European Studies Center

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JMintheUS:European Union-China Relations

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Dina Moulioukova
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Dina Moulioukova is a Lecturer of International Studies and Master of International Administration at the University of Miami where she teaches courses on security. Dina has completed her Ph.D. at the University of Miami with focus on innovative approaches to security studies. Prior to her studies at UM, Dina received her Master of Law degree law (LL.M.) at the University of Cambridge with focus on international law and J.D. from Kazan State University on Russian civil law and international law in Russia.

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JMintheUS: European Union-Russia relations

Presenter: 
Dr. Dina Moulioukova
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Tue, 03/16/2021 - 09:30

Dina Moulioukova is a Lecturer of International Studies and Master of International Administration at the University of Miami where she teaches courses on security. Dina has completed her Ph.D. at the University of Miami with focus on innovative approaches to security studies. Prior to her studies at UM, Dina received her Master of Law degree law (LL.M.) at the University of Cambridge with focus on international law and J.D. from Kazan State University on Russian civil law and international law in Russia.

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Zoom

JMintheUS: European Union relations with its Southern Neighbors

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As Scheduled
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Thu, 03/25/2021 - 09:40

Francisco Acosta Soto has been an EU official since 1993. He has been involved in EU external relations since 2000, particularly in the Middle East and in Latin America where he has served at the EU Delegations in Lebanon and Peru. From 2010 to 2016, he served as Head of the Latin American Council of the European Union External Action Service (EEAS) as well as Chairman of the EU Council Working Group on Latin America and the Caribbean responsible for Regional Affairs at the Americas Department.

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Zoom

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) in a European context

Presenter: 
Marcel Lewandowsky
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Thu, 04/15/2021 - 09:25 to 10:40

For the first time after World War II, a radical right party is represented in the German federal parliament. In this regard, the Federal Republic has finally ‘caught up’ with other European countries who have witnessed the ongoing success of radical right pariahs. The presentation will analyze the ideology of the AfD in this context and reflect on the causes and consequences of its electoral success.

Marcel Lewandowsky is a DAAD Visiting Assistant Professor at the Center for European Studies, University of Florida.

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Zoom

Loos and Pilsen: Exploring the Secret of Adolf Loos’ Pilsen Interiors Accompanied by Swing

Presenter: 
Miroslav Konvalina, Director, Czech Center, New York
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As Scheduled
Date: 
Sat, 03/20/2021 - 19:00

The Czech Center New York is delighted to introduce a multi-media exhibition project, which aims to present Adolf Loos’ unique interior design work as a result of the architect’s long-term activity in Pilsen, Czech Republic. The project was initiated in 2020, marking the 150th anniversary of the birth of Adolf Loos (1870–1933), a world-renowned epitome of modern interwar architecture of Moravian descent, whose ideas and implementations influenced contemporary architecture and inspired later events and trends in contemporary architecture on an international scale.

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Online
Contact Person: 
Sera Passerini
Contact Email: 
smp125@pitt.edu

Iconography and Andy Warhol

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Various
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As Scheduled
Date: 
Fri, 03/19/2021 - 19:00

The artist, revolutionary, and cult leader of the Pop Art movement, Andy Warhol masterfully explored the relationship between artistic expression, advertising, and celebrity culture through his legendary depictions of cultural icons while constructing his own public persona and artistic mystique in the most politically-charged, creative, and expressive periods of the 20th century. The son of Carpatho-Rusyn immigrants and a devout Byzantine Catholic, Andy Warhol was deeply influenced by a rich cultural heritage in which icons are experienced as doorways to the sacred.

Location: 
Online
Contact Person: 
Sera Passerini
Contact Email: 
smp125@pitt.edu

Explore the University of Pittsburgh's Nationality Rooms

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Various
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Thu, 03/18/2021 - 19:00

Join Nationality Rooms Tour Coordinator Michael Walter for a brief tour of several Nationality Rooms, examine their decoration and interconnections, and gain insight into the origins of the Nationality Rooms Program at the University of Pittsburgh. This presentation will also share some perspectives on different Pittsburgh communities' association with their background vis-à-vis unique architectural expressions contained on Pitt's campus.

Location: 
Online
Contact Person: 
Sera Passerini
Contact Email: 
smp125@pitt.edu

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