Valeria Luiselli, Tell Me How It Ends
March 7 | 6-7pm | Hillman Library 171B - Book Discussion
Discussion led by Roger Rouse, Global Studies Center, University of Pittsburgh

March 11 | 7:30pm | Carnegie Music Hall - Lecture by Valeria Luiselli

Co-sponsored by the Global Studies Center, Center for Latin American Studies, University Library System and Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures

Graceland by Chris Albani

This reading group for educators explores literary texts from a global perspective. Content specialists present the work and its context, and together we brainstorm innovative pedagogical practices for incorporating the text and its themes into the curriculum. Sessions usually take place in 4130 Posvar Hall (unless otherwise noted) from 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Books, Act 48 credit, dinner, and parking are provided.

To register, visit https://goo.gl/forms/ZQV71iZMJBpZJ2Hv1

The Watsons Go to Birmingham -- 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis

Undergraduate and graduate students are invited to present their research or a project (visual or literary arts) related to the broad conference theme. The day will include both student presentations and a keynote speaker. Presentations will be clustered along themes that emerge from paper submissions. Student information is available at CERIS website.

Global Studies is partnering with the African Studies Program and the Center for Russian and East European Studies to host the fourth annual career networking trip to Washington, D.C. Students meet with experts and alumni from government, non-profit, and for profit sectors to learn about career opportunities and challenges. Meetings will be organized by three themes:
* Diplomacy and Security
* Global Health
* Human Rights and Human Security

The Global Studies Migrations Initiative asks how different forms of movement, mobility, and displacement might be studied beyond categorical and national boundaries in ways that take account of the shifting terrains that constitute migrations. We invite all interested faculty and graduate students to get involved!

Due to economic development and globalization, cities continue to grow with predictions that 70% of the world’s population will live in urban areas by the year 2050. This course, then, will view cities as hubs where patterns, connections, discussions, and the processes shape such issues as social justice, economic development, technology, migration, the environment among others. By examining cities as a lens, this sequence of weekend courses encourages students to examine cities as a system for discussing social processes being built and rebuilt.

Are you interested in developing your academic interests into research projects? Gaining valuable undergraduate research experience? Pursuing a BPhil/Honors Thesis? Preparing for graduate school? Dr. Michael Goodhart, Global Studies Center director and Professor of Political Science, will walk students through the entire research process - from formulating research questions and selecting appropriate methods to gathering and analyzing data and presenting and publishing results.

This conference aims to converse with disaster narratives and representations in French/Francophone and Italian literatures and media. This year, we are pleased to welcome Dr. Deborah Jenson of Duke University as the keynote speaker, as well as James Noël, a Haitian poet and writer who will be reading from his recently published and first novel, Belle merveille.

For questions, registration, and to send abstracts, contact pitt.frit.conference@gmail.com

Please join us for dinner and what promises to be an informative read & book discussion on Islam After Communism by Adeeb Khalid.
James Pickett, Assistant Professor, History Department, University of Pittsburgh will facilitate the discussion.
Please register at: https://cerisnet.secure.pitt.edu/resource/faculty-readers-forum