Romanian Language Table
Presenter:
Justin Classen
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Date:
Mon, 01/24/2011 (All day) to Mon, 04/18/2011 (All day)
Master's Student
FROM HEPCAT BEAT TO AFRO
Subtitle:
COUNTER CULTURES OF NIGERIAN POPULAR MUSIC
Presenter:
OYEBADE DOSUNMU, Music Department, University of Pittsburgh
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Date:
Thu, 10/27/2011 (All day)
During the 1960s, Nigeria gained independence from British colonial rule. A renewed self-determination captured all Nigerians, especially the youth. Traditional West African music began to sound like a remnant of the colonial path and young Nigerians turned to Euro-American pop/rock music. This movement was not without its critics, including the notable Fela Kuti who instead of emulating western music, created his own contercultural genre, AFROBEAT. Dr. Dosunmu will be chronicling the various countercultures of Nigerian pop music and how these cultures arose.
Location:
WWPH 4130
Cost:
free
Event Web Site:
Contact Person:
Sarah Amanfu
Contact Phone:
412-624-8143
Contact Email:
ska16@pitt.edu
Achieving Sustainable Development in Africa
Subtitle:
An International Conference
Presenter:
A combination of International and National presenters
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Date:
Thu, 03/29/2012 - 09:00 to Fri, 03/30/2012 - 17:00
The African Studies Program of the University Center for International Studies (UCIS), in collaboration with the FORD Institute for Human Security at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA) , the Institute for International Studies in Education (IISE) in the School of Education, The Ridgeway Center (GSPIA), and the Graduate School of Public Health will be hosting an international conference on “Achieving Sustainable Development in Africa.” This conference has been organized with collaboration from partners from African institutions namely: the Forum for African Women
Location:
University Club BallRoom A and B
Cost:
Free
Event Web Site:
Contact Person:
Hallie Powell
Contact Phone:
412-475-9446
Contact Email:
halliempowell@yahoo.com
SOUTH SUDAN'S LONG WALK TO INDEPENDENCE
Subtitle:
AFRICAN STUDIES LECTURE SERIES
Presenter:
JOEL CHRISPO DUMBA
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Date:
Wed, 10/12/2011 - 13:00 to 14:00
Joel Chrispo Dumba comes from the Republic of South Sudan, a newly born country which got its independence on July, 9th 2011 after being in a civil war which lasted for 21 years. He is an MA student of Social and Comparative Analysis in Education, Department of Administrative and Policy Studies, School of Education University of Pittsburgh.
Location:
4130 WWPH
Cost:
FREE
Event Web Site:
Contact Person:
Sarah Amanfu
Contact Phone:
412-624-8143
Contact Email:
africast@pitt.edu
2nd Annual Festival of World Music
Presenter:
The Ethnomusicology Program at Pitt
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Date:
Sat, 12/04/2010 - 14:00 to 20:00
The Ethnomusicology Program at Pitt presents the 2nd Annual Festival of World Music.
Five World Music Ensemble Performances!
Ethnic food will be served at 5pm, followed by the Carpathian Ensemble's Annual Slavic Dance Party from 6-8pm
Location:
William Pitt Union, Ballroom
Film Through a Trans/National Lens
Presenter:
Film Studies Graduate Student's Organization
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Date:
Fri, 01/28/2011 - 15:00 to 20:00
Join us for a special colloquium where University of Pittsburgh graduate students will interrogate and challenge the definitions of "national" and "transnational" through an investigation of American, German, Russian, Israeli, Palestinian, Mexican, South Korean, and Japanese screen cultures. Reception to follow.
Location:
Cathedral of Learning 352
"International Connections: The Path to Your Global Future"
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Date:
Thu, 02/10/2011 (All day)
Students will learn about international studies and study abroad opportunities and internationally oriented careers.
Location:
WPU Ballroom/Kurtzman Room
Asia Over Lunch: "'Why Are the Flowers So Beautiful?': Changing Cultural Policies for a United Chinese Identity - A Study of the Hua'er (Flower Song) Tradition in the Northwest of China"
Presenter:
Meng Ren, M.A. Candidate, Music
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Date:
Wed, 11/16/2011 - 12:00 to 13:00
ASIA OVER LUNCH LECTURE – Noon in 4130 Posvar. Please feel free to join us for this lecture – all are welcome to bring their lunch or a snack along if you wish and enjoy!
Location:
4130 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Language Fair
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Date:
Wed, 03/02/2011 - 14:00 to 16:00
The Language Fair will promote use and awareness of languages offered on campus. Students, professors and clubs will be offering information about their languages and cultures. OCC Credit will be available. More information: yinzlingpitt@gmail.com.
Location:
Assembly Room, WPU
Cost:
Free
Decades of Asynchrony: Europe & Central Asia and the Dissolution of the Soviet Union
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Date:
Fri, 02/25/2011 - 18:00 to Sun, 02/27/2011 - 14:00
2011 will mark the 20th anniversary of the dissolution of the Soviet Union. On 25 December 1991, in the midst of intrigues and political struggles Mikhail Gorbachev stepped down as General Secretary of the Communist Party. Two years earlier, former Eastern European socialist states had already begun the transition to 'democracy' and 'market economy.' The year 2009 witnessed splendid and highly orchestrated twentieth anniversary celebrations of the end of state socialism in Eastern Europe.
Location:
4130 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Event Web Site:
Contact Person:
Andrew Behrendt
Contact Email:
aeb72@pitt.edu
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