Asian Studies Center

Synonyms: 
ASC
Asian Studies

International Studies Certificate Panel Presentation

Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Wed, 09/28/2011 - 16:00 to 17:00

Want to prepare yourself for the global marketplace? Learn first hand from students on how to internationalize your studies at Pitt by earning an international studies certificate or the Bachelor of Philosophy (BPHIL) in International and Area Studies. Students can develop a more concentrated and in-depth understanding of a world region or a global theme. For any major on campus!

Location: 
Dining Room B, William Pitt Union
Cost: 
Free
Contact Person: 
Elaine Linn
Contact Phone: 
412-648-2113
Contact Email: 
eel58@pitt.edu

Making the Modern Middle East

Presenter: 
Dr. Soren Fanning, Robert Morris University
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Mon, 11/07/2011 - 13:00 to 16:00

This workshop is open to teachers only. You must pre register at: http://globalsolutionspgh.org/education-program/act-48-workshops/makingt...

Location: 
4130 Wesley W. Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh
Event Web Site: 
http://globalsolutionspgh.org/education-program/act-48-workshops/makingthemodern…
Contact Person: 
Veronica Dristas
Contact Phone: 
(412) 624-2918
Contact Email: 
dristas@pitt.edu

Anglophone Asian Novels Conference, 1945-present

Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Fri, 12/02/2011 (All day) to Sun, 12/04/2011 (All day)

Conference is free but space is limited and participants must register; contact asianlitconference@gmail.com for more information.

Speakers:
Rashimi Bhatnagar, independent scholar; Toral Gajarawala, New York University; Priya Joshi, Temple University; Patricia May Jurilla, University of the Philippines; Shuchi Kapila, Grinnell College; Aparajita Sagar, Purdue University; Shuang Shen, Penn State University; Richard So, University of Chicago

Event Web Site: 
http://www.english.pitt.edu/asiannovels/index.php
Contact Person: 
Susan Andrade
Contact Email: 
sza@pitt.edu

Medea

Presenter: 
Japan's Shizuoka Performing Arts Center
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Sun, 10/02/2011 - 15:30

October 2, 2011, "Medea" will be performed by the Shizuoka Performing Art Center at the Pittsburgh School for Creative and Preforming Arts (CAPA) at 2 PM. Sponsored by the Japan Society of New York and the Japan America Society of Pennsylvania.

Location: 
Pittsburgh CAPA Theater, 111 Nith Street in Downtown Pittsburgh
Cost: 
$20 Adults; $10 Students
Event Web Site: 
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/197145

Asia Over Lunch: "Impact Assessment of Free Trade Agreements on Vietnam's Economy"

Presenter: 
James Cassing, Professor, Economics
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Wed, 10/19/2011 - 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

China's 1911 Revolution: How it Continues to Influence China (and the World)

Presenter: 
Dr. Kristin Stapleton, Director of the Asian Studies Program, Director of the Confucius Institute, and Associate Professor, Department of History, University at Buffalo, SUNY
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Sat, 09/24/2011 - 09:30 to 12:00

This is the 11th seminar presented by the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA), the Global Studies Center (UCIS), and the World History Center at the University of Pittsburgh. The general public is welcome.

Location: 
4130 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Contact Person: 
Patrick Hughes
Contact Email: 
hughespw@pitt.edu

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

Asia Over Lunch: "Mental Illness and Substance Abuse in Indian and Maharashtrian Immigrants in North America"

Presenter: 
Balwant Dixit, Professor of Pharmacology
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Wed, 11/09/2011 - 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

Asia Over Lunch: "Update on Chinese Databases"

Presenter: 
Xiuying Zou, Public Services Librarian, and Haihui Zhang, Chinese Bibliographer, East Asian Library
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Wed, 10/26/2011 - 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
Contact Person: 
Rachel Jacobson
Contact Email: 
rej16@pitt.edu

Asia Over Lunch: "Update on Japanese Databases"

Presenter: 
Hiroyuki Good, Japanese Bibliographer, East Asian Library
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Wed, 10/12/2011 - 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
Contact Person: 
Rachel Jacobson
Contact Email: 
rej16@pitt.edu

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