Asian Studies Center

Synonyms: 
ASC
Asian Studies

Canceled: “Constitutional Morality” in India: Toward an Anthropology of Legal Form

Presenter: 
Professor Leo Coleman
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Mon, 03/16/2020 - 15:00

“Constitutional morality” has become a central term in Indian jurisprudence over the past decade, particularly in
cases involving LGBT rights, naming a distinctive set of constitutional values including tolerance of difference and
respect for pluralism and individual rights. The term was first used in this context by B.R. Ambedkar in 1948, in the
debates over the draft constitution, although he defined it differently: Ambedkar’s constitutional morality was

Location: 
3106 WWPH

UCIS Career Toolkit Series: Viveka Mandava '14

Presenter: 
Viveka Mandava '14
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Thu, 02/27/2020 - 12:00

Join Viveka Mandava, Religious Studies with honors/Global Studies/Political Science at University of Pittsburgh, for a Q&A session to learn about what they are doing and how they go there following their time at Pitt.

Location: 
4217 Posvar Hall
Cost: 
Free and Open to the Students
Contact Person: 
Elaine Linn
Contact Email: 
eel58@pitt.edu

UCIS International Career Toolkit Series Presents: Crafting Your Brand, Nonprofit vs Federal Careers

Presenter: 
Cyndee Pelt
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Wed, 02/26/2020 - 15:00 to 16:00

Join Cyndee Pelt, seasoned management and policy leadership professional, as she shares her experience of serving in nonprofits and the U.S. government overseas and in Washington, D.C. Topics will include the benefits of a nonprofit vs a government career, crafting a federal resume, managing USAJOBS.gov, and professionalism tips for each setting.

Wednesday, February 26, 2020
3-4pm
4130 Posvar Hall

Please sign up for the event below:
https://signup.com/go/EdghNxu

Location: 
Posvar Hall, Rm 4130
Contact Person: 
Angela Illig
Contact Phone: 
4127267230
Contact Email: 
ami17@pitt.edu

UCIS Career Toolkit: Aly Yingst '16

Presenter: 
Aly Yingst '16
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Fri, 02/28/2020 - 12:00 to 13:30

Join Aly Yingst, Biological Sciences and BPhil/IAS/Global Studies and current PhD student at the University of Iceland, in a discussion about how to prepare for graduate school and life abroad.

Since graduating, Yingst has completed a Fulbright-funded Master's degree in Iceland, traveled the world working as a lecturer on expedition cruise ships. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Global Studies.

Location: 
4217 Posvar Hall
Cost: 
Free and Open to the Students
Contact Person: 
Elaine Linn
Contact Email: 
eel58@pitt.edu

Social Movements and Resistance in Global Politics: a conversation

Presenter: 
Binalakshmi Nepram ( IIE-SRF Scholar and Fellow, New University in Exile Consortium); Simten Cosar,Visiting Scholar, Global Studies Center, Scholar at Risk Program); Emily Rook-Koepsel (Asian Studies Center)
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Wed, 02/19/2020 - 14:00
Location: 
Global Hub
Cost: 
Free and Open to the Public
Contact Person: 
Veronica Dristas
Contact Email: 
dristas@pitt.edu

The Austrian School of Economics, History, and China in the 1930s

Presenter: 
Rebecca Karl
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Fri, 02/21/2020 - 15:00

This talk introduces the social scientist and economic philosopher, Wang Yanan, and his 1930s Chinese critique of the Austrian School of Economics. Wang was an original translator of Marx, Smith, and Ricardo, and by the late 1930s, he had turned his attention to the seeming "common sense" of the Austrians in order to thoroughly refute their flat version of the world.

Location: 
3703 Posvar Hall
Contact Person: 
James Cook
Contact Email: 
jacook@pitt.edu

Women, War & Peace in Northeast India : Indigenous Women of Manipur's Extraordinary Non-Violent Resistance Efforts

Presenter: 
Binalakshmi Nepram, New University in Exile Consortium Scholar
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Thu, 02/20/2020 - 12:00

Manipur & Northeast India is a region of immense geo-strategic importance that shares borders with five countries namely Myanmar, Bangladesh, China, Nepal and Bhutan. The region, home to 45 million indigenous people belonging to 272 beautiful ethnic groups has been facing the onslaught of violent conflict for the last 72 years. A martial law called the Armed Forces(Special Power)Act has been imposed in the region for the last 61 years which is a violation of basic fundamental rights.

Location: 
4130 Posvar Hall
Cost: 
Free and Open to the Public
Contact Person: 
Veronica Dristas
Contact Email: 
dristas@pitt.edu

ONLINE: 2020 Global Studies Research Toolkit for Students

Presenter: 
Dr. Michael Goodhart
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Fri, 03/20/2020 - 14:00 to 17:00

Are you interested in turning your academic interests into research projects? Dr. Michael Goodhart, Professor of Political Science and Director of Global Studies Center, will lead this session with interested students on the how-to’s of research in the social sciences and humanities, formulate and apply concepts to their own research, and engage with junior faculty about their research experiences.

Location: 
3415 Posvar Hall
Cost: 
Free and Open to Students
Contact Person: 
Elaine Linn
Contact Email: 
eel58@pitt.edu

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