Global Studies Center

Synonyms: 
GSC
Global Studies

Africa-China Relationship and its Global Impact: K-12 Educator Workshop

Presenter: 
Cindy McNulty, Catherine Fratto
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Wed, 11/01/2023 - 17:00 to 18:30

Join us for this FREE online K-12 educator workshop that will examine the history, current status, and future of Africa and China's relationship through a global lens and offer strategies and resources for classroom use. We will explore not only Chinese investments in infrastructure in Africa, but provide examples from other regions such as Europe, as well. This workshop will offer teaching strategies and resources for K-12 classroom use, and Act 48 hours and FREE classroom materials will be provided for all participants.

Location: 
via Zoom

Go: A Coming of Age Novel (GILS)

Presenter: 
Dr. David Kenley
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:00

In the sixth installment of the Global Issues Through Literature Series (GILS), educators will convene to discuss Go: A Coming of Age Novel by author Kazuki Kaneshiro. This discussion will be facilitated by David Kenley, PhD, Dean of Arts and Sciences at Dakota State University.

This year's theme is: Marginalized Voices in Global Context: Centering Overlooked Narratives in Literature

Location: 
Zoom and 4217/4130 Posvar Hall
Contact Person: 
Maja Konitzer
Contact Email: 
majab@pitt.edu

Home is Not a Country (GILS)

Presenter: 
This discussion will be facilitated by Dr. Filipo Lubua, Swahili Instructor, Department of Linguistics, University of Pittsburgh.
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 17:00

In the fifth installment of the Global Issues Through Literature Series (GILS), educators will convene to discuss Home is Not a Country by author Safia Elhillo.

This year's theme is: Marginalized Voices in Global Context: Centering Overlooked Narratives in Literature

Location: 
Zoom and 4217/4130 Posvar Hall
Contact Person: 
Maja Konitzer
Contact Email: 
majab@pitt.edu

Hunter School (GILS)

Presenter: 
Dr. Karen Kingsbury, Zuzule Demalalade, and Tien-Li Schneider
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Thu, 02/15/2024 - 17:00

In the fourth installment of the Global Issues Through Literature Series (GILS), educators will convene to discuss Hunter School by author Sakinu Ahronglong.
This year's theme is: Marginalized Voices in Global Context: Centering Overlooked Narratives in Literature

Location: 
Zoom and 4217/4130 Posvar Hall
Contact Person: 
Maja Konitzer
Contact Email: 
majab@pitt.edu

Halal if You Hear Me: The BreakBeat Poets Vol. 3 (GILS)

Presenter: 
Yasmine Flodin-Ali
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Thu, 01/18/2024 - 17:00

This is the third installment of the Global Issues Through Literature Series (GILS). Educators will convene to discuss Halal if You Hear Me: The BreakBeat Poets Vol. 3 by Fatimah Asghar and Safia Elhillo. The discussion will be facilitated by Yasmine Flodin-Ali, an Islamic Studies PhD Candidate in the Religious Studies department at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and is co-sponsored by the Consortium for Educational Resources on Islamic Studies (CERIS).

This year's theme is: Marginalized Voices in Global Context: Centering Overlooked Narratives in Literature

Location: 
Zoom and 4217/4130 Posvar Hall
Contact Person: 
Maja Konitzer
Contact Email: 
majab@pitt.edu

The Roads of the Roma: A PEN Anthology of Gypsy Writers (GILS)

Presenter: 
Dr. Sunnie Rucker-Chang
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Thu, 11/16/2023 - 17:00

In the second installment of the Global Issues Through Literature Series (GILS), educators will convene to discuss The Roads of the Roma: A PEN Anthology of Gypsy Writers.

This year's theme is: Marginalized Voices in Global Context: Centering Overlooked Narratives in Literature

Location: 
Zoom and 4217/4130 Posvar Hall
Contact Person: 
Maja Konitzer
Contact Email: 
majab@pitt.edu

Art of the Interview Masterclass: Stories of Displacement

Presenter: 
David Greene and Shannon Reed
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Fri, 09/29/2023 - 14:00 to 17:00

UCIS and the Department of English are offering a one-credit masterclass led by former NPR Morning Edition co-host, David Greene, and author and frequent contributor to the New Yorker, Shannon Reed, on the Art of the Interview. Focusing on stories of displacement (refugees, migrants, threatened scholars from around the world), the course will meet in person four times during the semester. Students will work on their individual projects between class meetings and through the end of the semester.

Location: 
University of Pittsburgh main campus
Contact Person: 
Shannon Reed
Contact Email: 
sbr17@pitt.edu

Global Health Case Competition Case Reveal

Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Thu, 09/28/2023 - 18:00

We will reveal the case for this year's Global Health Case Competition!

Pitt’s Global Health Case Competition is an intensive and exciting dive into a real-world Global Health problem. The competition is designed to give students from the University of Pittsburgh’s Oakland, Bradford, Johnstown and Greensburg campuses, Penn State and West Virginia University professional experience in developing innovative 21st century solutions and strategies to address a real-world global health issue.

Location: 
Global Hub
Contact Person: 
Elaine Linn
Contact Email: 
eel58@pitt.edu

Puppet-Making for Little Amal

Presenter: 
Cheryl Capezzuti
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Thu, 09/07/2023 - 19:00

Create a puppet and help welcome Little Amal to Pittsburgh! The puppets we make will take part in a theatrical performance during the arrival of Little Amal to Pittsburgh later this month. The workshop will be led by Cheryl Capezzuti.

Cheryl Capezzuti is a sculptor and puppetmaker who has been making interactive and community-sourced arts experiences in Pittsburgh for more than 25 years. Her work ranges from large scale parades requiring 500 volunteers to activate, to gallery installations of sculptural work made of discards from the lives of everyday people.

Location: 
Center for Creativity, B50 Cathedral of Learning
Contact Person: 
Elaine Linn
Contact Email: 
eel58@pitt.edu

A Blue Moon in Poorwater (GILS)

Presenter: 
Nancy Caronia
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Thu, 10/19/2023 - 17:00

In the first installment of the Global Issues Through Literature Series (GILS), educators will convene to discuss A Blue Moon in Poorwater by author Cathryn Hankla. The discussion will be facilitated by Dr. Nancy Caronia, a Teaching Associate Professor in Department of English and Cultural Studies at the University of West Virginia.

This year's theme is: Marginalized Voices in Global Context: Centering Overlooked Narratives in Literature

Location: 
Zoom and 4217/4130 Posvar Hall
Contact Person: 
Maja Konitzer
Contact Email: 
majab@pitt.edu

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