As part of the 2016 Housing Summit, neighborhood tours will leave from the University of Pittsburgh campus. Space is limited to please register at the website. Lunch provided. Reserve tickets for $5. A debrief and discussion from the tour will take place from 3:00pm-5:00pm in 4130 Posvar Hall.
In this paper I offer an analysis of the emergence, tactics and implications of urban transgression in Santiago, Chile, by emerging urban and housing movements. I explore the multi-scalar action repertoires that have unfolded and that invite a close consideration of the changing parameters of class struggle in the country.
A lunchtime conversation with Annika Schechinger, Deputy Director of the German Information Center at the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Refreshments will be served. You are welcome to bring your lunch!
From its inception as Manifesto Research Group/Comparative Manifestos Project (MRG 1979–1989/CMP 1989–2009), the currently named Manifesto Research on Political Representation (MARPOR) provides quantitative content analysis of electoral manifestos of more than 50 countries, including all democratic elections from 1945. In 2003, the project achieved the American Political Science Association´s award for the best dataset in Comparative Politics.
Ahmed’s 2015 documentary examines the heightened tensions in Europe surrounding the growing Muslim community and addresses central questions about the relationship between European Identity and Islam. The post-screening discussion will be moderated by Dr. Sabine von Dirke, Director of Undergraduate Studies, German Department.
Students and faculty will connect via video-conferencing with individuals in Europe to learn more about the daily life of refugees in Germany and Austria. Session to be moderated by Dr. Viktoria Harms and Dr. Jaclyn Kurash.
Light refreshments will be served.
Prof. Kathrin Bower’s talk, “The Joke’s on Us: Creating Community through Humor in German Ethno-Comedy,” will examine the stand-up comedy of Bülent Ceylan and Kaya Yanar, as well as more recent examples of migrant comedy.
Light refreshments will be served.
Pitt's International Week is back! Events all week long will focus on international and global topics! Be sure to enter the International Week Contest to win a study abroad scholarship, attending five events gets you one entry and attending seven get you two!
The film presents a fictional account of the 1992 Rostock-Lichtenhagen riots and a critical examination of xenophobia and the political uncertainty surrounding immigration, integration, and asylum seekers.
A discussion will follow the film, moderated by Randall Halle, Chair, Department of German and Director, Film Studies Program.
To view the film trailer, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVV5tujO4DA.
Interested in human rights and social justice issues? Come join us for another event under the International Career Toolkit Series: Careers in Human Rights/Social Justice!!! We will be talking to and hearing from Dr. Ellen Dorsey from the Wallace Global Fund.
