University of Pittsburgh Gamelan performs Sudanese Gamelan Degung and the PA premiere of Elizabeth Brown's "Cloudrest" for gamelan and shakuhachi. Shakuhachi will be performed by Devon Osamu Tipp.
Showcase featuring music, films, artwork, and literature created in collaboration with the Astrophysics and Cosmology Department at Pitt.
Elizabeth Brown will perform a new work by Devon Osumu Tippled for shakuhachi and fixed media
Keynote Address by Manduhai Buyandelger, Associate Professor of Anthropology at MIT, Author of Tragic Spirits: Shamanism, Gender and Memory in Contemporary Mongolia, "Self-Polishing and Electoral Selves: Elections and The New Economies of Democratization in Postsocialist Mongolia"
China's economic growth and urbanization have created new opportunities and roles for women, such as through education, migration, and employment. But with these changes, new challenges arise, especially as these impact on gender norms and relations. In this lecture, Dr. Arianne M.
Ms. Patel will discuss US global health interventions through USAID and contributions through the Global Fund, WHO, and other aid organizations. She will also talk about her own career path, and how students interested in global health can prepare now to enter the field.
There will be a discussion group after the lecture for students interested in having a more in-depth career conversation with Ms. Patel. Lunch will be provided at this smaller session and seating is limited, so please rsvp to Thayjas Patil at tap97@pitt.edu.
Join us in a conversation about emerging trends in Japanese entrepreneurship and explore parallels with the Pittsburgh region.
Dr. Akie Iriyama is an Associate Professor at Waseda University, Graduate School of Business and Finance in Tokyo, Japan and a Katz Alumnus (PhD 2008).
Reception will follow presentation. RSVP is not required, but appreciated. jsaslawski@katz.pitt.edu
The US-Japan alliance has provided one of the foundations for decades of security and freedom in Asia. But, the neighborhood is changing: Japan is experiencing significant strategic and diplomatic challenges from China, faces increasingly aggressive North Korean weapons development and testing, and has an uncertain relationship with South Korea.
While the U.S. continues to be Japan’s main partner and ally, it has withdrawn from the major Pacific free trade pact, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), after completing negotiations with Japan.
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Center for Latin American Studies, Asian Studies Center, & University Center for International Studies at the University of Pittsburgh present...
TED PICCONE: China's Rising Influence in Latin America and the Caribbean
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28
3:00 PM
4130 POSVAR HALL, University of Pittsburgh
Japanese Silent Film Screening with Live Performance
Once known as “poets of the dark” benshi brought silent films to live through commentary and vocal performance, giving voice to the characters on screen. Perched on a podium beside the screen, benshi brought films to life. As many as 8000 benshi were performing across the country and the Japanese empire by the 1930s, and their popularity—and power—slowed the introduction of sound film in Japan.
