Dr. Luke Peterson will discuss his newly published book Palestine-Israel in the Print News Media: Contending Discourses in which he argues for the existence of national perspectives conditioning international events which are constructed, distributed, and reinforced in the print news media. Dr. Peterson will connect his research on representations of Palestine-Israel in recent conflict events with the ongoing news media portrayals of the Islamic State and American intervention in the Middle East throughout the course of the twenty-first century.

Visiting Professor John Cerone will present a lecture addressing the work of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and how it relates to the current conflicts in Palestine, Syria, and Ukraine.

The colloquium aims to draw out the multiple meanings of "Afropean" at the intersection of aesthetic and political forms of expression of the African diaspora. Responses will be given by John Walsh, Department of French and Italian.

Are you considering graduate school?

Join us at the workshop:
How to Prepare for Graduate School
Thursday, Oct. 2nd / 3pm / WWPH 4217

This workshop will cover the ins and outs of choosing a good program, completing an impressive application, establishing communication with an advisor, as well as advice from Professor Jonathan Harris and current PhD and Master's candidates.

The Ukrainian Community of Western Pennsylvania (UCOWPA), in partnership with the University of Pittsburgh, cordially invites you to the “HOVERLA” Ukrainian American Film Festival – a multi-weekend event full of great films, interactive environment and all-encompassing experience!

OCTOBER 5, 12, 19 & 26, 2014
Sunday, October 5, 2014 5:30 PM
Festival Kick-Off: BABYLON'13 with Yuriy Gruzinov: "Winter that changed us" (Ukraine)

Sunday, October 12, 2014 5:30 PM
TBA

Sunday, October 12, 2014 7:00 PM
Letter From the Past by Andriy Rozhen
The Island of Crimea by Ihor Chajka

The Global Studies Center, University of Pittsburgh presents Middle East Dialogues, a 3-part series of video-conference discussions with college students at American University in Cairo.

You are invited to participate in the discussion. Come and exchange ideas about the pressing issues of our times from students whom may have a very different world view. Read the two brief articles and come engaged to dialogue!

The Global Studies Center, University of Pittsburgh presents Middle East Dialogues, a 3-part series of video-conference discussions with college students at American University in Cairo.

You are invited to participate in the discussion. Come and exchange ideas about the pressing issues of our times from students whom may have a very different world view. Read the two brief articles and come engaged to dialogue!

In honor of the 25th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall, the EUCE/ESC and the Department of German are pleased to present a group of events to commemorate the fall of the Berlin Wall. Author of the book “Berlin Now: The City After the Wall”, Peter Schneider, who moved to Berlin in 1962 and witnessed the tearing down of the Berlin Wall, visits the University of Pittsburgh to share his experiences as keen observer of Berlin. His novel Der Mauerspringer (The Wall Jumper) was first published in 1983, and has become a classic. In it he describes life in the shadow of the Wall.

University of Pittsburgh Alumni and local international business professionals will present about employment options and important skill development for those interested in careers in international business.

During her studies in the GSPIA PhD program, Vera Achvarina was a researcher at the Ford Institute for Human Security from 2005 through 2007. She will present on:

-A Ford institute project under her leadership which closely examined security situations in African refugee and IDP camps.
-Her research on child soldiering seeking to answer why some armed rebel groups recruit minors for armed conflict while others do not.
-Her recent co-authored work on transitional justice in Northern Uganda and people's attitudes towards retribution.