Events in UCIS

Thursday, April 8 until Friday, April 8

8:00 am Conference
Georgia Consortium: Exploring the Complexities of Vietnam
Location:
Online via Zoom
Sponsored by:
Asian Studies Center
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Register here.

Saturday, February 26 until Thursday, March 31

(All day) Cultural Event
Mărțișor 2022
Location:
Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs - Mărțișor 2022 website
Sponsored by:
Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs along with Romanian Nationality Room Committee
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Learn the history of mărțișor and watch the Romanian Room committee make them and talk about this old tradition.

Falling on March 1 of every year, Mărțișor is an old Romanian tradition of gifting a red and white string attached to a small piece of jewelry or a flower. This is believed to bring health and luck to the wearer.

Monday, February 28 until Friday, March 4

(All day) Exhibit
Genesis: An Exhibition of Latinx, Black, and Indigenous Art
Location:
Global Hub - 1st Floor Posvar
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies, Center for Latin American Studies, Global Studies Center and Global Hub
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The University of Pittsburgh's Global Hub, along with the Center for Latin American Studies, Global Studies Center, and Center for African Studies, is hosting art exhibition to showcase Latinx, Indigenous, and Black art. The exhibition will be displayed in the Global Hub from February 28th to March 4th, with a special evening of performances to honor International Women's Day on March 3rd from 7-10PM.

Tuesday, March 1

10:30 am Lecture
Re-Divided Europe? Ukraine and Conflict in East Central Europe
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies along with Center for International Legal Education
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3 perspectives on the current moment (US & Ukrainian experts in law, history, & politics)
REGISTER: https://pitt.zoom.us/.../register/WN_y_bn6rZ-TfCXV_tHMR8xow

12:00 pm Lecture
JMEUCE Lecture: Citizenship in Hard Times: How Ordinary Citizens Respond to Democratic Threat
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center along with Jean Monnet in the USA Network, Miami-Florida Jean Monnet European Center of Excellence at Florida International University, Center for European Studies at the University of Florida, European Union Center at the University of Illinois, Center for European Studies at University of Texas-Austin and Center for European and Transatlantic Studies at Georgia Tech University
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JMEUCE Lecture: Citizenship in Hard Times: How Ordinary Citizens Respond to Democratic Threat

Sara Wallace Goodman is an Associate Professor at the University of California, Irvine Department of Political Science. Her research focuses on democracy, citizenship, and political identity. This talk is built from her new book, Citizenship in Hard Times: How Ordinary People Respond to Democratic Threat (Cambridge University Press), which examines a the civic and politics in the UK, US, and Germany. Goodman's research has been cited and featured in several popular publications including The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and Vox.

1:00 pm Workshop
CLAS Academic Writing Workshop
Location:
ULS G74
Sponsored by:
Center for Latin American Studies along with University Library System (ULS)
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Are you a graduate student eager to discover citation management tools, academic publishing information, and available resources at ULS? Register for the graduate student academic writing workshop scheduled for Tuesday, March 1st from 1-2PM in ULS G74 Hillman Library Instruction Room/Zoom. The session will be led by Martha Mantilla, Librarian for Latin American Studies and Eduardo Lozano Collection.

4:30 pm Lecture Series / Brown Bag
Panoramas: Environmental and Systemic Racism: Food Deserts and COVID-19 in Brazil’s Favelas
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
Center for Latin American Studies
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Panoramas intern Nadiyah Fisher will discuss food deserts and COVID-19 in Brazil’s favelas. This event is open to all and we hope to see you there. OCC credit will be offered!
Read Nadiyah’s article: https://www.panoramas.pitt.edu/health-and-society/environmental-and-syst...

4:30 pm Cultural Event
Solidarity with Our Ukrainian Community
Location:
Braun Room, 12th floor, Cathedral of Learning
Sponsored by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center, Global Hub, Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs and Office of International Services along with Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures
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Join us for refreshments and pizza as we gather to support our Ukrainian community.

5:00 pm Workshop
How to Write Your Thesis Question
Location:
4217 Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
Asian Studies Center, Center for African Studies, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center and Global Studies Center
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Are you interested in doing independent research? Are you unsure about how to take a broad topic of interest and turn it into a research question? This workshop, led by Dr. K. Frances Lieder, UCIS Visiting Professor of Contemporary Global Issues, will help you to begin thinking through potential research topics in a generative and generous low-stakes environment. Any student with an interest in developing an independent academic research project in the social sciences and humanities is welcome. Bring your questions and a general sense of the topics that interest you! We will focus on how to develop clear research questions, but any and all questions, concerns, and interest in independent research are welcome. We especially encourage students pursuing or considering a BPHIL/IAS to attend.

7:00 pm Student Club Activity
Arabic Language & Culture Club
Location:
Global Hub - 1st Floor Posvar
Sponsored by:
Global Hub along with Less-Commonly-Taught-Languages Center
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Join the Arabic Language & Culture Club for an hour of conversing in the colloquial Arabic language while speaking on various current events.

8:00 pm Student Club Activity
Chinese Language & Culture Club
Location:
Global Hub - 1st Floor Posvar
Sponsored by:
Global Hub along with Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures
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Join the Chinese Language & Culture Club every other Tuesday to practice the Chinese language and participate in Chinese cultural activities,

The first meeting on 1/18 will be virtual: https://pitt.zoom.us/j/94596594820