European Studies Center

Synonyms: 
CWES
ESC

Camera as Passport: The Ship of Photographers

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Curated by Deobrah Dash Moore and Louis Kaplan
Presenter: 
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Security Notice: Event Changed: 
Date: 
Thu, 10/23/2025 - 17:30 to 19:30

This powerful exhibition features 36 striking images that trace the remarkable journeys of eight European photographers who, facing Nazi persecution in the 1930s and ’40s, used their cameras as tools of escape, survival, and reinvention.

Curated by:
Deborah Dash Moore
Jonathan Freedman Distinguished University Professor of History & Judaic Studies, University of Michigan
Louis Kaplan
Professor of History and Theory of Photography and New Media, University of Toronto

Exhibition will be on view from August 20, 2025-Jan 30, 2026

Location: 
American Jewish Museum, JCC of Greater Pittsburgh, 5738 Forbes Ave, Pgh, PA 15217
Cost: 
Free (RSVP's are encouraged)
Contact Person: 
Contact Phone: 
412-697-3231
Contact Email: 
mhiller@jccpgh.org

Fall 2025 Global Distinction Drop-In Hours

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Presenter: 
Molly McSweeney
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Security Notice: Event Changed: 
Date: 
Repeats every week every Tuesday until Tue Dec 09 2025 except Tue Nov 25 2025.
Tue, 09/09/2025 - 15:00 to Tue, 12/09/2025 - 16:00
Tue, 09/16/2025 - 15:00 to Tue, 12/16/2025 - 16:00
Tue, 09/23/2025 - 15:00 to Tue, 12/23/2025 - 16:00
Tue, 09/30/2025 - 15:00 to Tue, 12/30/2025 - 16:00
Tue, 10/07/2025 - 15:00 to Tue, 01/06/2026 - 16:00
Tue, 10/14/2025 - 15:00 to Tue, 01/13/2026 - 16:00
Tue, 10/21/2025 - 15:00 to Tue, 01/20/2026 - 16:00
Tue, 10/28/2025 - 15:00 to Tue, 01/27/2026 - 16:00
Tue, 11/04/2025 - 15:00 to Tue, 02/03/2026 - 17:00
Tue, 11/11/2025 - 15:00 to Tue, 02/10/2026 - 17:00
Tue, 11/18/2025 - 15:00 to Tue, 02/17/2026 - 17:00
Tue, 12/02/2025 - 15:00 to Tue, 03/03/2026 - 17:00
Tue, 12/09/2025 - 15:00 to Tue, 03/10/2026 - 18:00

Attention: Undergraduate students! Are you looking to gain experience that will help prepare you for a globally-connected job market? Stop by Drop-In Hours to learn more about getting the Global Distinction added to your academic transcript, receiving special recognition at graduation, and standing out to prospective employers!

Location: 
Global Hub
Cost: 
Contact Person: 
Molly McSweeney
Contact Phone: 
Contact Email: 
mcm206@pitt.edu

Shaping Global Citizens: Experiential Learning for Career and Community Impact

Presenter: 
Molly McSweeney
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Mon, 09/15/2025 - 14:30 to 16:00

Join us for a panel discussion to hear how experiential learning can help prepare you for a rapidly evolving workforce and equip you with critical skillsets to be an engaged global citizen ready to make a positive impact in the local community. Hear from professionals with a wealth of experience in career development, service learning, and global engagement, as well as from Pitt students themselves who have navigated these transformative experiences and are excited to share their stories with you, too. A networking opportunity will follow the panel discussion.

Location: 
Global Hub
Contact Person: 
Molly McSweeney
Contact Email: 
mcm206@pitt.edu

Tavola Italiana

Presenter: 
Chiara Montera
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Repeats every week every Thursday until Thu Dec 04 2025 except Thu Nov 27 2025.
Thu, 09/04/2025 - 13:00 to 14:00
Thu, 09/11/2025 - 13:00 to 14:00
Thu, 09/18/2025 - 13:00 to 14:00
Thu, 09/25/2025 - 13:00 to 14:00
Thu, 10/02/2025 - 13:00 to 14:00
Thu, 10/09/2025 - 13:00 to 14:00
Thu, 10/16/2025 - 13:00 to 14:00
Thu, 10/23/2025 - 13:00 to 14:00
Thu, 10/30/2025 - 13:00 to 14:00
Thu, 11/06/2025 - 13:00 to 14:00
Thu, 11/13/2025 - 13:00 to 14:00
Thu, 11/20/2025 - 13:00 to 14:00
Thu, 12/04/2025 - 13:00 to 14:00

Mangia con noi! Bring your lunch and chat with us! Pitt students only, all levels welcome!

Tavola Italiana will meet on Thursdays during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 27.

Location: 
Global Hub
Contact Person: 
Chiara Montera
Contact Email: 
chiara.montera@pitt.edu

Pop Germany! Blotted Line Print Workshop

Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Wed, 09/24/2025 - 16:00

Please join the staff of the Andy Warhol Museum, as they provide an overview of Warhol's blotted line technique. Registration is required due to limited space.

Location: 
Center for Creativity- Hillman Library 4th Floor
Cost: 
Free
Contact Person: 
Ingrid Gomez-O'Toole
Contact Phone: 
4126488517
Contact Email: 
ing7@pitt.edu

The Bridge over the Strait of Messina: “Security,” Integration, and the High Stakes of Seismicity in Schengen-Era Sicily

Presenter: 
Lina Insana, Department of French and Italian
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Tue, 09/23/2025 - 12:30 to 13:30

European Studies Center Brown Bag Lunch and Learn Series

In 2022, the Meloni government renewed plans to connect Sicily and the Italian mainland— plans that had lain dormant for more than a decade—and build the largest single-span suspension bridge in the world. What does this most recent chapter of the bridge’s story tell us about Sicily’s place in the Italian nation, in Europe, and in frameworks of integration
and security? And how do the politics of this moment resonate with earlier plans to bind this notoriously “seismic” island to more “stable” ground?

Location: 
4217 Posvar Hall
Contact Person: 
Erica Edwards
Contact Email: 
EEE36@pitt.edu

French Club Conversation Hour

Presenter: 
Baiming Liu
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Repeats every week every Tuesday and every Wednesday until Wed Dec 10 2025 except Wed Sep 03 2025, Tue Nov 25 2025, Wed Nov 26 2025.
Tue, 09/02/2025 - 17:30 to 19:00
Tue, 09/09/2025 - 17:30 to 19:00
Wed, 09/10/2025 - 17:30 to 19:00
Tue, 09/16/2025 - 17:30 to 19:00
Wed, 09/17/2025 - 17:30 to 19:00
Tue, 09/23/2025 - 17:30 to 19:00
Wed, 09/24/2025 - 17:30 to 19:00
Tue, 09/30/2025 - 17:30 to 19:00
Wed, 10/01/2025 - 17:30 to 19:00
Tue, 10/07/2025 - 17:30 to 19:00
Wed, 10/08/2025 - 17:30 to 19:00
Tue, 10/14/2025 - 17:30 to 19:00
Wed, 10/15/2025 - 17:30 to 19:00
Tue, 10/21/2025 - 17:30 to 19:00
Wed, 10/22/2025 - 17:30 to 19:00
Tue, 10/28/2025 - 17:30 to 19:00
Wed, 10/29/2025 - 17:30 to 19:00
Tue, 11/04/2025 - 17:30 to 19:00
Wed, 11/05/2025 - 17:30 to 19:00
Tue, 11/11/2025 - 17:30 to 19:00
Wed, 11/12/2025 - 17:30 to 19:00
Tue, 11/18/2025 - 17:30 to 19:00
Wed, 11/19/2025 - 17:30 to 19:00
Tue, 12/02/2025 - 17:30 to 19:00
Wed, 12/03/2025 - 17:30 to 19:00
Tue, 12/09/2025 - 17:30 to 19:00
Wed, 12/10/2025 - 17:30 to 19:00

Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6-7 pm during Fall semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!

UPDATE: On September 10 (only), the French Club and the French Department will have a joint event in the Global Hub, from 5:30 to 7 pm.

The French Club will meet twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 25 and November 26.

Location: 
Global Hub
Contact Person: 
Baiming Liu
Contact Email: 
BAL128@pitt.edu

German Club at Pitt

Presenter: 
Claire Meachen
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Repeats every week until Mon Dec 01 2025 except Mon Nov 24 2025.
Mon, 09/08/2025 - 17:30 to 18:30
Mon, 09/15/2025 - 17:30 to 18:30
Mon, 09/22/2025 - 17:30 to 18:30
Mon, 09/29/2025 - 17:30 to 18:30
Mon, 10/06/2025 - 17:30 to 18:30
Mon, 10/13/2025 - 17:30 to 18:30
Mon, 10/20/2025 - 17:30 to 18:30
Mon, 10/27/2025 - 17:30 to 18:30
Mon, 11/03/2025 - 17:30 to 18:30
Mon, 11/10/2025 - 17:30 to 18:30
Mon, 11/17/2025 - 17:30 to 18:30
Mon, 12/01/2025 - 17:30 to 18:30

Join German Club at Pitt weekly meetings to improve language skills and cultural knowledge of German speaking regions!

German Club will meet in the Global Hub every Monday during Fall 2025 semester, starting September 8 and ending December 1, EXCEPT on November 24.

Location: 
Global Hub
Contact Person: 
Claire Meachen
Contact Email: 
CSM92@pitt.edu

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