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Discussion of the Tree of Life Massacre

Subtitle: 
Annual Commemoration of Kristallnacht
Presenter: 
Rabbi Walter Jacob
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
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Date: 
Fri, 11/09/2018 - 15:00

Rabbi Walter Jacob is Rabbi Emeritus and Senior Scholar at Rodef Shalom;
Eric Lidji is the Director of the Rauh Jewish Archives at the Heinz History
Center; Dr. Kathleen Blee is Bailey Dean of the Dietrich School of Arts and
Sciences and the College of General Studies, and Professor of Sociology and
History; Dr. Irina Livezeanu is Associate Professor of History and Director of the
Jewish Studies Program.
This event is a courtesy listing.

Location: 
5401 Posvar Hall
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Working Together: Ethnic Diversity in the European Workplace and Social Trust

Presenter: 
Peter Thisted Dinesen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Mon, 12/03/2018 - 15:00 to 16:30

The workplace has been neglected in the ever-expanding literature on the effect of ethnic diversity in social contexts on generalized social trust. Nevertheless, in the workplace individuals are continuously exposed to people of different ethnic backgrounds. In this paper the authors analyze the effect of workplace diversity on trust, using both surveys and administrative data from public registers on workplaces in Denmark.

Location: 
Posvar 4217
Cost: 
Free and open to the public

IISE 2018 Symposium Series

Subtitle: 
Considerations on Typologies and Classifications with a Focus on Social Work and Social Policy
Presenter: 
Prof. Dr. Werner Schönig
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Thu, 11/08/2018 - 10:00

In the upcoming Institute for International Studies in Education (IISE) Symposium Series, Professor Werner Schönig will discuss his latest research, “Considerations on Typologies and Classifications With a Focus on Social Work and Social Policy.” Schönig is currently a visiting scholar at the Institute for International Studies in Education and is a professor at Catholic University of Applied Sciences in Germany. This event is co-sponsored by the School of Social Work, University Center for International Studies, European Studies and Global Studies.
A light lunch will be served.

Location: 
4318 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Contact Person: 
Nguyen, Dao
Contact Email: 
dao.ng@pitt.edu

How Green Is It?

Subtitle: 
Evaluating Germany's Energy Transition
Presenter: 
Dr. Simon Richter
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Fri, 11/16/2018 - 14:30 to 16:00

Dr. Simon Richter, Professor of Germanic Languages and Literature at the University of Pennsylvania will present the cultural story of Germany's energy transition (Energiewende) and help us think through whether it can be considered a failure or a success or somehow both.

Location: 
Cathedral of Learning, 363
Cost: 
Free and open to the public

Power to Change

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Date: 
Thu, 11/01/2018 - 18:00

Carl-A. Fechner's 2016 documentary uses Germany as a case study to offer a forward thinking vision of a sustainable, democratic, green future.

Location: 
Cathedral of Learning, G8
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Free and open to the public
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Panel Discussion on Energy Policy

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Date: 
Tue, 10/30/2018 - 12:00 to 13:15

What is the Energiewende? Why is Germany heavily investing in renewable sources of power?
Is it politically controversial?
Dr. Jorg Radte of the University of Siegen and Dr. Nikolas Wolfing of the Centre for European Economic Research will answer your questions about German energy policies in this virtual panel.

Location: 
Posvar 4217
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Free and open to the public
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Year of Pitt Global Featured Speaker: Jon McCourt, civil rights and community activist

Presenter: 
Jon McCourt
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Fri, 11/02/2018 - 14:00

Jon McCourt has been a community peace activist and member of the Peace and Reconciliation Group in Derry, Northern Ireland, for more than 30 years. He played a major role in the development of the Community Awareness Training Programme and founded and established the first Victim Support Service in Northern Ireland in 1986. He has also worked with those involved in conflicts around the world, including Bosnia, the Middle East, Rwanda, and Colombia.

Location: 
Cathedral of Learning, G24

Erwin Panofsky in Translation

Presenter: 
Shirin Fozi
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Fri, 11/02/2018 - 11:00 to 15:00

Speakers: Sonja Drimmer (University of Massachusetts, Amherst), Josh Ellenbogen (University of Pittsburgh), Jacqueline Jung (Yale University), and Karl Whittington (The Ohio State University). Organizer: Shirin Fozi (University of Pittsburgh).

Location: 
602 Cathedral of Learning
Contact Person: 
Karoline Swiontek
Contact Email: 
karoline@pitt.edu

Hollywood in the French Projects

Subtitle: 
Peripheral Spaces, Minority Genres, and the Redefinition of National Cultures
Presenter: 
David Pettersen
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Thu, 10/25/2018 - 12:30 to 14:00

Colloquium featuring David Pettersen (French and Film and Media Studies)

with responses from Adam Lowenstein (English and Film and Media Studies) and Jeanette Jouili (Religious Studies)

Location: 
602 Cathedral of Learning

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