An epic narrative of the history of modern Syria from an autobiographical point of view (Muhammad Malas, 1993, 116 min.) English subtitles.

Mr. Dimiter Kenarov will present a lecture that focuses on shale gas in Poland and Europe which will be live videoconferenced with the European Union Center of Excellence at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign.

“Shale Gas: From Poland to Pennsylvania” – Based upon his new project forthcoming that focuses on a commodity called “a game changer", promoted as a cleaner fossil alternative to coal and oil and cheered as the next step toward the American dream of energy independence. Poland is now Europe's center of shale gas. Like Pennsylvania, it embraces the promises and dangers of extraction. At the center of debate: hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and an associated largely unexplored question of global politics.

The Institute for International Studies in Education (IISE) is hosting the visit of a distinguished guest, Dr. Yusuf K. Nsubuga. Dr. Nsubuga is the Director of Basic and Secondary Education as well as the HIV/AIDS Education Sector Coordinator of the Uganda Ministry of Education and Sports. He is hugely experienced in HIV/AIDS-related educational issues in Uganda and will deliver a presentation on 30 January 12:00pm – 1:30pm at 5604 WWPH.

Gap year before grad schoo? Need to gain "real world" experience? Learn about working overseas after graduation! This workshop features real life experiences from Pitt alumni teaching in China, Chile, Japan and France. Learn how to prepare for ESL experiences at Pitt and where to look for jobs.

Professor Randy Law (Birmingham-Southern College) explores how the United States' profound misunderstanding of international terrorism in the last two decades of the Cold War encouraged the rise of jihadism and shaped America's disastrous response to terrorism in the wake of 9/11.

Many graduate programs want students to gain "real world" experience before enrolling in their respective programs. This session will help students plan out how and where to work or volunteer abroad. Recent Pitt alumni with experience working in India, El Salvador, Ecuador and Cape Verde will share their stories and how best connect with their organizations, and Pitt staff will have resources on hand to help you to secure overseas experience. Jonnett Maurer, the Peace Corp field based recruiter will also be there to answer questions.

The Department of History of Art & Architecture at the University of Pittsburgh is pleased to announce its 2012 graduate student symposium titled “Exhibition Complex: Displaying People, Identity, and Culture.” Organized in collaboration with the Carnegie Museum of Art, our topic is inspired by the museum's fall 2012 exhibition Inventing the Modern World: Decorative Arts at the World's Fairs, 1851-1939. This year's symposium sets out to analyze the many modes of display, types of artistic production, and built and existing structures that constitue ephemeral exhibition spaces.

Moderator: Mohammed Bamyeh, Professor of Sociology

Panelists:

International Law & the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Jules Lobel, Professor of Law

Implications of the Arab Spring for the Arab-Israeli Conflict, and US Foreign Policy
Sami Hermez, Visiting Professor of Contemporary and International Issues, Global Studies Center, UCIS

Reflections from Israel and the Occupied Territories
Ken Boas, Faculty of English

“We Are All Palestinians”—The World Social Forum Free Palestine
Jackie Smith, Professor of Sociology