Transnational Melancholia
Presenter:
Donald Pease
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Date:
Thu, 10/27/2011 - 12:30 to 14:00
Location:
602 Cathedral of Learning, University of Pittsburgh
Event Web Site:
Contact Email:
humctr@pitt.edu
Humanities Center
Anglophone Asian Novels Conference, 1945-present
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Date:
Fri, 12/02/2011 (All day) to Sun, 12/04/2011 (All day)
Conference is free but space is limited and participants must register; contact asianlitconference@gmail.com for more information.
Speakers:
Rashimi Bhatnagar, independent scholar; Toral Gajarawala, New York University; Priya Joshi, Temple University; Patricia May Jurilla, University of the Philippines; Shuchi Kapila, Grinnell College; Aparajita Sagar, Purdue University; Shuang Shen, Penn State University; Richard So, University of Chicago
Event Web Site:
Contact Person:
Susan Andrade
Contact Email:
sza@pitt.edu
Aliens with Extraordinary Skills
Presenter:
Pittsburgh Romanian Studies
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Date:
Fri, 04/08/2011 - 17:30 to 19:00
A performative lecture by prize-winning playwright and performer Saviana Stanescu. Join us for a fun evening in the company of this internationally renowned New York-based playwright and performer. Stanescu will explore the experiences of immigrants to America today and immerse you in the universe of these often marginal latecomers. Reception to follow.
Location:
Cathedral of Learning 324
Sex and Gender as Untranslatables
Presenter:
With responses by Sabine von Dirke (German), Nancy Condee (Slavic), Lara Putnam (History), Frayda Cohen (Women’s Studies), and Gabriella Lukacs (Anthropology)
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Date:
Thu, 09/29/2011 - 12:30 to 14:00
Location:
602 Cathedral of Learning
Event Web Site:
Contact Phone:
(412) 624-8519
Contact Email:
humctr@pitt.edu
Against World Literature?: On the Politics of Untranslatability
Presenter:
Emily Apter
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Date:
Wed, 09/28/2011 - 17:00 to 19:00
Location:
602 Cathedral of Learning
Event Web Site:
Contact Phone:
(412) 624-8519
Contact Email:
humctr@pitt.edu
Discussion of Emily Apter, The Translation Zone
Presenter:
Susan Andrade
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Date:
Thu, 09/22/2011 - 12:30 to 14:00
Location:
602 Cathedral of Learning
Event Web Site:
Contact Phone:
(412) 624-8519
Contact Email:
humctr@pitt.edu
The Banjo: Roots and Routes
Presenter:
Laurent Dubois
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Date:
Fri, 09/16/2011 - 12:00 to 14:00
Location:
602 Cathedral of Learning
Event Web Site:
Contact Phone:
(412) 624-8519
Contact Email:
humctr@pitt.edu
Black Orpheus: Barack Obama’s Governmentality
Presenter:
Donald Pease
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Date:
Wed, 09/07/2011 - 17:00 to 19:00
Location:
602 Cathedral of Learning
Event Web Site:
Contact Phone:
(412) 624-8519
Contact Email:
humctr@pitt.edu
Motherland Cuba Korea USA screening with director Dai-sil Kim Gibson
Date:
Fri, 04/08/2011 - 19:30 to 00:00
Speaker: Dai Sil Kim-Gibson, Filmmaker
Introduction by Prajna Parasher, Chatmham University
US/Cuba, 2006, 41 minutes, Spanish (with English subtitles).
Location:
4130 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Cost:
Free
Contact Person:
Jennifer Murawski
Asian and Latin American Studies Symposium
Date:
Fri, 04/08/2011 - 09:00 to 17:00
Postcolonial Feminisms and the Ethic of Care: South-to-South Dialogues is the inaugural symposium by the Asian and Latin American Women's Studies working group. We are convening for the second year to further develop the project. This project will bring together leading scholars in Asian and Latin American studies to create new understanding and knowledge in the areas of gender, race, and class.
Location:
A425 Public Health (Parran Hall)
Cost:
Free
Event Web Site:
Contact Person:
Jennifer Murawski
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