Although Agnes Varda is recognized as an early avatar of feminist filmmaking, her 1965 film Happiness remains a misunderstood work, frequently criticized for its ostensibly anti-feminist message. This lecture excavates specific sources of imagery from French women’s magazines that idealized the daily drudgery of the housewife and explains how Varda applied this imagery to her characters to challenge feminine ideals.

This year's undergraduate Model EU will take place on the campus of Washington & Jefferson College. The following schools are sending students:
Bowling Green State University
Kent State University
John Carroll University
Washington & Jefferson College
University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg

Sylvia Kofler, from the Washington Delegation of the European Union will attend and give a presentation, as will EUCE Director Ron Linden.

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 17, 2012
Round Table Discussion with Dutch Ambassador Renee Jones-Bos
3 pm, 4130 WWPH

On March 20, the regional Euro Challenge Competition will be held at the University of Pittsburgh. Co-sponsored by Global Solutions, WISE, and the European Union Delegation to the United States, regional high school teams will present on issues and fiscal policy regarding the Euro, the Euro Zone, and the European Union. Two teams will be selected to compete in the national Euro Challenge competition in New York City.

French Socialists & German Social Democrats Confront the Rise of the Far Right in the Bundesrepublik, 1950-52
Brian Shaev, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Pittsburgh
4:00 p.m., 3703 Posvar Hall
Sponsored by: the European Union Center of Excellence/European Studies Center, The University of Pittsburgh European Colloquium Series, Department of History

The Tournées festival features a series of recent French films that will be screened in 35mm in Alumni Hall. It is an exciting group of films, and we hope you'll come and bring your friends, family, and students.

Feb. 23, 7:30 PM - "Welcome"
Feb. 24, 6:00 PM - "La Belle Endormie" (The Sleeping Beauty):
Feb. 24, 8:00 PM - "Boarding Gate"
Feb. 25, 7:00 PM- "35 Rhums" (35 Shots of Rum)
Feb. 25, 9:15 PM - "Hadewijch"

To view the full schedule & film descriptions: http://www.frenchanditalian.pitt.edu/documents/TourneesFrenchfilmseriesf...

Barbara Tsakirgis, Associate Professor of Classics and Art History; Chair, Department of Classical Studies, Vanderbilt University

Greek houses of the Classical and Hellenistic periods incorporated a number of features that were designed for the safe-keeping of the entire oikos, the homeowner, his family and slaves, and their possessions. While many of these security measures do not survive intact in the archaeological record, they can be reconstructed from both scant remains and from literary and epigraphical accounts.

“Europe East & West” Undergraduate Research Symposium
Symposium Date: March 30, 2012