Anita Starosta is the author of Form and Instability: Eastern Europe, Literature, Post-Imperial Difference (forthcoming from the Northwestern University Press), as well as articles in European and US publications (such as Intermédialités, Angelaki, and boundary 2) on translation, aesthetics, and epistemology all tested in the study of primarily

This talk focuses on three early films by Bigas Luna: Bilbao (1978) and Caniche (1979) and Lola (1986), often regarded as a ‘sex trilogy’. Long and very public feuds with female starts became a constant throughout his career, partly motivated by the director’s self-proclaimed obsession with myths and taboos about women and the female body and a penchant for their explicit depiction in his films. Professor Hernandez will argue that controversies like these have tended to dominate and obscure the critical reception and the sociological and aesthetic value of the films.

Ian Thomson has been working as an information professional, editor, trainer and consultant in the area of the EU and information and communication for forty years.
For the last twenty five years the EU Institutions, national governments and other stakeholders have been pursuing an intermittent debate on the degree of disconnect between EU citizens and the EU. EP Election results, various referendums and public opinion surveys, plus the rising evidence of Euroscepticism in some Member States indicate the challenge.

Tánaiste Burton was first elected to the Dáil (parliament) in 1992, and served as Minister of State at the Department of Social Welfare from 1993 to 1994, during which she initiated a series of welfare to work on education initiatives. She served as Minister for Development Cooperation and Overseas Aid from 1994 to 1997, in which time she revamped Ireland’s development programme in Africa. She was the Labour Party’s spokesperson on Finance from 2002 to 2011, and opposed the bank guarantee in 2008.

This panel, convened to celebrate Professor Randall Halle’s recent monograph, "The Europeanization of Cinema. Interzones and Imaginative Communities" (University of Illinois Press, 2014), brings together three scholars recognized for their work on European Culture and European Film. They approach European identity neither from a political nor an economic perspective, but in relation to the creative and cultural industries of the European Union, with a particular focus on visual culture.

The negotiations on a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Treaty, formally begun in 2013, have attracted a great deal of attention within the EU, individual member states and in the US. The subject—and the talks—are complex and involve trade and investment in both goods and services across the full spectrum of economic activity of the world’s two most active trading partners. Proponents argue that the treaty will strengthen economic ties and create jobs; domestic producers on both sides of the Atlantic focus on market penetration; and others worry about public access to key decisions.

The Europe: East and West Undergraduate Research Symposium is an annual event designed to provide undergraduate students, from the University of Pittsburgh and other colleges and universities, with advanced research experiences and opportunities to develop presentation skills. The event is open to undergraduates from all majors and institutions who have written a research paper from a social science, humanities, or business perspective focusing on the study of Eastern, Western, or Central Europe, the European Union, Russia, or other countries of the former Soviet Union.

How to Apply to USAJobs

Thursday, March 5th at noon in Posvar 4217

The US government provides some amazing job opportunities. But how can you make your application get noticed in such a competitive and daunting system? Two members of the HEPC (Federal Hispanic Employment Program Committee) will give a presentation to help students to better navigate the USAJobs website and application system and give tips on how to submit a more competitive application.

Dr. Wolfgang Wessels is a leader in European and European Union Studies in Europe. His Jean Monnet Chair at the University of Cologne is a key partner with the EUCE at the University of Pittsburgh in a multi-country researcher exchange funded by the European Union: EU-GLOBAL. As an expert on the institutions of the EU and a leading authority on the powers and competencies, Dr. Wessels will provide an analysis of the Council’s role as crisis manager during the economic crises that have plagued Europe and the Union since 2008.

The purpose of this conference is to exchange information on the public policies aimed at managing risks in the shale sector in the US and in other countries that are exploring shale development, including the UK, China, South Africa, Argentina and Poland. Presenters from France and Germany will also discuss the decisions of those countries to limit shale development and the consequences and opportunity costs of those decisions. Discussion among presenters and the audience will focus on the current evidence on risks and the effectiveness of mitigation strategies.