The nineteenth century saw the explosion of questions: the Eastern, social, Jewish, Polish, worker and many other questions were hotly discussed in representative bodies, at treaty negotiations, and above all in the daily press. Over the course of the next century, these would be conglomerated into still bigger ones—the European, nationality, social, and agrarian questions—even as they fractured into countless smaller ones, like the Macedonian and Schleswig-Holstein questions, and made their way into various fields of human endeavor (there was cotton, oyster, and even a sugar question).

It is the birth anniversary of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi aka Mahatma Gandhi, who was born in India on 2 October 1869. He fought with British imperialism using his acts of nonviolence. He is world known for his ideas of nonviolence, Martin Luther Jr. quoted him several times in his speeches.

The Global Educators' Forum meets twice a year to discuss developing and implementing Global Studies-related programming and curriculum in schools, classrooms, and departments. This open meeting is intended for all educators--including, for example, teachers, administrators, pre-service teachers, post-secondary instructors, and School of Education faculty. Please join us to share your experiences with Global Education programs, learn about available resources, and continue to brainstorm ways of incorporating international and global education components into the curriculum.

Pitt Serves is hosting their tenth annual student sustainability symposium featuring Keynote Speaker Naomi Klein. Ms. Klein is an award-winning journalist, social activist, filmmaker, syndicated columnist and author. She will give a lecture during the symposium at 7:00pm.

Tourism, much like globalization, has become a bloated term. What makes up parts of a
“tourism economy?” What do we mean when we refer to someone as a tourist? In this
talk, McCormick will unpack the multiple dimensions of the word "tourism" to demonstrate its layered social/political issues. Overall, McCormick illustrates how these contexts of tourism in the Middle East allow us to better understand larger issues of mobility across the globe as well as the layering of meanings that fill the category “tourism.”

At a time of mass displacement across the Middle East, Palestinian refugees of the 1948 war-and their descendants-remain at the center of the world’s longest-running, unresolved refugee situation. The longevity of the issue is widely linked to the failure of the official “peace process” that began in the 1990s. While this diplomatic process has shaped political, media, and even academic discourses, it has also marginalized many realities and perspectives on the ground, particularly those related to everyday life and to intimate spaces like the home and village.

What role does embodiment play in the making of religious selves, communities, and others, for those in Africa and its diasporas? How are embodied religious practices immersed in broader concerns of inter-relational ethics and socially transformative struggles for power?

What role can teachers play in helping students understand the issues addressed by Jackie Smith's Housing Summit, and work toward positive change? In anticipation of the housing summit, Professor Roger Rouse of the University of Pittsburgh, together with Carl Redwood, Chair of the Hill District Consensus Group and long-time housing activist, will be offering a workshop specifically tailored to the curricular and pedagogical needs of the 6-12 educator. Participants are asked to complete short preparatory readings prior to the workshop.

Solving climate change requires developing and deploying clean technologies -- especially in developing countries. Clean technologies such as renewable energy are appealing on paper, but in practice face many challenges. What are these obstacles? This workshop presents projects of researchers and practitioners from the US and abroad who deal with these questions.

Patrick McCabe is an award winning novelist and scriptwriter. McCabe's novels and their adaptations often push the envelope in representations of sexuality, gender, and violence. McCabe currently serves as Distinguished Visiting Faculty at the University of Pittsburgh teaching courses on Irish film and fiction writing. See below for a brief schedule, each screening will be followed by a Q&A lead by Colin MacCabe and Jennifer Keating-Miller and each ticket includes an autographed book.

Michael Collins (1996)
Friday, April 14, 7:00pm