On March 24, Sushi: The Global Catch will be screened in the Melwood Screening room at 5:30 PM. In this documentary, director Mark Hall guides us through the fascinating world of the global sushi phenomenon. Purchase tickets at http://www.cmu.edu/faces/#. This film is a part of the Carnegie Mellon International Film Festival.
On March 24, Tahrir: Liberation Square will be screened in the Melwood Screening room at 3:00 PM. Experience the overthrow of a 30-year regime in Stefano Savona’s documentary as he introduces us to young Egyptians in the Square. Purchase tickets at http://www.cmu.edu/faces/#. This film is a part of the Carnegie Mellon International Film Festival.
On March 23, Suspiciously in Love will be screened in the Melwood Screening Room at 5:00 PM. The film follows a shy man named Albert who seeks love online. There, he stumbles upon Basia. She poses as a mysterious woman named Simone and he as a handsome French beau. They maintain the façade until their first date in “real life.” Purchase tickets at http://www.cmu.edu/faces/#. This film is a part of the Carnegie Mellon International Film Festival.
"Whoever controls the media, controls the mind." - Jim Morrison
Hear about opportunities to teach English or conduct research abroad through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Fulbright alumni and current Fulbright participants will join representatives from the university’s National Scholarships advising office to provide information on the Fulbright experience and how to best prepare for it.
Nergis Ertürk is the author of Grammatology and Literary Modernity in Turkey (Oxford University Press, 2011), the recipient of the 2012 MLA Prize for a First Book. In 2008, she won the William Riley Parker Prize for her essay, "Modernity and Its Fallen Languages: Tanpınar's Hasret, Benjamin's Melancholy," which appeared in PMLA. Her article, “Phonocentrism and Literary Modernity in Turkey,” appeared in boundary 2, and her research has also appeared in a wide-ranging collection of prominent literary works.
Elizabeth Mitgang will defend her BPHIL-International and Area Studies Thesis entitled "From Tribes to Treadmills:
A Case Study on Gym User Mentality in Modern Bedouin Society."
A K-12 teachers' workshop examining a book of essays about America by Russian writers and considering how to incorporate this material into classroom teaching. Part of the UCIS-wide "Exploring Global Issues through Literature" teachers' workshop series.
UCIS affiliated faculty and staff presented a professional development workshop via videoconferencing for faculty from the Nine University and College International Studies Consortium of Georgia.
Teams of high school students from throughout the Pittsburgh region participated in the annual Pitt Model United Nations simulation.
