The fifth Charlemos will take place on Monday, September 21, 2020 at 1:30 pm EDT. Fabrice Lehoucq (University of North Carolina, Greensboro) will moderate a discussion with Sandra Ley (CIDE) and Guillermo Trejo (University of Notre Dame) on "Votes, Drugs, and Violence: Mexico and Beyond". They will discuss their book "Votes, Drugs, and Violence: The Political Logic of Criminal Wars in Mexico" (Cambridge University Press, August 2020). See below for the book description from Cambridge University Press:

Join renowned investor, philanthropist, and New York Times best-selling author Ray Dalio for a discussion of today's most important issues, and the critical roles the United States and China play in an era of rapid global change, at the 14th annual CHINA Town Hall Keynote on Tuesday, November 10 at 7:00 p.m. EST.

Addressing the historic and ongoing manifestations of systemic racism has implications not only for what we teach in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies but also for how we teach our syllabi. Join us to explore the common challenges instructors encounter as well as the pedagogical principles and methods available for teaching about race and racial justice in our field.

OCTOBER 9
2-3:30 pm (ET) | 1-2:30 pm (CT) | 12-1:30 pm (MT) | 11am-12:30 pm (PT)

Moderator:
Joy Gleason Carew, University of Louisville

Join us to hear from distinguished scholars and educators about methods for incorporating critical pedagogies of race into teaching about language, culture, history, and society in Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia.

OCTOBER 2

2-3:30 pm (ET) | 1-2:30 pm (CT) | 12-1:30 pm (MT) | 11am-12:30 pm (PT)

Moderator:
Anindita Banerjee, Cornell University

Speakers:
B. Amarilis Lugo de Fabritz, Howard University
Sunnie Rucker-Chang, University of Cincinnati

The HT94 Pitt team, along with the Global Studies Center and the Pitt Global Hub present a free screening of "Border South" (available in both Spanish and English) for 24 hours on September 24-25 (4PM ET-4PM ET).

Join the Hostile Terrain 94 Pittsburgh team to learn about the consequences of U.S. immigration enforcement strategy called Prevention through Deterrence (PTD) implemented along its southern border to stifle migration flows. The event will feature panel discussion and breakout sessions during which participants will have the opportunity to join in the video collage initiative to commemorate the lives of migrants whose lives were lost as a direct result of this policy. The video clips will become part of a larger assemblage of recordings obtained internationally.

Registration is required: t.ly/aYMI

Join us for an important CGM Virtual Conversation: The Plight of the Uyghurs Muslims in China: A Modern Cultural Genocide.

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.

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.

Join the University Library System and four horror-ibly awesome women for a discussion on the history and future of women in horror!

Panelists:

Gwendolyn Kiste - Novelist and essayist, and multiple Bram Stoker Award winner whose works include Rust Maidens, And Her Smile Will Untether the Universe, and Pretty Marys All in a Row.

Kathe Koja - Writer, director, producer, and artist whose highly acclaimed and award winning works include The Cipher, Bad Brains, Skin, Under the Poppy, and Velocities.