In this first lecture of the Asia Now 2022 fall lecture series, Dr. Keisuke Yamada and Dr. Andrew Niess discuss how early twentieth-century Japanese intellectuals, policymakers, and bureaucrats understood the nexus of sound, music, and labor in industrial management. Japanese authors considered how to contend with sō-on (noise) in factories, which, for managers, threatened productivity.

Join us as we celebrate diverse cultures with Pitt's cultural departments and student organizations along with local Pittsburgh partners.

Info session for potential Pitt to You Ambassadors to learn about the program. Join us over free lunch (pizza!) to find out what you can gain from the Pitt to You program.

Through experiential learning, high school students engage directly with global issues by assuming the role of world leaders and negotiating responses to timely topics.

The year of 2021 is called “the first year of metaverse.” With its intrinsic utopian and dystopian characteristics, the discourse of metaverse in China is entangled with the discourses of revolution, involution, scientism, monopoly, and decentralization, having wide implications for every aspect of social life. It prompts one to wonder whether “metaverse” would be another grand narrative after globalization that would fundamentally change the ways the world operates or how people perceive the world.

Language social hour for Japanese and English language learners. To RSVP, please email Samantha at sas715@pitt.edu