This talk considers the low‐brow Hindi film *Disco Dancer *(Babbar Subhash, 1982) in terms of its seminal retooling of narrative, thematic, and star practices of Hindi cinema to accommodate new flows of international popular culture, specifically the “disco sensibility.” In its participation in a complex citational network of plagiarism, homage, and adaptation, the film is particularly seminal in its domestication of disco into a melodramatic mother‐centered narrative and its formal experimentation as it struggles to construct a cinematic language adequate to disco.

This one credit mini-course is part of a series organized by regions around the world based on their role on the world stage, their importance within the Muslim world, and the critical influence they play in the global community. The series and course seeks to illuminate the various perspectives of the Muslim community around the world.

The single fossil site Dmanisi, Republic of Georgia, rivals numerous sites in Tanzania and East Africa not only in geological age, 1.85-
1.78 million years ago, but also and especially in morphological diversity of human fossils. Recent research has demonstrated that although brief, the geological history of the site was not, as might be expected, relatively uniform, but rather very complex. This interesting and unique situation impacts interpretation of the human remains and, more broadly, raises important questions about the interpretation of human evolution during this period.

Teams of high school students from throughout the Pittsburgh region participate in the annual Pitt Model United Nations simulation.

College-bound minority students from Brashear High School learned about international studies and career opportunities through a panel session with Pitt study abroad returnees and breakout sessions with UCIS international studies advisors.

Qi is a key element in Chinese cosmology and is important for understanding how people practice Traditional Chinese Medicine and fengshui in Taiwan. As qi is an intangible, invisible concept, it is important to determine how people sense the existence of it. In response, Sung looks at material culture to examine new Taiwanese fengshui objects and modern diagnoses devices of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

The theme for this year's annual interdisciplinary conference is "Beyond Physical Capital: The Role of Human and Social Capital in Indonesia Economic Growth."

This conference will consider a number of important concerns in Indonesia such as the effect of education and health policy on human capital investment and how anti-corruption law, good governance, and market regulations interact with cooperation, trust, and reciprocity. The conference is organized into two main sessions, plenary sessions by invited speakers and parallel sessions by presenter participants.

China's rapid development and Sino-American relations have a direct impact on the lives of just about everyone in the United States. CHINA Town Hall: Local Connections, National Reflections, is a national day of programming designed to provide Americans across the United States and beyond the opportunity to discuss these issues with leading experts.

Available for both undergraduates and graduate students, Boren Awards support the study of less-commonly-taught languages through study abroad. Applicants must demonstrate how their proposal and future goals are connected to a broad understanding of national security, and award winners must agree to a one-year government service requirement. The deadline for undergraduate applications in December 2nd.

Recent years have seen tremendous movement toward trilateral meetings and interaction in Northeast Asia. China, Japan, and South Korea have a permanent commission/relationship set up and headquartered in Seoul. The three are attempting to put together a trilateral Free Trade Agreement. Frequently, however, bilateral difficulties get in the way. What do these trilateral efforts mean for security, the global economy, and the future of this region? Join us for a panel discussion to explore these questions and more!

The panel will feature:

Abraham M. Denmark (China)