In 1995, at the age of twenty-three, Michael Meyer joined the Peace Corps and, after rejecting offers to go to seven other countries, was sent to a tiny town in Sichuan. Knowing nothing about China, or even how to use chopsticks, Meyer wrote Chinese words up and down his arms so he could hold conversations, and, per a Communist dean’s orders, jumped into teaching his students about the Enlightenment, the stock market, and Beatles lyrics. Soon he realized his Chinese counterparts were just as bewildered by the country’s changes as he was.

Roundtable, facilitated by Nancy Condee, Chair, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures

Post-screening discussion with Sunnie Rucker-Chang, Assistant Professor of Slavic, Director of European Studies, University of Cincinnati, Ohio

Post-screening discussion with director, Zhanna Issabayeva

Our Everyday Life (Bosnian: Naša svakodnevna priča) is a 2015 Bosnian drama about family Susic who lives everyday Bosnian story. Their life begins to fall apart because of father's dissatisfaction after his company is sold on the stock exchange, Sasa's negligent attitude towards work and family, Marija's breast cancer diagnose.

Post-screening discussion with the director, Ines Tanovic.

Post-screening discussion with Ingeborg Bratoeva-Daraktchieva, Film Critic, Bulgaria

This keynote address will introduce the weekend's film festival, celebrating the amazing film work being done women in the Balkans and Central Asia. The keynote speaker for this event is Yana Hashamova, the chair of the Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures at Ohio State University.

Yuen Long, New Territories, Hong Kong is a part of the ecologically vital, heavily populated, and hyper-urbanizing Pearl River delta region. As in many parts of the world, the people there, and the environment in which they live, are caught up in a mix of rapid development projects, cumulative environmental disasters, fraught population movements, and diverse forms of social-ecological dis-placement.

Join us for an afternoon of language and cultural exchange between Pitt students and visiting Japanese students. Participants of all language learning levels are encouraged to attend. Free pizza and drinks will be provided.

Join us for an afternoon of language and cultural exchange between Pitt students and visiting Korean students. Participants of all language levels are encouraged to attend. Free pizza and drinks will be provided.

Questions? Please contact asia@pitt.edu.