841224077?pwd=ejVpbzJFWFhIT0hkK3JVK1V2V...

#JMintheUS

JMintheUS: Regional Integration & Relations between the EU and Latin America under the impact of COVID-19
Time:
4:00 pm
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center along with Miami-Florida Jean Monnet European Union Center of Excellence

#JmintheUS

Tuesday, October 6th, 2020

Multi Financial Framework and Next Generation EU: A Tale of Timing by Edit Herczog
Time:
1:30 pm to 2:45 pm
Presenter:
Edit Herczog, former Member of European Parliament
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 multiannual financial framework (MFF) budget of the European Union; a proposal which drags on for two years without negotiations is recasted, and then gets consensus in five days in an institution of 27 members. The same proposal gets consensus in a few months, but then is stalled for more than a year, only for it to be recasted in another institution of 705 members.

The legislative procedure of the European Union is complex and for many looking from a distance, chaotic. It is particularly true in 2020, when the legislative and the financial cycles coincide and get entangled with the lengthy Brexit negotiations. If this was not enough, COVID- 19 made a disruptive change on both the political goals, the budget allocations, and the timeline of the negotiations at the finish line.

The lecture will be made of three parts:

Ready: What is the MFF and why it is different from any state budgets? What are the political motivations behind the numbers?
Set: What are the main changes? How does the future EU budget differ from the current one? What are the consequences of Brexit? What are the yet open questions?
Go: Will the new structure weaken democratic oversight? Will international participation be allowed in the EU programs.
Come here Edit Herczog who was a Member of European Parliament (MEP) from 2004- 2014 discuss these issues. Her own small consultancy is providing long term compass to generate competitive advantage based on excellence. Interested in the future and prosperity she mostly works on subjects of Data, Research, ICT and Energy, and the Budget as a main ingredient to them. This is the third MFF in which she is engaged.

Event Registration:
http://www.cvent.com/events/the-multi-financial-framework-and-next-gener...

#JMintheUS

Pandemics in Europe: Political and Social Responses Series - Crisis Signaling: How Italy's Coronavirus Lockdown affected incumbent Support in Other European Countries
Time:
12:00 pm
Presenter:
Catherine de Vries, Bocconi University
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

The COVID-19 pandemic is an unparalleled global crisis. Yet, despite the grave adversity faced by citizens, incumbents around the world experienced a boost in popularity during the onset of the outbreak. In this study, we examine how the response to the COVID-19 outbreak in one country has affected incumbent support in other countries. Specifically, we leverage the fact that the first country-wide lockdown on European soil, in Italy on March 9, 2020, happened during the fieldwork of online surveys conducted in four other European countries, France, Germany, Poland and Spain.

Event Registration:
https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_j2Zc4nA3Srinq1a2QgTIUg

#JMintheUS

Populism & Democratic Backsliding in Europe
Time:
11:00 am
Presenter:
Marcel Lewandowsky, Noemi Marin, Martin Palouš
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 Email:
thielm@fiu.edu, calyc@fiu.edu

In the EU, including in Central and Eastern Europe, populist parties of various stripes succeeded in riding a wave of anger over corruption, resentment at the outcome of the democratic transition, and anxiety about migration and the EU's principle of shared governance. Their leaders all have charismatic personalities who master the anti-establishment rhetoric to perfection and are often supported by Russia. This panel, with experts on the topic, offers a discussion of the seductive power of populism in European states and its impact on democracy in the region.

Panelists

Marcel Lewandowsky, DAAD Visiting Assistant Professor at the Center for European Studies University of Florida
Noemi Marin, Professor, School of Communication and Multimedia Studies Florida Atlantic University
Martin Palouš, Senior Fellow, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA),and Director of SIPA’s Václav Havel Center for Human Rights and Diplomacy initiative, FIU
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-populism-democratic-backsliding-in-...

#JMintheUS

Black Lives Matter Italy and the Legacy of Italian Colonialism
Time:
10:00 am
Presenter:
Fred Kuwornu
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence along with Department of French & Italian
Contact:
Kenneth Reilly
Contact Email:
eucnews@pitt.edu

Fred Kudjo Kuwornu is an activist-producer-filmmaker born and raised in ltaly and based in Brooklyn. His mother is an ltalian Jew, and his father a Ghanaian surgeon who lived in ltaly since the early 60's. Fred Kuwornu holds a Bachelor's degree in Politica! Science and Mass Media.

After his experience working with the production crew of Spike Lee's Miracle at St. Anna, Fred decided to research the unknown story of the 92nd lnfantry "Buffalo Soldiers" Division, discovering and documenting the journey taken by the real 92nd lnfantry veterans, and the entire African American segregated combat unit, which fought in Europeduring WW Il. This research resulted in the award-winning documentary lnside Buffalo ("Best Documentary" at the Black Berlin lnternational Cinema Festival), which had screenings at the Pentagon and the Library of Congress, and received a letter of congratulations from President Barack Obama. In 2012, he released 18 IUS SOLI, which examines multiculturalism in ltaly but also specifically looks at questions of citizenship for the one million children of immigrants born and raised in ltaly but not yet ltalian citizens.ln 2016 he produced Blaxploitalian 100 Years of Blackness in ltalian Cinema. He is currently developing a concept platform "Blaq•IT" about Black ltalian History.

Sponsored by the Lucci-Cornetti Fund and the European Studies Center's Year of Creating Europe

Event Registration:
https://pitt.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_efCP7UMnRm-GrQ1mVMzrcw

Thursday, October 1st, 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

Tuesday, September 29th, 2020

UCIS International Career Toolkit Series presents: Preparing Competitive Applications for Graduate School
Time:
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Presenter:
Graduate School Admissions Professionals
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

Considering graduate school? Preparing your application materials?

Join us as Pitt graduate program experts and current graduate students from the School of Public Health, GSPIA, Economics, History, and Asian Studies share expertise on crafting strong applications in a Zoom discussion. Learn tips on writing effective personal statements, securing letter writers, and submitting desired credentials. Ask admissions professionals and students individual questions for successful preparation.

Dr. Kevin Broom, Director of MHA and MHA/MBA Programs, Vice Chair, Associate Professor, Pitt Public Health
Dr. Emily Rook-Koepsel, Asst. Director for Academic Affairs, UCIS Asian Studies Center
Dr.Michel Gobat , Director of Graduate Studies, Associate Professor of History
Dr. Daniele Coen-Pirani, Director of Graduate Studies, Professor of Economics
Ms. Kelly McDevitt, Admissions and Enrollment, GSPIA
Accompanying Graduate Students

Don’t miss out on an opportunity to hear from the experts. Click the link below to secure a spot today!
Tuesday, Sept 29th, 6:30pm
Online Discussion

Zoom Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9238996364

Sign up today at:
https://signup.com/go/ffYmFVe

Tuesday, September 29th, 2020 to Friday, October 2nd, 2020

Water Infrastructure and Regional Governance
Time:
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Presenter:
Varies
Location:
Online
Sponsored by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center and Global Studies Center along with Urban Studies Program, Pittsburgh Water Collaboratory, Congress of Neighboring Communities (CONNECT) and Regional Studies Association (UK)
Contact:
Sera Passerini
Contact Email:
smp125@pitt.edu

Water Infrastructure and Regional Governance, September 29 - October 2, 2020

The Regional Studies Association’s Research Network on Infrastructural Regionalism (NOIR) is convening three online (Zoom) workshops to showcase empirical and conceptual research at the intersection of water governance, infrastructure, and regionalism. Water infrastructure performs a vital role in making and remaking regions. Watersheds and reservoirs, pipelines and ports, and storm water management and climate change mitigation represent complex political, economic, and environmental challenges. They are essential, if often black-boxed infrastructures that define how regional space is constructed, territorialized, and experienced. As critical urban infrastructures and contested political objects, water systems are fundamental to conversations about sustainability and economic development trajectories for communities across the global South and global North.

We are now accepting registrations for the NOIR Workshops on Water Infrastructure and Regional Governance. This event will assess how water infrastructure shapes formal and informal regional spaces, communities, and governance dynamics and explores how these shape how water infrastructure is developed. We are hosting four public panels that present research on what water infrastructure reveals about the politics and governance of metropolitan regions.

REGISTER: https://pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7amhh1MQpKV09Eh

TUESDAY, September 29 | 11am - 1pm ET
Water Infrastructure and Regional Governance in and beyond Western Pennsylvania

11 - 11:10am | University of Pittsburgh/CONNECT Welcome
CONNECT Executive Director Lydia Morin

11:10 - 11:20am | Regional Studies Association Welcome, Keynote Introductions
Michael Glass, University of Pittsburgh

11:20 - 11:50am | Keynote 1: Infrastructures of Inequality
Leila Harris, University of British Columbia

11:50am - 12:20pm | Keynote 2: Thinking Regionally, Acting Strategically: New Approaches to Governing Regional Water Infrastructures
Andy Karvonen, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

12:20 - 12:35pm | Discussant Response
Dan Bain, Pittsburgh Water Collaboratory

12:35pm - 1pm | Moderated Audience Q&A

WEDNESDAY, September 30 | 11am - 12pm ET
RESEARCH PANEL 1: Decision-Making and Engagement in Water Governance
MODERATOR: Jen Nelles; Q&A: JP Addie

Regional infrastructures are often taken for granted by the public, with the consequence that infrastructural management and planning is surrendered to experts and institutions that may not be representative of the region overall. By tracing the lines of authority and influence that shape city-region infrastructures, we hope to reveal opportunities for greater engagement of more diverse publics in the deliberations over infrastructural futures.

Anne Taufen, Lisa Hoffman, Ken Yocom (University of Washington-Tacoma): Unveiling Infrastructures
Ramazan Sayan & Nidhi Nagabhatla (UN University Institute for Water, Environment, and Health): An Infrastructure Turn in Water Sharing
Fenna Hoefsloot, Javier Martinez, & Karin Pfeffer (University of Twente): Speculative futures of Lima’s water infrastructure
Cat Button (University of Newcastle): Governing Water Infrastructure from our Homes

THURSDAY, October 1 | 1am - 12pm ET
RESEARCH PANEL 2: Regional Partnerships Under Threat
MODERATOR: Michael Glass; Q&A: Jen Nelles

Whereas regional infrastructures such as sewer lines, water treatment plants, and water transportation technologies (namely locks and dams) were constructed as part of earlier periods of urban and regional development, shifting patterns of demand threaten to diminish the utility of these assets. We need to ascertain how such changing dynamics are influencing (and being influenced by) the existing governance of those infrastructural networks.

Andrew Dick & Sara Hughes (University of Michigan): The Multi-City Growth Machine in Regional Governance Networks—the case of the Karegnondi Water Authority
Dayne Walling (University of Minnesota): Urban Geographies of Fragmentation and Distress: Government Planning, Development, Infrastructure, and Inequality around Deindustrialized US Cities
Sachin Tiwale (Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai): Grabbing Water Resources in Urban Agglomeration—The Case of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR)
Grete Gansauer & Julia Haggerty (Montana State University): Regionalizing the Rural through Large-Scale water Infrastructure
Karsten Zimmerman (TU Dortmund): Infrastructure Regionalism as Driver for Metropolitan Governance? The Case of the Ruhr Region in Germany

FRIDAY, October 2 | 11am - 12pm ET
RESEARCH PANEL 3: Emerging Complexities in Regional Water Governance
MODERATOR: JP Addie; Q&A Michael Glass

Health crises, Federal mandates, technological innovation, and exogenous shocks can all disrupt formal and informal governance structures. We seek empirical examples and theoretical advances that can help to conceptualize how city-regions across the Global North and Global South are affected by these complexities, and to seek out best practices whereby specific regions are confronting these complexities.

Mark Usher (University of Manchester): Hydraulic Territory: Internal colonization through urban catchment management in Singapore
Filippo Menga & Michael K. Goodman (University of Reading): The Good Samaritan: Capitalism, Religion and the Political Economy of Care in International Water Charity
Mike Finewood (Pace University), Marissa Matsler, Olivia Pierce, Zenya Lederman, & Ruthann Richards: What does it mean to empower communities? Green infrastructure incentive programs as a form of neoliberal governance
Scott Raulerson, Richard Milligan, & Ellis Adams (Georgia State University): Urban Water and Hydrosocial Inequalities

Thursday, September 24th, 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

Roundtable: Mediterranean Studies at Pitt
Time:
2:30 pm to 4:00 pm
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center and Global Studies Center

Panelists:
Mohammed Bamyeh, Sociology
Diego Holstein, History
Lina Insana, French and Italian
Dijana Mujkanovic, GSPIA (Ph.D. candidate)

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020

Screening of Girl Rising
Time:
6:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
Asian Studies Center, Center for African Studies, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center, Global Studies Center and Global Hub along with UCIS International Career Toolkit Series and Peace Corps

Become inspired to make a difference. Join us for a free special screening of Girl Rising, a documentary film about the transformative power of education in the lives of girls around the world.

From Academy Award-nominated director Richard E. Robbins, Girl Rising follows nine unforgettable girls living in the developing world who confront tremendous challenges and overcome nearly impossible odds to pursue their dreams.

The screening will be followed by a discussion with Peace Corps Regional Recruiter Ryan Stannard.

Register here: https://peacecorps.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItce-tpzwsH69f7d21CZE9...

Race and Racism in the Mediterranean at the Beginning of the Modern Age
Time:
12:00 pm
Presenter:
Emmanuel Rota, University of Illinois
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center and Global Studies Center

The University Center for International Studies now offers a Certificate in Mediterranean Studies at both the undergraduate and the graduate level. A certificate in Mediterranean studies provides Pitt students and faculty with the institutional support and organizational structure to examine issues and themes across the Mediterranean world over a broad chronological span – from Antiquity to the present. The interdisciplinary certificates offered by the European Studies Center contextualize the ideas of Mediterranean cultures past and present and examine the influence of those ideas outside of the region.

Please join us for a lecture by Dr. Emmanuel Rota, University of Illinois, on “Race and Racism in the Early Modern Period in the Mediterranean Region.”

We encourage our audience to participate in the Q&A discussion following the lecture.

A GrubHub credit will be available (with limited quantities). Please register to receive directions how to receive your credit and set up your delivery.

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2020

Pitt Commons Demonstration
Time:
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Presenter:
Karen Lue (Pitt Global Hub) and Jason Kane (Alumni Engagement)
Location:
Online (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, Global Studies Center, Global Hub and UCIS Engagement
Contact Email:
karen.lue@pitt.edu

Learn how to sign up for your Pitt Commons profile, the benefits of using this networking platform, and how to apply for our new International Careers Mentoring Program.

Register here: https://bit.ly/3bWdwPN

Thursday, September 17th, 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

Conversations on Europe: 70 Years of Creating Europe: United in Diversity?
Time:
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Presenter:
Various
Location:
on-line (Zoom)
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence along with Jean Monnet Center of Excellence at Florida International University and European Union Center at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Contact:
Iris Matijevic
Contact Email:
irm24@pitt.edu

In this first installment of the ESC’s 2020-2021 series of virtual roundtables, we will use the 70th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration as a springboard for discussing diversity within the EU. Our panel of experts will trace the origin and current meaning of the EU’s motto, “United in Diversity,” exploring both its goals and its limitations.
Audience Participation is encouraged.

Panelists:
Androulla Vassiliou, Former European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism, and Youth
John Fornäs, Professor Emeritus of Media and Communication Studies, Södertörn University
Susannah Eckersley, Senior Lecturer in Media, Culture, and Heritage, Newcastle University
Michal Friedman, Jack Buncher Endowed Chair in Jewish Studies, Carnegie Mellon University

Moderated by Jae-Jae Spoon, Director of the European Studies Center, University of Pittsburgh

Register Here: https://pitt.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1mJ3eGcXSqK3YZ95JS6Xyw

Wednesday, September 16th, 2020

Europe at a Crossroads: Dialogue with the EU, French, and German Ambassadors #JMintheUS
Time:
3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Presenter:
Various
Location:
on-line
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence along with American University Transatlantic Policy Center
Contact:
Garret Martin, Michelle Egan
Contact Email:
garretm@american.edu, megan@american.edu

Seventy years after the historic Schuman declaration, which kick-started the process of European integration, the Franco-German partnership remains as important and necessary as ever for Europe. Aside from the major fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, the European Union faces significant internal and external challenges, whether democratic backsliding or navigating relations with Great Powers like the United States and China. German Ambassador to the United States, H.E. Emily Haber, French Ambassador to the United States, H.E. Philippe Etienne, and EU Ambassador to the US, H.E. Stavros Lambrinidis, will discuss these subjects and more during this virtual conversation. SIS professors Michelle Egan and Garret Martin will moderate the event, including a Q&A with the audience.

#JMintheUS

Tuesday, September 15th, 2020

Pandemics in Europe: Political and Social Responses Series #JMintheUS
Time:
(All day)
Presenter:
Rafael Loss (European Council on Foreign Relations)
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence along with University of Florida and Center for European Studies
Contact:
Amie Kreppel (University of Florida_
Contact Email:
kreppel@ufl.edu

The covid-19 pandemic has had a severe impact on Europe. While not all EU member states have suffered equally, none has been spared social and economic hardship either. Early on, national impulses led to border closures and export restrictions on medical supplies.

Nevertheless, even in the earliest days of Europe’s exposure to the novel coronavirus, pan-European solidarity was on display. Individual acts of solidarity paved the way for donations of hundreds of thousands of protective masks and other medical supplies to those countries most affected. The institutions of the European Union eventually assumed a critical role in coordinating Europe’s response to the crisis. And as discussions shifted toward economic recovery after months of lockdown measures and restrictions on cross-border trade and travel, different proposals emerged for how to kickstart Europe’s economies and return to something approaching normal life.

What does European solidarity look like during this pandemic? How have European citizens perceived and contributed to European solidarity? What might the crisis mean for the future of the European project? In this talk, Rafael Loss, the coordinator for pan-European data projects at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), will discuss the European Solidarity Tracker, an interactive online tool that collects and visualises instances of pan-European solidarity during the covid-19 crisis.

#JMintheUS
https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Q5ggRupQSja4u4oVcR5O4A

Friday, September 11th, 2020

Talk with Cecilia Malmström, former EU Trade Commissioner #JMintheUS
Time:
1:00 pm
Presenter:
Cecilia Malmström, former EU Trade Commissioner
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence along with The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Center for European Studies

#JMintheUS

Thursday, September 10th, 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

Wednesday, September 9th, 2020

UCIS International Career Toolkit Series Presents: An Evening with Wendy Walsh
Time:
6:30 pm
Presenter:
Wendy Walsh, FEMA Higher Education Program 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:

An Evening with Wendy Walsh
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Higher Education Program Manager, National Training & Education Division (NTED)

As a career public servant in both state and federal agencies for the last 27 years, Wendy joins us to talk about her background in Systems Engineering and Design, Partnering, Management & Innovation. She currently works at FEMA, elevating the emergency management profession through higher education. Wendy partners with over 600 academic programs, Native Nations, students and communities to create culturally relevant educational experiences responsive to environmental change and enhancing community understanding and resilience.

Wendy served previously as the Homeland Defense and Security Coordinator at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) in Monterey, Presidential Management Fellow as Citizen Corps Program Specialist, Licensed Psychiatric Technician, and Public Information Officer in the state of CA.

Wednesday, Sept 2nd, 6:30pm
Online Discussion

Zoom Link:
815 6796 4141

Sign up today at:
https://signup.com/go/xOiotCp

Virtual Showcase: Interdisciplinary Global Educators Working Group
Time:
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Presenter:
Maja Konitzer
Location:
Virtual, see website to join!
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 National Consortium on Teaching About Asia
Cost:
Free and Open to the Public
Contact:
Maja Kontizer
Contact Email:
majab@pitt.edu

This summer 17 K-16 educators, across multiple disciplines, participated in a virtual program that enabled interdisciplinary teams of educators from regional schools to collaborate on (re) designing curriculum units and courses to "globalize" student learning.

Join us for this virtual event to learn more about this year's projects and what our teams have developed over the course of the summer!

Register: https://forms.gle/UCpqHq83rwRt4sNm6​​​​​​​

Legislating Sustainability: Public Policy and the Environment in the EU #JMintheUS
Time:
10:00 am
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence along with University of Florida and Center for European Studies

#JMintheUS

Friday, September 4th, 2020

ESC Virtual Welcome Reception
Time:
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Location:
Online (Zoom)
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center

Please join the European Studies Center as we remotely socialize and share some food. To create a more reception-like feel, we will be partnering with Grubhub and encourage you to enjoy something from one of your favorite local restaurants on us!

We're excited for the opportunity to connect with students, faculty, and staff, and share our upcoming events and new initiatives, recent grants, and funding opportunities.

Please register to receive the link to join us and for details of how to set up your food delivery.

Thursday, September 3rd, 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

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020

An Evening with FEMA Employee Wendy Walsh
Time:
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Presenter:
Wendy Walsh
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

Federal Employee Wendy Walsh discusses her career at FEMA, as well as her education and prior work that led her to that position.

Thursday, August 27th, 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, August 20th, 2020

Teaching on the Silk Road
Time:
6:00 pm
Location:
Online via Zoom
Sponsored by:
Asian Studies Center, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center, Global Studies Center and National Consortium on Teaching About Asia

Viewing world history from the vantage point of the Silk Roads can challenge the Eurocentrism of mainstream history and introduce a more balanced view of the past. In this online workshop, Dr. Margarita Delgado Creamer (University of Pittsburgh) and Dr. Thomas R. Mueller (California University of Pennsylvania) will explore with us the global significance of this trade network that connected India, Central and East Asia, and Europe for over a thousand years. We will especially focus on the development and spread of Buddhism and also discuss the momentous discovery of the largest cache of historic documents and artifacts found in the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang that bear witness to the cultural, religious, social and commercial activity that took place along the Silk Roads. Part of our exploration of the Silk Roads will involve interactive mapping (using ArcGIS Online) which teachers and students can use throughout the school year to:
1) Complete a distance analysis of the locations along the Silk Roads
2) Examine the landscapes of the Silk Roads
3) Evaluate "the reach" of the Silk Roads in terms of goods, cultures and diseases

All participants will receive a Certificate of Completion for professional development reporting. Pennsylvania educators will receive Act 48 professional development hours.

Please register at: https://pitt.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYscO6trjIvGdOctbko0eX12p_QiwcHjiUL

Friday, August 14th, 2020

Global Carnival
Time:
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Location:
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, Global Studies Center, Global Hub and Global Experiences Office

Join us as we celebrate diverse cultures with Pitt's cultural departments and student organizations along with local Pittsburgh partners. On Friday August 14, 2020 the Student Affairs website will contain links to Zoom rooms to meet representatives from each of the organizations listed.

View a list of the organizations here: http://www.studentaffairs.pitt.edu/nsp/welcomeweek/cultural-student-orga...

Be Global Ready
Time:
10:00 am to 11:00 am
Presenter:
Karen Lue, Pitt Global Hub Manager
Location:
Online (Zoom)
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies, Asian Studies Center, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, Director's Office, European Studies Center, Global Studies Center, Global Hub, Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs, Office of International Services and Global Experiences Office along with Student Affairs

Join Karen Lue, Pitt Global Hub Manager, for an information session on how you can Be Global Ready. Learn about all of the international and global opportunities Pitt has to offer: on-campus co-curricular activities, study abroad programs, international studies certificates, foreign languages, overseas internships, and more! Students looking to internationalize their Pitt experience are encouraged to attend. Parents and family members are also welcome to attend!

Register here: https://pitt.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_g45tpF3zTneuw-dsetFY0A

Thursday, August 13th, 2020

Be Global Ready
Time:
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Presenter:
Karen Lue, Pitt Global Hub Manager
Location:
Online (Zoom)
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies, Asian Studies Center, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, Director's Office, European Studies Center, Global Studies Center, Global Hub, Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs, Office of International Services and Global Experiences Office along with Student Affairs

Join Karen Lue, Pitt Global Hub Manager, for an information session on how you can Be Global Ready. Learn about all of the international and global opportunities Pitt has to offer: on-campus co-curricular activities, study abroad programs, international studies certificates, foreign languages, overseas internships, and more! Students looking to internationalize their Pitt experience are encouraged to attend. Parents and other family members are also welcome!

Register here: https://pitt.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_F_Y_2dcgSuyvBc6DKMCyQg

Thursday, July 30th, 2020

Regional Integration & Relations between the EU and Latin America under the impact of COVID-19
Time:
11:30 am
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center along with University of Miami and European Union Center and Jean Monnet Chair; Universidad de los Andes (Chile)

#JMintheUS

Wednesday, July 29th, 2020

Rising Autocrats and 'Freedom Fighters': How the Populist Radical Right in Germany and Europe Responds to the Corona Pandemic
Time:
2:00 pm
Presenter:
Marcel Lewandowsky, DAAD Visiting Assistant Professor at CES at UF
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center along with University of Florida and Center for European Studies

The ESC is pleased to announce the first event in its joint initiative with other Jean Monnet Chairs and Centers throughout the United States, the Jean Monnet in the USA Lecture Series. The first event is organized by our colleagues at the University of Florida, but is open to Pitt students, faculty, and friends. Stay tuned for more #JMintheUS events throughout the 2020-21 academic year!

The Corona crisis is the "hour of the executive": European countries are taking measures to regulate public life and prevent the spread of the disease. On the one hand, these seem to be unfavorable conditions for populist radical right parties. On the other, they present themselves in many countries as the voice of those who see the interventions as an inadequate restriction of their freedom or even believe in a conspiracy of the elites. This presentation will discuss how populist parties adjust their programs in the pandemic, shed light on common narratives, assess their electoral support, and pay special regard to the case of the AfD in Germany.

Friday, July 17th, 2020

POSTPONED: International Pittsburgh Trivia: Session 2
Time:
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Location:
Online: 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, Global Studies Center and Global Hub along with Global Ties

Join the Pitt Global Hub and Global Ties for a fun trivia game that will test your knowledge on international aspects of Pittsburgh and Pitt!

Participants will be randomly assigned into teams to compete. This is a great chance for incoming international students to get to know one another and meet domestic students as well!

Further instructions on how to play will be announced during the event. Please be sure to have the Zoom application downloaded onto your device ahead of time. Registration will end on Thursday, July 16th at 5PM ET!

REGISTER HERE: https://pitt.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMucuivqDotGtAFEMmBQ-7c_7A1PBJScVD3

If you can't make it to this session, we will be hosting Session 1 on Friday, July 17th at 8AM ET.

POSTPONED: International Pittsburgh Trivia: Session 1
Time:
8:00 am to 9:00 am
Location:
Online: 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, Global Studies Center and Global Hub along with Global Ties

Join the Pitt Global Hub and Global Ties for a fun trivia game that will test your knowledge on international aspects of Pittsburgh and Pitt!

Participants will be randomly assigned into teams to compete. This is a great chance for incoming international students to get to know one another and meet domestic students as well!

Further instructions on how to play will be announced during the event. Please be sure to have the Zoom application downloaded onto your device ahead of time. Registration will end on Thursday, July 16th at 5PM ET!

REGISTER HERE: https://pitt.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYrcOiurD0rH9LS8EshVRGGXhTCmG1SR1yK

If you can't make it to this session, we will be hosting Session 2 on Friday, July 17th at 12PM ET.

Friday, July 3rd, 2020

VIRTUAL Interdisciplinary Global Educators Working Group: Session III
Time:
9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Presenter:
Global Studies Center
Location:
Virtual
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 National Consortium on Teaching About Asia
Cost:
Free and Open to the Educators
Contact:
Maja Konitzer
Contact Email:
majab@pitt.edu

Have you wished for the opportunity to work with colleagues at your school to globalize a unit, lesson, or module?

Collaborate across disciplines with colleagues from your school to (re)design global curriculum! This program will provide educators with the time, (virtual) space, and material support to work with like-minded colleagues and (re)design an interdisciplinary, global unit or lessons. We are accepting applications from teams of 2-4 educators (teachers, librarians, curriculum development specialists, and/or administrative personnel are welcome to apply). Act 48 credits and a stipend provided to each participant as well as a mini-grant offered to each team for curricular materials.

Submit your application here by June 19, 2020: https://forms.gle/JLMzDuRxRmmR267T7

Wednesday, July 1st, 2020

VIRTUAL Interdisciplinary Global Educators Working Group: Session II
Time:
9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Presenter:
Global Studies Center
Location:
Virtual
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 National Consortium on Teaching About Asia
Cost:
Free and Open to the Educators
Contact:
Maja Konitzer
Contact Email:
majab@pitt.edu

Have you wished for the opportunity to work with colleagues at your school to globalize a unit, lesson, or module?

Collaborate across disciplines with colleagues from your school to (re)design global curriculum! This program will provide educators with the time, (virtual) space, and material support to work with like-minded colleagues and (re)design an interdisciplinary, global unit or lessons. We are accepting applications from teams of 2-4 educators (teachers, librarians, curriculum development specialists, and/or administrative personnel are welcome to apply). Act 48 credits and a stipend provided to each participant as well as a mini-grant offered to each team for curricular materials.

Submit your application here by June 19, 2020: https://forms.gle/JLMzDuRxRmmR267T7

Monday, June 29th, 2020

VIRTUAL Interdisciplinary Global Educators Working Group: Session I
Time:
9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Presenter:
Global Studies Center
Location:
Virtual
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 National Consortium on Teaching About Asia
Cost:
Free and Open to the Educators
Contact:
Maja Konitzer
Contact Email:
majab@pitt.edu

Have you wished for the opportunity to work with colleagues at your school to globalize a unit, lesson, or module?

Collaborate across disciplines with colleagues from your school to (re)design global curriculum! This program will provide educators with the time, (virtual) space, and material support to work with like-minded colleagues and (re)design an interdisciplinary, global unit or lessons. We are accepting applications from teams of 2-4 educators (teachers, librarians, curriculum development specialists, and/or administrative personnel are welcome to apply). Act 48 credits and a stipend provided to each participant as well as a mini-grant offered to each team for curricular materials.

Submit your application here by June 19, 2020: https://forms.gle/JLMzDuRxRmmR267T7

Sunday, June 14th, 2020 to Saturday, June 20th, 2020

Postponed: Brussels Study Tour 2020
Time:
(All day)
Location:
Brussels, Belgium
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center

Postponed until 2021

Tuesday, May 5th, 2020 to Wednesday, May 6th, 2020

Online: European and Eurasian Undergraduate Research Symposium
Time:
(All day)
Location:
Zoom (Register online)
Sponsored by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies and European Studies Center
Contact:
Sera Passerini
Contact Email:
smp125@pitt.edu

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. The Symposium is held on the University of Pittsburgh-Oakland campus.

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.

Please register to attend here: https://pitt.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMkdeqpqzwqGtAzEUX1o93hQMl58NmZ6HjN

Friday, April 17th, 2020

Postponed: Dante and the Discourse of Race in Twentieth-Century America
Time:
5:30 pm
Presenter:
Dennis Looney
Location:
501 Cathedral of Learning
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence along with Department of Medieval & Renaissance Studies, Humanities Center and Department of French & Italian

In this presentation Dr. Looney examines how the reception of Dante Alighieri –his biography and the Divine Comedy–contributes to the productive literary entanglement of several key figures of American literary life in the middle of the 20th century.

Thursday, April 16th, 2020

Online Session: Everyday Maoism in Revolutionary China
Time:
2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Presenter:
Aminda Smith
Location:
Zoom (Register 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 along with Humanities Center and World History Center
Contact:
Sera Passerini
Contact Email:
smp125@pitt.edu

Communist revolution in the 20th century was reliant on a profound change in individual consciousness. It is not surprising that communist ideology spoke forcefully and often about creating “new people.” Revolutionary China was no different. But how did Chinese communists at various levels, from Mao Zedong to village cadres, understand their work to transform individual consciousness? What did “Maoism” mean in the everyday? This live interview with Aminda Smith will explore the profound and personal changes in individual’s consciousness through multiple points of contact between individuals, the state, the Party, and its propaganda apparatuses.

This event is part of the UCIS pop-up course.

Register to attend here: https://pitt.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5Eoc-6gqDIobTfDZIYtgF7M51G4HMEOhQ

Wednesday, April 15th, 2020

Online Sessions: ARTSC 1000 - UCIS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Preparing Juniors and Seniors for Employment Beyond Undergraduate Careers
Time:
3:00 pm
Presenter:
Angela Illig
Location:
4130 W. Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies, Asian Studies Center, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, Director's Office, European Studies Center, European Union Center of Excellence and Global Studies Center
Contact:
Angela Illig
Contact Phone:
412-726-7230
Contact Email:
ami17@pitt.edu

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 selection, jobsearch activities, resume and
cover letter development, professionalnetworking techniques, behavioral
interviewing skills, and workplace ethicsin preparation for government, business,
and nonprofit sector careers. ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND WORKSHOPS.

Learning Goals
This initiative emphasizes developing readiness to transition to the
workplace. The focus is on the development of self-awareness, interviewing
skills, the acquisition of job-hunting knowledge as well as the formulation
of an action plan to achieve the student's job and career goals.

Learning Outcomes

1. To clarify personal interests, values, skills
and career options.
2. To research/explore various fields for
international and global careers.
3. To create a career search strategy that
can/will be used upon course completion.
4. To present self effectively in an interview or
conversation with potential employers.

Tuesday, April 14th, 2020

Online: Conversations on Europe: The Importance of the Cathedral
Notre Dame One Year After the Fire and Other Stories of Disaster
Time:
12:00 pm
Location:
Remote
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence

During this session, the European Studies Center’s year-long exploration of Memory and Politics in Europe focuses in on one building in the center of Paris: the Notre Dame Cathedral. On the one year anniversary of the devastating fire that destroyed its roof, this virtual discussion will highlight Notre Dame’s standing a lieux de mémoire for the French, as well as its significance outside of France. The Conversation will also address our current crises: what has been the importance of cathedrals as social gathering points throughout history? What is the role that such places have in shaping local and global communities? What is the impact of disasters/crises such as fire and the current pandemic on heritage sites and other cultural institutions? And what role do the arts and cultural heritage sites play during such disasters? Audience participation is encouraged. Please join us.

To register, please go to https://coe_notredame.eventbrite.com

Moderated by: Prof. Christopher Drew Armstrong, History of Art and Architecture.

Thursday, April 9th, 2020

Online Session: Socialism for Realists
Time:
2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Presenter:
Sam Gindin
Location:
Zoom (Register 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 along with Humanities Center and World History Center
Contact:
Sera Passerini
Contact Email:
smp125@pitt.edu

Forty years ago, Margaret Thatcher declared that “there is no alternative.” State socialism was dying and capitalism, restructured as neoliberalism, was ascendant. The collapse of state socialism in 1991 seemed to hammer the last nail into socialism’s coffin and vindicate Thatcher’s prophecy. Fast forward to today—socialism is back. However, the road to socialism is not easy. Today’s socialists cannot simply be dreamers. They must also be realists. This live interview with Sam Gindin will discuss the need for socialists to establish popular confidence in the feasibility of a socialist society and the pragmatic steps we can take to get there.

This event is part of the Socialism: Past, Present, and Future Pop-Up course.

Register to attend here: https://pitt.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAud-qtrzsjL38CYsBguvwlN3uu8N6HJQ

Wednesday, April 8th, 2020

Online Sessions: ARTSC 1000 - UCIS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Preparing Juniors and Seniors for Employment Beyond Undergraduate Careers
Time:
3:00 pm
Presenter:
Angela Illig
Location:
4130 W. Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies, Asian Studies Center, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, Director's Office, European Studies Center, European Union Center of Excellence and Global Studies Center
Contact:
Angela Illig
Contact Phone:
412-726-7230
Contact Email:
ami17@pitt.edu

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 selection, jobsearch activities, resume and
cover letter development, professionalnetworking techniques, behavioral
interviewing skills, and workplace ethicsin preparation for government, business,
and nonprofit sector careers. ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND WORKSHOPS.

Learning Goals
This initiative emphasizes developing readiness to transition to the
workplace. The focus is on the development of self-awareness, interviewing
skills, the acquisition of job-hunting knowledge as well as the formulation
of an action plan to achieve the student's job and career goals.

Learning Outcomes

1. To clarify personal interests, values, skills
and career options.
2. To research/explore various fields for
international and global careers.
3. To create a career search strategy that
can/will be used upon course completion.
4. To present self effectively in an interview or
conversation with potential employers.

Thursday, April 2nd, 2020

Postponed: The Communist Horizon
Time:
5:00 pm to 6:30 pm
Presenter:
Jodi Dean
Location:
4130 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
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 along with Humanities Center and World History Center
Contact:
Sera Passerini
Contact Email:
smp125@pitt.edu

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

This event is part of the Socialism: Past, Present, and Future Pop-Up Course.

Postponed: Francophone Pause Cafe
Time:
5:00 pm
Location:
Language Media Center, G-17 Cathedral of Learning
Announced by:
European Studies Center on behalf of Department of French & Italian

Part of FRIT's Week of Francophonie.

Pause Cafe and Board Games in Language Media Center! There will also be delicious crêpes as well... And don't forget the raffle!

This event will be in French.

Online: The Silence of Others (2018) Film Screening
Time:
3:30 pm to 6:00 pm
Location:
Remote
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence

As part of the ESC's Year of Memory and Politics Series, we will hold a screening of The Silence of Others. The film reveals the epic struggle of victims of Spain’s 40-year dictatorship under General Franco, who continue to seek justice to this day. Filmed over six years, it follows victims and survivors as they organize the groundbreaking “Argentine Lawsuit” and fight a state-imposed amnesia of crimes against humanity, in a country still divided four decades into democracy.

Following the screening, a panel discussion will be held featuring Pablo Fernandez-Vazquez (Department of Political Science), Cristina Blanco Sío-López (Marie Sklodowska Curie Senior Global Fellow), and Jae-Jae Spoon (Department of Political Science).

Postponed: French Cooking Workshop!
Time:
3:30 pm
Location:
The Food Science Lab, 4063 Forbes Tower
Announced by:
European Studies Center on behalf of Department of French & Italian

Part of FRIT's Week of Francophonie.

Come and make couscous and petits-choux at this Cooking Workshop! This event will be held in French.

Wednesday, April 1st, 2020

Postponed: The Body of the Beasts Book Event
Time:
7:00 pm
Presenter:
Audrée Wilhelmy
Location:
The White Whale Bookstore in Bloomfield
Announced by:
European Studies Center on behalf of Department of French & Italian

Part of FRIT's Week of Francophonie.

A public book event on Wednesday, April 1 at The White Whale Bookstore in Bloomfield.

Hosted by the Dept. of French and Italian, with support from the Year of Creativity, the Honors College, and the Humanities Center.

Questions? Contact Prof. Kaliane Ung

Online Sessions: ARTSC 1000 - UCIS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Preparing Juniors and Seniors for Employment Beyond Undergraduate Careers
Time:
3:00 pm
Presenter:
Angela Illig
Location:
4130 W. Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies, Asian Studies Center, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, Director's Office, European Studies Center, European Union Center of Excellence and Global Studies Center
Contact:
Angela Illig
Contact Phone:
412-726-7230
Contact Email:
ami17@pitt.edu

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 selection, jobsearch activities, resume and
cover letter development, professionalnetworking techniques, behavioral
interviewing skills, and workplace ethicsin preparation for government, business,
and nonprofit sector careers. ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND WORKSHOPS.

Learning Goals
This initiative emphasizes developing readiness to transition to the
workplace. The focus is on the development of self-awareness, interviewing
skills, the acquisition of job-hunting knowledge as well as the formulation
of an action plan to achieve the student's job and career goals.

Learning Outcomes

1. To clarify personal interests, values, skills
and career options.
2. To research/explore various fields for
international and global careers.
3. To create a career search strategy that
can/will be used upon course completion.
4. To present self effectively in an interview or
conversation with potential employers.

UCIS International Career Toolkit Series Presents: Peace Corps Info Session
Time:
3:00 pm to 3:50 pm
Presenter:
Ryan Stannard
Location:
Online Web Chat - Zoom Application
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 University of Pittsburgh Peace Corps Recruiter
Contact:
Angela Illig
Contact Phone:
412-726-7230
Contact Email:
ami17@pitt.edu

UCIS International Career Toolkit Series presents an online event:
Ryan Stannard - Regional Recruiter, Peace Corps​
Former Teacher Collaboration and Community Service Volunteer

Join in via Zoom:
Wednesday, April 1st, 2020
3:00-3:50pm, Information Session

Join Zoom Meeting:
https://zoom.us/j/9238996364

Meeting ID: 923 899 6364

We are opening up the UCIS Professional Development Class to offer additional students to take part online and learn from Ryan. Ryan will discuss his current and prior work in the Peace Corps, requirements for future employees, and key strengths and skills he seeks in Peace Corps applicants. He'll also answer questions.

Please sign up online at:
https://signup.com/go/cTtOnmN

Questions?
Angela Illig
ami17@pitt.edu

Postponed: Modern Bestiary
Time:
10:00 am
Presenter:
Audrée Wilhelmy
Location:
David Lawrence 231
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center along with Department of French & Italian

Part of FRIT's Week of Francophonie. Come create a modern bestiary with Audrée Wilhelmy. This event will be in French.

Tuesday, March 31st, 2020

Postponed: La Pirogue Fim Screening
Time:
6:00 pm
Location:
501 Cathedral of Learning
Announced by:
European Studies Center on behalf of Department of French & Italian

Part of FRIT's Week of Francophonie. A screening of the Franco-Senegalese drama film. The film is in French w/ English subtitles.

Postponed: Body of the Beasts
The Territories of Womanhood
Time:
3:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Presenter:
Audree Wilhelmy
Location:
Humanities Center, 602 Cathedral of Learning
Announced by:
European Studies Center on behalf of Department of French & Italian

Part of FRIT's Week of Francophonie.

Quebecois Author Ms. Wilhelmy discusses The Body of the Beasts, her book on animality and humanness. The event will be in English.

Please join us!

There will also a public book event on Wednesday, April 1 at The White Whale Bookstore in Bloomfield. 7 pm.

Hosted by the Dept. of French and Italian, with support from the Year of Creativity, the Honors College, and the Humanities Center.

Questions? Contact Prof. Kaliane Ung

Online Sessions: ARTSC 1000 - UCIS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Preparing Juniors and Seniors for Employment Beyond Undergraduate Careers
Time:
3:00 pm
Presenter:
Angela Illig
Location:
4130 W. Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies, Asian Studies Center, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, Director's Office, European Studies Center, European Union Center of Excellence and Global Studies Center
Contact:
Angela Illig
Contact Phone:
412-726-7230
Contact Email:
ami17@pitt.edu

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 selection, jobsearch activities, resume and
cover letter development, professionalnetworking techniques, behavioral
interviewing skills, and workplace ethicsin preparation for government, business,
and nonprofit sector careers. ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND WORKSHOPS.

Learning Goals
This initiative emphasizes developing readiness to transition to the
workplace. The focus is on the development of self-awareness, interviewing
skills, the acquisition of job-hunting knowledge as well as the formulation
of an action plan to achieve the student's job and career goals.

Learning Outcomes

1. To clarify personal interests, values, skills
and career options.
2. To research/explore various fields for
international and global careers.
3. To create a career search strategy that
can/will be used upon course completion.
4. To present self effectively in an interview or
conversation with potential employers.

Postponed: Scène Ouverte
Time:
9:30 am
Location:
O'Hara Ballroom
Announced by:
European Studies Center on behalf of Department of French & Italian

Part of FRIT's Week of Francophonie. Come see the students from the French Theatre Workshop rehearse L’Ecole des femmes.

This event will be in French.

Monday, March 30th, 2020

Postponed: Out of Time
The Politics of Fantasy in French Cinematic Romance of the 2010s
Time:
5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
Presenter:
Mary Harrod (Warwick, UK)
Location:
501 Cathedral of Learning
Announced by:
European Studies Center on behalf of Department of French & Italian

Part of FRIT's Week of Francophonie. A talk on French Rom-Coms by Dr. Mary Harrod.

Canceled: Brexit, the Far Left, and Populist Antisemitism in Britain
Time:
12:00 pm
Presenter:
David Hirsch, Goldsmiths
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center along with Jewish Studies Program

This event has been canceled

Friday, March 27th, 2020 to Sunday, May 31st, 2020

Transforming Cities: Smart Cities and Technology
Time:
5:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Location:
Online-Zoom
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Studies Center along with Carnegie Mellon University Office of the Provost for Education
Contact:
Veronica Dristas
Contact Phone:
412-624-2918
Contact Email:
dristas@pitt.edu

Due to economic development and globalization, cities continue to grow with predictions that 70 of the
world’s population will live in urban areas by the year 2050. This course, then, will view cities as hubs
where patterns, connections, discussions, and the processes shape such issues as social justice, economic
development, technology, migration, the environment among others. By examining cities as a lens, this
sequence of weekend courses encourages students to examine cities as a system for discussing social
processes being built and rebuilt. With an interdisciplinary focus, the course invites experts from the
University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon, and relevant fields more broadly.
This iteration of the course will explore such topics as: the influence of multinational corporations on
cities; the rise of privacy issues in relation to adoption of technology within cities and homes; the
replacement of human labor and access to employment; the role of technology on urban planning,
among others.
One-credit for PITT students / 3 units

Friday, March 27th, 2020 to Sunday, March 29th, 2020

Online: Smart Cities and Technology Mini-Course
Time:
(All day)
Presenter:
Veronica Dristas & Korryn Mozisek
Location:
Online Format
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Studies Center along with Carnegie Mellon University
Cost:
Free and Open to the Public
Contact:
Veronica Dristas
Contact Email:
dristas@pitt.edu

Due to economic development and globalization, cities continue to grow with predictions that 70 of the world’s population will live in urban areas by the year 2050. This course, then, will view cities as hubs where patterns, connections, discussions, and the processes shape such issues as social justice, economic development, technology, migration, the environment among others. By examining cities as a lens, this sequence of weekend courses encourages students to examine cities as a system for discussing social processes being built and rebuilt. With an interdisciplinary focus, the course invites experts from the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon, and relevant fields more broadly.

Thursday, March 26th, 2020

Online Session: China's New Red Guards
Time:
2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Presenter:
Jude Blanchette
Location:
Zoom (Register 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 along with Humanities Center and World History Center

Ever since Deng Xiaoping effectively de-radicalized China in the 1980s, debates have swirled around which path China would follow. Would it democratize? Would it embrace capitalism? Would the Communist Party's rule be able to withstand globalization and the internet? One thing few seriously considered: Mao Zedong would make a political comeback. This live interview with Jude Blanchette will discuss the return of the populist enthusiasm for the Great Helmsman's policies, and what it means for the present and future of Chinese communism.

This event is part of the Socialism: Past, Present, and Future Pop-Up Course.

Register to attend here: https://pitt.zoom.us/meeting/register/upQlf-yqpjgqOn6gS4WXNDTFXM_H0kVbOg

Wednesday, March 25th, 2020

Online Sessions: ARTSC 1000 - UCIS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Preparing Juniors and Seniors for Employment Beyond Undergraduate Careers
Time:
3:00 pm
Presenter:
Angela Illig
Location:
4130 W. Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies, Asian Studies Center, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, Director's Office, European Studies Center, European Union Center of Excellence and Global Studies Center
Contact:
Angela Illig
Contact Phone:
412-726-7230
Contact Email:
ami17@pitt.edu

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 selection, jobsearch activities, resume and
cover letter development, professionalnetworking techniques, behavioral
interviewing skills, and workplace ethicsin preparation for government, business,
and nonprofit sector careers. ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND WORKSHOPS.

Learning Goals
This initiative emphasizes developing readiness to transition to the
workplace. The focus is on the development of self-awareness, interviewing
skills, the acquisition of job-hunting knowledge as well as the formulation
of an action plan to achieve the student's job and career goals.

Learning Outcomes

1. To clarify personal interests, values, skills
and career options.
2. To research/explore various fields for
international and global careers.
3. To create a career search strategy that
can/will be used upon course completion.
4. To present self effectively in an interview or
conversation with potential employers.

Tuesday, March 24th, 2020

Canceled: John Hume in America - In the Name of Peace Screening and Talk
Time:
5:00 pm
Presenter:
Maurice Fitzpatrick
Location:
Giant Eagle Auditorium, Carnegie Mellon University
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center along with Center for Arts at Carnegie Mellon University

IN LIGHT OF DECISIONS BY THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AND CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED INDEFINITELY.

John Hume’s political vision and innate sense of diplomacy persuaded key players in U.S. Politics to merge their concerns with his own. Ted Kennedy, Tip O’Neill, Daniel Patrick Moynihan and Hugh Carey – together known as the ‘Four Horsemen’ - were won over to his cause, lending the campaign for equality in Northern Ireland worldwide credibility and putting considerable pressure on the British and Irish governments to strive for peace.

John Hume in America illustrates how John Hume engaged every American President from Jimmy Carter to Bill Clinton. Maurice Fitzpatrick’s film explores Hume’s philosophy of non-violence during the Civil Rights Movement through to his indispensable work with friends in the U.S. to create a new political framework in Northern Ireland.

Maurice Fitzpatrick was educated at Trinity College Dublin. He is a lecturer at Villa Nova University, a film-maker and author. He has worked with John Hume in the past on a book and BBC/RTE film, The Boys of St. Coumb’s, published and broadcast in 2010. In 2013, he wrote and directed a documentary film for the BBC on Brian Friel’s Translations. He also writes journalism, primarily on Irish affairs.

Online: Conversations on Europe: Borders and Contested Memory in Northern Ireland
Time:
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Location:
4217 Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence

This event was originally scheduled for March 17th, but has been rescheduled to March 24th.

As part of the ESC’s 2019-2020 Year of Memory and Politics, this month we explore borders and contested memory in Northern Ireland.  Our panel of experts will explore the conflict over territory and identity in Northern Ireland and how that has played out at the border and in other spaces. We will discuss what has changed since the Good Friday/Belfast Agreement and what may happen as a result of Brexit and the recent elections in the Republic of Ireland. Audience participation is encouraged.

To participate remotely, [information to be provided].

Panelists:
- Jonathan Blake, RAND
- Katy Hayward, Queen's University Belfast
- Jennifer Keating, Carnegie Mellon University
- Connal Parr, Northumbria University

Moderator:
Jae-Jae Spoon, University of Pittsburgh

Tuesday, March 24th, 2020 to Wednesday, March 25th, 2020

Canceled: The Role of Universities in Sustainable, Just & Inclusive Cities
Time:
8:00 am to 2:30 pm
Presenter:
International Place-Based University Network
Location:
Various
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies, Asian Studies Center, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, Director's Office, European Studies Center, European Union Center of Excellence and Global Studies Center along with Office of the Provost; Office of the Chancellor, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and UK
Cost:
Free and open to the public
Contact:
John Stoner
Contact Phone:
+14126487360
Contact Email:
stonerjc@pitt.edu

DUE TO CONCERNS SURROUNDING COVID-19, NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY AND THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH HAVE DECIDED TO POSTPONE THIS EVENT. AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE NEW DATES WILL BE MADE WHEN AVAILABLE.

An Initiative of the International Place-Based University Network
International Place-Based University Network: Academically Based, Globally Minded Community Engagement

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.

Tuesday, March 24, 2020
University Club | Ballroom A, First Floor | University of Pittsburgh

Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Community Engagement Center of Homewood

For the agenda or to register, go to
pi.tt/InPlace2020

Monday, March 23rd, 2020

Canceled: Brexit: What’s Happened, and What Happens Next?
Time:
4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
Presenter:
Anand Menon, King's College London
Location:
4130 Posvar
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center

DUE TO CONCERNS RELATED TO COVID-19, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS CAUSES.

Professor Anand Menon is director of The UK in a Changing Europe an award winning academic think tank on Brexit. He is also professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs at Kings College London.

He has held positions at Sciences Po, Columbia University and NYU. He has written on many aspects of contemporary Europe and is co-editor of the Oxford Handbook of the European Union. He is co-author of ‘Brexit and British Politics’ and author of ‘Europe: The State of the Union’.

He has written for the Financial Times, the Guardian, the Daily Telegraph, the Times, the Independent, New Statesman and Spectator. He is a frequent commentator on local, national and international media and has made several radio documentaries on contemporary politics.

He is a member of the Council of the European Council on Foreign Relations and an associate fellow of Chatham House.

Saturday, March 21st, 2020

Canceled: The Scottish and the Jacobites
Time:
2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Presenter:
Paul Thompson, President of the St. Andrew's Society of Pittsburgh
Location:
Frick Fine Arts Auditorium
Announced by:
European Studies Center on behalf of Scottish Nationality Room

Refreshments will be served from 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM.

For more information contact scottishroom@gmail.com

Friday, March 20th, 2020

ONLINE: 2020 Global Studies Research Toolkit for Students
Time:
2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Presenter:
Dr. Michael Goodhart
Location:
3415 Posvar Hall
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, Global Hub and National Consortium on Teaching About Asia
Cost:
Free and Open to Students
Contact:
Elaine Linn
Contact Email:
eel58@pitt.edu

Are you interested in turning your academic interests into research projects? Dr. Michael Goodhart, Professor of Political Science and Director of Global Studies Center, will lead this session with interested students on the how-to’s of research in the social sciences and humanities, formulate and apply concepts to their own research, and engage with junior faculty about their research experiences.

Registration:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfFh10mYs7DyyeHqDtzcvDSqX7hHRfh...

Thursday, March 19th, 2020

Canceled: UCIS Pre-Registration Tabling
Time:
11:00 am
Location:
Pitt Global Hub
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

As students consider what they will register for in the fall, advisors and students from the University Center for International Studies will be available throughout the week to answer questions about international studies certificates, study abroad, and resources to support research and career development.

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