Events in UCIS

Saturday, October 15

(All day) Conference
Plantation Societies in Comparative Perspective
Sponsored by:
Center for Latin American Studies and International Week along with Afro-Latin American Research Institute at Harvard University
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The Working Group on Comparative Slavery (Afro-Latin American Research Institute at Harvard University and The Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Pittsburgh) invites you to the international conference Plantation Societies in Comparative Perspective at the University of Pittsburgh on October 14-15, 2022. View program: https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas/content/plantationsocieties

(All day) Exhibit
GEO International Photo Contest 2022
Location:
Global Hub in Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
Global Hub, Global Experiences Office and International Week
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The Global Experiences Office is holding our annual international photo contest again this year! There are four categories of photo submissions: The World as Your Classroom; Pitt Pride; “When in Rome”; and Artistic Eye. GEO is asking the Pitt community to vote for their favorite in each category and four winners will be named following international education week. The finalists' photos will be displayed in the Global Hub in Posvar for the Pitt community to vote for their favorite photo through a ballot box displayed alongside the photos. Be sure to visit the Global Hub from 10/17-10/21 to vote for your favorite photo!

12:00 pm Lecture
Annihilation: Witnessing the Destruction of Ukraine's Built Environment
Location:
125 Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Zoom
Sponsored by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies and International Week along with Architectural Studies Program; Department of History of Art and Architecture and International Free Expression Project; Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation
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Through this discussion, we hope to shed light on the devastating effects of the war in Ukraine as the conflict erases the nations' sense of identity in the public realm- the cities, villages, streets, parks, and other spaces that help define the life of a place and its people. Presented by Dr. Sofia Dyak.

2:00 pm Festival
40th Annual Latin American & Caribbean Festival
Location:
Posvar Patio
Sponsored by:
Center for Latin American Studies and International Week
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The Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Pittsburgh is thrilled to welcome back students, staff, and the Pittsburgh community for the 40th Annual Latin American and Caribbean Festival!

The Festival has had many years of success and every year it seems to improve in the number and quality of groups that participate and the scope of media coverage. As the Latino and Hispanic population in Pittsburgh continues to grow, it makes the Festival one of the largest gatherings of Latinos in Western Pennsylvania. The mission of the festival is to showcase the cultures of Latin America in Pittsburgh and to inform the students and the general public of the resources that can be found in Pittsburgh.