Subtitle:
Global Issues through Literature
Activity Type:
Workshop
Teacher Training
Presenter:
Michael-Ann Cerniglia, Joan Cucinotta, and Ronald Kinser
Date:
Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 17:00 to 20:30
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Location:
4217 Posvar Hall
Contact Person:
Veronica Dristas
Contact Email:
dristas@pitt.edu
Event Web Site:
Cost:
Free
Sewickley Academy's professors, Michael -Ann Cerniglia (History), Joan Cucinotta (English), and Ronald Kinser (Biology, Global Health) will frame Katherine Boo's Behind the Beautiful Forevers in the context of Human Rights and Global Health and using social media to communicate needs and rights. They will share with our K-12 community on how they also used the book to look at globalization and consumerism.
UCIS Unit:
Asian Studies Center
Global Studies Center
World Regions:
Asia